| Climax Blues Band (Using The Power)Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:42:49 -0800 by Termite58The Climax Chicago Blues Band based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome and vocalist/harmonica player Colin Cooper.In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band due to pressure from the American band Chicago Transit Authority. The band has since released eighteen albums and has had Top 40 hits in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right"; and in 1981 in the United States with "I Love You". The two songs were also big American hits; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #3 on the Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" reached #15 in 1981.Contents [show]1 Principal members 2 Trivia 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Principal members Pete Haycock in 1974. Photo by Jim SummariaIncluding vocalistsColin Cooper (born Colin Francis Richard Cooper, 7 October 1939, Stafford, Staffordshire, UK - died 3 July 2008) - vocalist / saxophonist - also played reeds, harp, flute and guitars.[1] Pete Haycock (born March 4th 1951 in 63,Tixall Road Stafford - plays lead and bass guitars, keyboards and composes on synthesizers and computer based instruments. Derek Holt - (born 26 January 1949, Stafford) - mainly backing vocals but later lead on the hit "I Love You".Plays bass and guitar, keyboards. Other performers:Arthur Wood (born 3 August 1929, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) - was THE original keyboardist late 1968-1973, although he stopped live performances in 1971 his presence was never forgotten, especially by Pete Haycock, who praises Arthur's creativity and sense of musical fun to this day. Richard Jones - original bass guitarist on the first album. Left for Cambridge University in 1971. Returned from 1975-1977 to play keyboards and sing backing vocals. Anton Farmer - The second keyboardist, Farmer (nick name 'Humpty') replaced Arthur Wood in 1969 when the band became fully "professional", and remained for only one year, nevertheless playing on the A Lot Of Bottle album and the single "Reap What I've Sowed", sharing recording work with Arthur Wood. Peter Filleul - live performance keyboardist until 1980. Nicky Hopkins - studio keyboardist - recorded with Climax for two studio albums only. George Glover - (born 28 October 1947, Stoke-on-Trent).was employed as keyboard/background vocalist to "play and sing great" to replace Peter Filleul, who was asked to bugger off and become a millionaire by writing West End shows. Peter was obedient...George was not. Related: rock classic k-she | |
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| Climax Blues Band (Hey Mama)Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:09:22 -0800 by Termite58The Climax Chicago Blues Band based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome and vocalist/harmonica player Colin Cooper.In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band due to pressure from the American band Chicago Transit Authority. The band has since released eighteen albums and has had Top 40 hits in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right"; and in 1981 in the United States with "I Love You". The two songs were also big American hits; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #3 on the Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" reached #15 in 1981.Contents [show]1 Principal members 2 Trivia 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Principal members Pete Haycock in 1974. Photo by Jim SummariaIncluding vocalistsColin Cooper (born Colin Francis Richard Cooper, 7 October 1939, Stafford, Staffordshire, UK - died 3 July 2008) - vocalist / saxophonist - also played reeds, harp, flute and guitars.[1] Pete Haycock (born March 4th 1951 in 63,Tixall Road Stafford - plays lead and bass guitars, keyboards and composes on synthesizers and computer based instruments. Derek Holt - (born 26 January 1949, Stafford) - mainly backing vocals but later lead on the hit "I Love You".Plays bass and guitar, keyboards. Other performers:Arthur Wood (born 3 August 1929, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) - was THE original keyboardist late 1968-1973, although he stopped live performances in 1971 his presence was never forgotten, especially by Pete Haycock, who praises Arthur's creativity and sense of musical fun to this day. Richard Jones - original bass guitarist on the first album. Left for Cambridge University in 1971. Returned from 1975-1977 to play keyboards and sing backing vocals. Anton Farmer - The second keyboardist, Farmer (nick name 'Humpty') replaced Arthur Wood in 1969 when the band became fully "professional", and remained for only one year, nevertheless playing on the A Lot Of Bottle album and the single "Reap What I've Sowed", sharing recording work with Arthur Wood. Peter Filleul - live performance keyboardist until 1980. Nicky Hopkins - studio keyboardist - recorded with Climax for two studio albums only. George Glover - (born 28 October 1947, Stoke-on-Trent).was employed as keyboard/background vocalist to "play and sing great" to replace Peter Filleul, who was asked to bugger off and become a millionaire by writing West End shows. Peter was obedient...George was not. Related: rock classic blues | |
