

Illusion was started in the mid-'70s by former-Yardbird/Renaissance member Jim McCarty, as well as fellow
Renaissance contributors Jane Relf (vocals), Louis Cennamo (bass), and John Hawken (keyboards). They drafted
guitarist John Knightsbridge and drummer Eddie McNeil into the band and began to make progressive rock when it was
one of the hottest genres in England. A self-titled release arrived in 1976, followed the next year by Out of the Mist.
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