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| Climax Blues Band (Sky High)Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:05:46 -0800 by Termite58The Climax Chicago Blues Band based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome and vocalist/harmonica player Colin Cooper.In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band due to pressure from the American band Chicago Transit Authority. The band has since released eighteen albums and has had Top 40 hits in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right"; and in 1981 in the United States with "I Love You". The two songs were also big American hits; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #3 on the Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" reached #15 in 1981.Contents [show]1 Principal members 2 Trivia 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Principal members Pete Haycock in 1974. Photo by Jim SummariaIncluding vocalistsColin Cooper (born Colin Francis Richard Cooper, 7 October 1939, Stafford, Staffordshire, UK - died 3 July 2008) - vocalist / saxophonist - also played reeds, harp, flute and guitars.[1] Pete Haycock (born March 4th 1951 in 63,Tixall Road Stafford - plays lead and bass guitars, keyboards and composes on synthesizers and computer based instruments. Derek Holt - (born 26 January 1949, Stafford) - mainly backing vocals but later lead on the hit "I Love You".Plays bass and guitar, keyboards. Other performers:Arthur Wood (born 3 August 1929, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) - was THE original keyboardist late 1968-1973, although he stopped live performances in 1971 his presence was never forgotten, especially by Pete Haycock, who praises Arthur's creativity and sense of musical fun to this day. Richard Jones - original bass guitarist on the first album. Left for Cambridge University in 1971. Returned from 1975-1977 to play keyboards and sing backing vocals. Anton Farmer - The second keyboardist, Farmer (nick name 'Humpty') replaced Arthur Wood in 1969 when the band became fully "professional", and remained for only one year, nevertheless playing on the A Lot Of Bottle album and the single "Reap What I've Sowed", sharing recording work with Arthur Wood. Peter Filleul - live performance keyboardist until 1980. Nicky Hopkins - studio keyboardist - recorded with Climax for two studio albums only. George Glover - (born 28 October 1947, Stoke-on-Trent).was employed as keyboard/background vocalist to "play and sing great" to replace Peter Filleul, who was asked to bugger off and become a millionaire by writing West End shows. Peter was obedient...George was not. Related: rock-blues-classic rock | |
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| Climax Blues Band (Shake Your Love)Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:53:52 -0800 by Termite58The Climax Chicago Blues Band based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome and vocalist/harmonica player Colin Cooper.In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band due to pressure from the American band Chicago Transit Authority. The band has since released eighteen albums and has had Top 40 hits in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right"; and in 1981 in the United States with "I Love You". The two songs were also big American hits; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #3 on the Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" reached #15 in 1981.Contents [show]1 Principal members 2 Trivia 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Principal members Pete Haycock in 1974. Photo by Jim SummariaIncluding vocalistsColin Cooper (born Colin Francis Richard Cooper, 7 October 1939, Stafford, Staffordshire, UK - died 3 July 2008) - vocalist / saxophonist - also played reeds, harp, flute and guitars.[1] Pete Haycock (born March 4th 1951 in 63,Tixall Road Stafford - plays lead and bass guitars, keyboards and composes on synthesizers and computer based instruments. Derek Holt - (born 26 January 1949, Stafford) - mainly backing vocals but later lead on the hit "I Love You".Plays bass and guitar, keyboards. Other performers:Arthur Wood (born 3 August 1929, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) - was THE original keyboardist late 1968-1973, although he stopped live performances in 1971 his presence was never forgotten, especially by Pete Haycock, who praises Arthur's creativity and sense of musical fun to this day. Richard Jones - original bass guitarist on the first album. Left for Cambridge University in 1971. Returned from 1975-1977 to play keyboards and sing backing vocals. Anton Farmer - The second keyboardist, Farmer (nick name 'Humpty') replaced Arthur Wood in 1969 when the band became fully "professional", and remained for only one year, nevertheless playing on the A Lot Of Bottle album and the single "Reap What I've Sowed", sharing recording work with Arthur Wood. Peter Filleul - live performance keyboardist until 1980. Nicky Hopkins - studio keyboardist - recorded with Climax for two studio albums only. George Glover - (born 28 October 1947, Stoke-on-Trent).was employed as keyboard/background vocalist to "play and sing great" to replace Peter Filleul, who was asked to bugger off and become a millionaire by writing West End shows. Peter was obedient...George was not. Related: rock-blues-classic rock | |
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| Climax Blues Band (You Make Me Sick)Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:47:43 -0800 by Termite58The Climax Chicago Blues Band based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome and vocalist/harmonica player Colin Cooper.In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band due to pressure from the American band Chicago Transit Authority. The band has since released eighteen albums and has had Top 40 hits in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right"; and in 1981 in the United States with "I Love You". The two songs were also big American hits; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #3 on the Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" reached #15 in 1981.Contents [show]1 Principal members 2 Trivia 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Principal members Pete Haycock in 1974. Photo by Jim SummariaIncluding vocalistsColin Cooper (born Colin Francis Richard Cooper, 7 October 1939, Stafford, Staffordshire, UK - died 3 July 2008) - vocalist / saxophonist - also played reeds, harp, flute and guitars.[1] Pete Haycock (born March 4th 1951 in 63,Tixall Road Stafford - plays lead and bass guitars, keyboards and composes on synthesizers and computer based instruments. Derek Holt - (born 26 January 1949, Stafford) - mainly backing vocals but later lead on the hit "I Love You".Plays bass and guitar, keyboards. Other performers:Arthur Wood (born 3 August 1929, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) - was THE original keyboardist late 1968-1973, although he stopped live performances in 1971 his presence was never forgotten, especially by Pete Haycock, who praises Arthur's creativity and sense of musical fun to this day. Richard Jones - original bass guitarist on the first album. Left for Cambridge University in 1971. Returned from 1975-1977 to play keyboards and sing backing vocals. Anton Farmer - The second keyboardist, Farmer (nick name 'Humpty') replaced Arthur Wood in 1969 when the band became fully "professional", and remained for only one year, nevertheless playing on the A Lot Of Bottle album and the single "Reap What I've Sowed", sharing recording work with Arthur Wood. Peter Filleul - live performance keyboardist until 1980. Nicky Hopkins - studio keyboardist - recorded with Climax for two studio albums only. George Glover - (born 28 October 1947, Stoke-on-Trent).was employed as keyboard/background vocalist to "play and sing great" to replace Peter Filleul, who was asked to bugger off and become a millionaire by writing West End shows. Peter was obedient...George was not. Related: rock-blues-classic rock | |
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| Climax Blues Band (Amerita)Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:44:30 -0800 by Termite58The Climax Chicago Blues Band based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome and vocalist/harmonica player Colin Cooper.In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band due to pressure from the American band Chicago Transit Authority. The band has since released eighteen albums and has had Top 40 hits in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right"; and in 1981 in the United States with "I Love You". The two songs were also big American hits; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #3 on the Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" reached #15 in 1981.Contents [show]1 Principal members 2 Trivia 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Principal members Pete Haycock in 1974. Photo by Jim SummariaIncluding vocalistsColin Cooper (born Colin Francis Richard Cooper, 7 October 1939, Stafford, Staffordshire, UK - died 3 July 2008) - vocalist / saxophonist - also played reeds, harp, flute and guitars.[1] Pete Haycock (born March 4th 1951 in 63,Tixall Road Stafford - plays lead and bass guitars, keyboards and composes on synthesizers and computer based instruments. Derek Holt - (born 26 January 1949, Stafford) - mainly backing vocals but later lead on the hit "I Love You".Plays bass and guitar, keyboards. Other performers:Arthur Wood (born 3 August 1929, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) - was THE original keyboardist late 1968-1973, although he stopped live performances in 1971 his presence was never forgotten, especially by Pete Haycock, who praises Arthur's creativity and sense of musical fun to this day. Richard Jones - original bass guitarist on the first album. Left for Cambridge University in 1971. Returned from 1975-1977 to play keyboards and sing backing vocals. Anton Farmer - The second keyboardist, Farmer (nick name 'Humpty') replaced Arthur Wood in 1969 when the band became fully "professional", and remained for only one year, nevertheless playing on the A Lot Of Bottle album and the single "Reap What I've Sowed", sharing recording work with Arthur Wood. Peter Filleul - live performance keyboardist until 1980. Nicky Hopkins - studio keyboardist - recorded with Climax for two studio albums only. George Glover - (born 28 October 1947, Stoke-on-Trent).was employed as keyboard/background vocalist to "play and sing great" to replace Peter Filleul, who was asked to bugger off and become a millionaire by writing West End shows. Peter was obedient...George was not. Related: rock-blues-classic rock | |
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| Climax Blues Band (Mistress Moonshine)Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:37:49 -0800 by Termite58The Climax Chicago Blues Band based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Peter Haycock and Derek Holt, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones, drummer George Newsome and vocalist/harmonica player Colin Cooper.In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band due to pressure from the American band Chicago Transit Authority. The band has since released eighteen albums and has had Top 40 hits in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right"; and in 1981 in the United States with "I Love You". The two songs were also big American hits; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #3 on the Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" reached #15 in 1981.Contents [show]1 Principal members 2 Trivia 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links [edit] Principal members Pete Haycock in 1974. Photo by Jim SummariaIncluding vocalistsColin Cooper (born Colin Francis Richard Cooper, 7 October 1939, Stafford, Staffordshire, UK - died 3 July 2008) - vocalist / saxophonist - also played reeds, harp, flute and guitars.[1] Pete Haycock (born March 4th 1951 in 63,Tixall Road Stafford - plays lead and bass guitars, keyboards and composes on synthesizers and computer based instruments. Derek Holt - (born 26 January 1949, Stafford) - mainly backing vocals but later lead on the hit "I Love You".Plays bass and guitar, keyboards. Other performers:Arthur Wood (born 3 August 1929, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) - was THE original keyboardist late 1968-1973, although he stopped live performances in 1971 his presence was never forgotten, especially by Pete Haycock, who praises Arthur's creativity and sense of musical fun to this day. Richard Jones - original bass guitarist on the first album. Left for Cambridge University in 1971. Returned from 1975-1977 to play keyboards and sing backing vocals. Anton Farmer - The second keyboardist, Farmer (nick name 'Humpty') replaced Arthur Wood in 1969 when the band became fully "professional", and remained for only one year, nevertheless playing on the A Lot Of Bottle album and the single "Reap What I've Sowed", sharing recording work with Arthur Wood. Peter Filleul - live performance keyboardist until 1980. Nicky Hopkins - studio keyboardist - recorded with Climax for two studio albums only. George Glover - (born 28 October 1947, Stoke-on-Trent).was employed as keyboard/background vocalist to "play and sing great" to replace Peter Filleul, who was asked to bugger off and become a millionaire by writing West End shows. Peter was obedient...George was not. Related: rock-blues-classic rock | |
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| Rossington Collins Band (Don't Misunderstand Me)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:02:51 -0800 by Termite58The Rossington-Collins Band was an off-shoot of legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, founded in 1979 by guitarists Allen Collins and Gary Rossington following the tragic 1977 plane crash which killed three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, thus ending that band's career. The Jacksonville band released two albums, but disbanded in 1982 due to increasing instability with guitarist Allen Collins following the death of his wife in 1980. Another contributing factor was the growing relationship between vocalist Dale Krantz and Gary Rossington, who married soon after the band dissolved. Related: country rock-rock-classic rock-southern rock | |
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| Sanford Townsend Band (Smoke From A Distant Fire)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:44:33 -0800 by Termite58The Sanford-Townsend Band were a successful rock 'n roll band in the United States, who scored a hit single in 1977 with "Smoke from a Distant Fire".They were a blue-eyed soul group featuring keyboardists Ed Sanford and John Townsend, who previously worked together in a band called Heart from Alabama. After reuniting in Los Angeles, Sanford and Townsend began writing songs, most notably "Peacemaker" for Loggins and Messina and "I Keep Forgetting" with Michael McDonald.Their 1976 self-titled album started getting attention when "Smoke from a Distant Fire" reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Cashbox. The album was re-released using the song title as its own. The band supported the song by opening for Fleetwood Mac on their Rumours Tour, as well as concerts with the Marshall Tucker Band,Charlie Daniels,Foreigner, Heart and a host of other top acts of the day.The band's follow-up albums, entitled Duo-Glide and Nail Me to the Wall, were largely under the radar. Sanford and Townsend returned to their careers as session musicians and songwriters. 2008 found John Townsend in the Toler/Townsend Band with Dan Toler, where he still has a great tenor voice largely unchanged since 1977. Related: rock | |
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| Procol Harum (Simple Sister)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:11:59 -0800 by Termite58In April 1967, Brooker began working as a singer/songwriter and formed Procol Harum with non-Paramounts Keith Reid (poet), Hammond organist Matthew Fisher, guitarist Ray Royer and bassist David Knights. The band name was chosen by its original manager Guy Stevens after a friend's Burmese cat,[2] and has been alleged to be Latin for "beyond these things", however the correct Latin translation of "beyond these things" is Procul His.[3] The name of the band is frequently misspelled; often with Procul, Harem, both, or other variations.At Olympic Studios, with session drummer (and non-Paramount) Bill Eyden, producer Denny Cordell, and sound engineer Keith Grant, the group recorded "A Whiter Shade of Pale." The song was officially released on May 12, 1967. With the sudden success of this single and The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin", their label Deram Records became known as a premier progressive rock label[dubious discuss] .With a structure reminiscent of Baroque music, a countermelody based on J,S. Bach's cantata no.140 assigned to Fisher's Hammond organ, Brooker's soulful vocals and Reid's mysterious lyrics, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" reached #1 on the British charts and did almost as well in the United States, reaching #5. In the years since, it has become an enduring classic, placing on several polls of the best songs ever.After "A Whiter Shade of Pale" became a hit, the band set out to consolidate their studio success by touring; their live debut was opening for Jimi Hendrix in 1967.The group's follow-up single, "Homburg", with a lineup change of former Paramounts B.J. Wilson on drums and Robin Trower on guitar, was almost as successful in the UK as it reached #6, but the LP Procol Harum, was less successful (it was recorded soon between the two hit singles, but was held back until early 1968 and in mono and phony stereo, which was unusual by that time). A series of singles charted lowly in the US and UK, though rarely both at the same time. A Salty Dog (1969; see 1969 in music) was popular among fans, and was their first album to sell well in the UK; it is still regarded as one of their finest albums. The title track in particular gained a good deal of US FM radio airplay, with Reid's ominous lyrics in the forefront. However, Fisher, who produced this album, departed the band soon after its release.The group would have many personnel changes [1], but their "classic" lineup for their first three albums was Gary Brooker (piano and lead vocals), Robin Trower (guitar and lead vocals), Matthew Fisher (organ and lead vocals), David Knights (bass), B.J. Wilson (drums), and Keith Reid (lyricist). Former Paramount Chris Copping joined on organ and bass in 1970, and from late 1972 till 1977, the group's guitarist was Mick Grabham.Procol Harum produced a unique sound that emphasized Brooker's melancholy vocal style and an evocative mix of his eclectic piano, Fisher's elegant, church-like organ, Wilson's dramatic drumming and Trower's searing guitar, with frequent black humour and a penchant for experimentation. Musically, Procol Harum was split during all these years between Trower's guitar-driven blues rock style and Brooker's and Fisher's structured classical rock sound. The group often combined the two into a dynamic fusion, but by 1971 the disparities in style became too great; the end of an era was marked for Procol, with the release of their fifth album Broken Barricades, and subsequent departure of Trower to form his own power trio band; he would be replaced by Dave Ball.Procol returned to success on the music charts in the following years with a distinctly symphonic rock sound, often backed by symphony orchestras. At this they were one of the first groups to achieve success; Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra was a #5 gold album in the U.S. in 1972, as well as reaching #48 in Britain. "Conquistador" (a track from their first album, recharted for accompaniment by the Edmonton Symphony in 1971) was a hit single in 1972, getting to #16 in the U.S. with considerable additional FM radio airplay, while reaching #22 in the UK. Their follow-up album, Grand Hotel, did fairly well, reaching #21 on the U.S. Billboard Chart in 1973. Related: rock-classic rock-k-she classic | |
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| Mountain (Nantucket Sleigh Ride)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:58:23 -0800 by Termite58Mountain is an American rock band. The band broke up in 1972, reformed two years later, broke up soon after that, and have since reconvened and resumed performing and recording. Mountain remains popular in some circles despite having fallen out of the mainstream during the seventies. They were influential during the development of hard rock and are considered a forerunner to heavy metal music. Their hit song "Mississippi Queen" became a radio hit and is something of a rock standard. VH1 ranked Mountain number 98 on its 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.Contents [show]1 History 2 Influence 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Live albums 4 Notes 5 External links [edit] HistoryThe band formed shortly after Leslie West, having left the Long Island R&B band The Vagrants, recorded a solo album titled Mountain with bassist and former Cream collaborator Felix Pappalardi producing. The album also featured former Remains drummer N.D. Smart. West's raw vocals and melodic, bluesy guitar style, and Pappalardi's heavy and elegant bass lines were the elements of Mountain's distinctive sound. Though heavily inspired by seminal British blues-rock band Cream (with which Pappalardi had been a frequent collaborator: he produced Disraeli Gears, Goodbye and Wheels of Fire, also contributing viola, brass, bells and organ to the latter), keyboardist Steve Knight was added to avoid Mountain being perceived as a simple imitation. Cream drummer Ginger Baker held a brief stint as manager of the band during their early years.They played their fourth live concert at the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York (later chronicling the experience in their song "For Yasgur's Farm"), but the band did not appear in the film of the event nor was their performance included on the festival's first live album. Soon after, Smart was replaced by Laurence "Corky" Laing. Their debut, Climbing!, was released in 1970 and featured the band's signature song, "Mississippi Queen", which reached the middle of the top 40 charts. The album itself reached the top 20 on the US album charts.The follow-up album Nantucket Sleighride, released in 1971, also reached the top 20 but failed to yield a hit single. The title track was used as the theme to ITV's Sunday political program Weekend World. After these early releases the band continued to receive a certain measure of critical acclaim but never again achieved great commercial success.After Nantucket Sleighride, the band produced Flowers of Evil consisting of one side of studio material and one live side, culled from a concert at New York City's legendary Fillmore East. The following year, Mountain broke up. Shortly after, West and Laing formed West, Bruce and Laing with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce, producing two studio albums and a live release over the next two years.In 1974 West and Pappalardi reformed Mountain with Allan Schwartzberg on drums and Bob Mann (of pioneering jazz rock band Dreams) on keyboards and guitar a tour yielded the double live album Twin Peaks. The studio work Avalanche, with rhythm guitarist David Perry and Corky Laing once again on drums, was the last heard from the band for over a decade.On April 17, 1983, Gail Collins Pappalardi, Felix's wife and songwriting partner who had designed many of the band's album covers, shot Pappalardi in the neck in their fifth-floor East Side Manhattan apartment. He was pronounced dead at the scene and Collins was charged with second-degree murder. Later cleared of that charge, she was convicted of the lesser criminally negligent homicide and sentenced to 16 months to four years in prison. After her release from jail, she vanished into private life.Mountain reformed in 1985, releasing Go For Your Life. They have continued to record and tour, with bassist Richie Scarlet (known for his work with Ace Frehley, Sebastian Bach and his multiple solo records) rounding out the lineup. Their most recent album is 2007's Masters of War, featuring 12 Bob Dylan covers and a guest appearance from Ozzy Osbourne.In 2003 West and Laing authored a book of recollections entitled "Nantucket Sleighride and Other Mountain on-the-Road Stories" detailing their time with the band at its peak and their subsequent careers.Mountain's video game debut came late fall 2007 on RedOctane's Guitar Hero III featuring "Mississippi Queen" as a playable track. The song is also featured in the Harmonix video game Rock Band, although the version featured is a cover of the studio recording.Summer of 2008 Mountain rebuilt their website to include music players, online store, and enhanced news page. The new website is at www.mountainrockband .com.The band will head out on the road during October and November on a two month North American tour alongside Joe Satriani Related: rock k-she classic classic | |
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| Blood Sweat & Tears (I Love You More)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:33:01 -0800 by Termite58Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles. What the band is most known for, from its start, is the fusing of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Unlike "jazz fusion" bands, which tend toward virtuostic displays of instrumental facility and some experimentation with electric instruments, the songs of Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of small combo jazz traditions.Contents [show]1 The Al Kooper era 2 The David Clayton-Thomas era 3 The Jerry Fisher era 4 Re-formations 5 Current status 6 Roster of member musicians 6.1 Current Roster 7 Discography 8 References 9 External links [edit] The Al Kooper eraAl Kooper, Jim Fielder, Fred Lipsius, Randy Brecker, Jerry Weiss, Dick Halligan, Steve Katz, and Bobby Colomby formed the original incarnation of the band. The creation of the group was fueled by the "brass-rock" ideas of The Buckinghams and its producer, James William Guercio, as well as the early 1960s Roulette-era Maynard Ferguson Orchestra (according to Kooper's autobiography)."Bloo d, Sweat & Tears" was the name chosen by Al Kooper, inspired by both the 1963 album with this title by Johnny Cash and after a late-night gig in which Kooper played with a bloody hand. [1] Kooper was the group's initial bandleader, having insisted on that position based on his experiences with The Blues Project, his previous band with Steve Katz, which had been organized as an egalitarian collective. Jim Fielder was from Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention and had played briefly with Buffalo Springfield. But undoubtedly, Kooper's fame as a high-profile contributor to various historic sessions of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, and so forth, was the catalyst for the prominent debut of Blood, Sweat & Tears in the musical counterculture of the mid-sixties.Al, Bobby, Steve & Jim did a few shows as a quartet at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City in September 1967 opening for Moby Grape . Fred Lipsius then joined the others two months later. A few more shows were played as a quintet, including one at the Fillmore East in New York. Lipsius then recruited the other three, who were New York jazz horn players he knew. The final lineup debuted late November 67 at The Scene in NYC. The band was a hit with the audience, who liked the innovative fusion of jazz with acid rock and psychedelia. After signing to Columbia Records, the group released perhaps one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the late 1960s, Child Is Father to the Man, featuring the Harry Nilsson song, "Without Her", and perhaps Kooper's most memorable blues number, "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know". The album cover was considered quite innovative showing the band members sitting and standing with child-sized versions of themselves. Characterized by Kooper's penchant for studio gimmickry, the album slowly picked up in sales amidst growing artistic differences between the founding members. Colomby and Katz wanted to move Kooper exclusively to keyboard and composing duties, while hiring a stronger vocalist for the group. [2]As the music of Blood, Sweat & Tears slowly achieved commercial success alongside similarly configured ensembles such as Chicago and the Electric Flag, Kooper left the group to become a record producer for the Columbia label. The group's trumpeters, Randy Brecker and Jerry Weiss, also left after the album was released, and were replaced by Lew Soloff and Chuck Winfield. Brecker joined Horace Silver's band with his brother Michael, and together they eventually formed their own horn-dominated musical outfits, Dreams and The Brecker Brothers. Jerry Weiss went on to start the similarly-styled group Ambergris Related: rock classic | |
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| Baby's (Midnight Rendezvous)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:19:18 -0800 by Termite58There are two stories regarding the origin of the band and the source of the band's name.Founding member Mike Corby places the origin of the idea for the band at Smalls Café on the Fulham Road in London in 1973 during a chance meeting with manager the late Adrian Millar. An agreement was signed between Corby and Millar on September 4, 1974 and auditions were held to fill out the remaining members. [1]. The names "Cry Babys" and "Big Babys" were also proposed with Millar ultimately deciding on "The Babys."Adrian Millar had stated:The Babys was 1000% my idea from the start! [2]According to the Babys Archives the initial conversation between Millar and Corby went like this:Millar: Like the gearCorby: Thank you, I've got ten outfits that I wear they all look exactly like this oneMillar: You look like a Rock Star, whaddya do? I mean for all I know you push a broom for a livingCorby: I play a guitaras it happens. You look like a manager, what do you do?Millar: I manage bandsas it happens. [3]Millar outlined his ambitions for the band:Although they hadnt written any great songs up to the point where we were parted, I was prepared to protect their weakness and certainly would not have targeted them for a pop audience because they were quite simply, not a singles band. The Babys were designed to be the biggest act in the worldthe design was right, but the mechanisms failed, wasnt their time and I was betrayed. They were only a recipe, a blank canvas, merely a run through, certainly not a work of art, never completed and never signed by the original artist. [2] Related: rock-classic rock | |
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| Dan Fogelberg (Illinois)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:00:22 -0800 by Termite58After Souvenirs, Fogelberg released a string of gold and platinum albums, including Captured Angel (1975) and Nether Lands (1977), and found commercial success with songs such as "The Power of Gold." His 1978 Twin Sons of Different Mothers was the first of two collaborations with jazz flutist Tim Weisberg. 1979's Phoenix reached the Top 10, with "Longer" becoming a #2 pop hit and wedding standard in winter 1980. This was followed by his Top 20 hit "Heart Hotels."The Innocent Age, released in October 1981, was Fogelberg's critical and commercial peak. This double album song cycle included four of his biggest hits: "Leader of the Band," "Hard to Say," "Run for the Roses," and "Same Old Lang Syne," based on a real-life accidental meeting with a former girlfriend (Jill Anderson). A 1982 greatest hits album contained two new songs, both of which were released as singles: "Missing You" and "Make Love Stay." In 1984, he rocked a little again with the album Windows And Walls, containing the singles "The Language of Love" and "Believe in Me."Fogelberg released High Country Snows in 1985. Recorded in Nashville, it showcased his (and some of the industry's best) talent in the bluegrass genre. Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Doc Watson, Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Chris Hillman, and Herb Pedersen were among those who contributed to the record. In a world defined by "life in the fast lane," Fogelberg described the music as "life in the off-ramp." 1987 heralded a return to rock with Exiles, and 1990's The Wild Places was a tribute to Earth preservation. In 1991, he released the live album Greetings from the West.River of Souls, released in 1993, was Fogelberg's last studio album for Sony Records. In 1997, Portrait encompassed his career with four discs, each highlighting a different facet of his music: "Ballads," "Rock and Roll," "Tales and Travels" (which displayed his talents as a narrative songwriter), and "Hits." In 1999, he fulfilled a career-long dream of creating a Christmas album, with his release of First Christmas Morning, and in 2003, Full Circle showcased a return to the folk-influenced, 1970s soft rock style of music for which he and other singer-songwriters from his era had gained popular recognition.Fogelber g also used his music to address social issues, including peace and Native American concerns. He was particularly outspoken about his commitment to the environment and to finding alternatives to nuclear power. To that end, Fogelberg included "Face the Fire" on the Phoenix album and performed at a number of the Musicians United for Safe Energy "No Nukes" concerts in 1979 and 1980.His live concerts won acclaim across the nation over the years. Fogelberg said that one of his proudest moments came in 1979 when he played New York City's Carnegie Hall for an audience including his mother and father. Most summers, Fogelberg would perform with a full band or in a solo acoustic setting; the formats allowed him to show the breadth and depth of his talent as a singer, guitarist, pianist, and bandleader. In 2002, fans showed their appreciation by choosing Fogelberg as one of the first-10 inductees into the Performers Hall of Fame at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. Related: rock k-she classic | |
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| Manfred Mann (Fox On The Run)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:38:11 -0800 by Termite58The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers (as the band were originally called) were formed in London in December 1962 by keyboard player Manfred Mann and drummer/vibes player Mike Hugg. Born out of the British blues boom then sweeping London's clubs (which also spawned the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds), the band was completed by Mike Vickers on lead guitar, Dave Richmond on bass, and Paul Jones fronting as lead vocalist and harmonica player; by this point, they had changed their name into Manfred Mann & The Manfreds. Gigging constantly throughout late 1962 and early 1963, the band soon attracted attention for their distinctive sound propelled by Mann's keyboards, Jones' soulful vocals and an occasional horn section. The group signed to HMV Records in March 1963 after a change of name to Manfred Mann (at the suggestion of their label's producer), and debuted in July of that year with the jazzy instrumental single "Why Should We Not?", which failed to chart, as did the follow up (with vocals this time), "Cock-A-Hoop"[edit] Early success (19641965)In 1964, the group was asked to provide a new theme tune for the ITV pop music TV series Ready Steady Go!. They responded with the energetic "5-4-3-2-1" which, with the help of weekly TV exposure, rose to No.5 in the UK charts. It was shortly after "5-4-3-2-1" was recorded that Richmond left the band,[1] being replaced by Tom McGuinness - the first of many line-up changes. After a further self-penned hit ("Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)") the band struck gold with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", a cover of a minor hit earlier that year by the Exciters. The track, reached the top of both the UK, Canadian, and U.S. charts (The Exciters version had only charted #78 in the U.S.).During 1965, the group continued to have hits with both self-penned and cover material, their sound increasingly moving away from the blues-based music of their early years to a highly successful pop-soul hybrid. Notably the group began to have success with interpretations of Bob Dylan songs, including "With God on Our Side" as a track on a best-selling EP. They also reached No.2 in the UK with the controversial "If You Gotta Go, Go Now", which was banned or edited by a number of TV and radio stations. They also hit No. 3 in the UK with the single "Sha La La", which also reached No. 12 in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to this latter release, Paul Jones announced his intention to quit the band for a solo career once a replacement could be found.[edit] The Mike d'Abo years (19661969)Jones stayed with the band for one more year, during which time Mike Vickers was replaced by Jack Bruce of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (long enough to play bass on the band's second UK No.1 single "Pretty Flamingo") (#2 in Canada). Jones was eventually replaced by Mike d'Abo - among those on the shortlist was Rod Stewart - and this was one of the few occasions when a band has successfully swapped lead singers and remained at the top. Jack Bruce left to form Cream with Ginger Baker and another of Mayall's former Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, and was replaced by Klaus Voorman (a longtime Beatles associate), with McGuinness moving to guitar. To complete the changes, the group switched labels to Fontana Records.With d'Abo as vocalist, the group pursued a softer acoustic pop sound, with a tinge of Dylanesque social comment and surrealism in the lyrics. Their first Fontana Records single was another Dylan cover, "Just Like A Woman". Chart success was uneven for a while, with "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr James" and "Ha Ha Said The Clown" both going Top 5, but an instrumental "Sweet Pea" only No. 36 and "So Long Dad" missing the Top 50 altogether. However they scored a third No. 1 in 1968 with yet another Dylan song, "Mighty Quinn" (#3 in Canada).Frustrated with the limitations and image of being seen purely as a hit singles band (their last two albums failed to chart), the group split in 1969, while their final hit, "Ragamuffin Man", was in the Top 10.[edit] AftermathMann went on to write advertising jingles after the group's demise, but still continued to work in the group format. Initially he formed Manfred Mann Chapter Three (with Mike Hugg), an experimental jazz rock band, described by Mann as an over reaction to the hit factory of the Manfred Mann group.[2] This was, however, short lived and by 1971 they had disbanded and Mann had formed a new group, Manfred Mann's Earth Band.In the 1990s, most of the original 1960s line-up reformed as The Manfreds, minus Manfred Mann himself (hence the name), playing most of the old 1960s hits and a few jazz instrumentals, sometimes with both Paul Jones and Mike d'Abo fronting the line-up.At the same time, Jones and Tom McGuinness (McGuinness formed McGuinness Flint in 1970, but they disbanded in 1975) have been mainstays of The Blues Band (which they helped form in 1978). Related: rock classic country | |
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| Michael Martin Murphy (Geronimos Cadillac)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:36:36 -0800 by Termite58In 1968, Murphey moved to the part of the San Gabriel Mountains adjacent to the Mojave Desert of California to work on his songwriting. Based on the success of his songs, he signed a contract with the Screen Gems company, the publishing arm of Columbia Pictures. Some of his songs were recorded by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and Bobbie Gentry. Kenny Rogers recorded an entire album of Michael Murphey songs called The Ballad of Calico, about a Mojave Desert ghost town.[3] Murphey wrote some additional songs for The Monkees, but he grew disillusioned with the poor financial rewards and the Los Angeles / Southern California music scene, and he departed.[edit] The outlaw yearsIn 1971, Murphey returned to Texas and became part of the so-called "Outlaw Country" movement, playing alongside other maverick performers such as Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker. He created a unique sound that combined his country, rock, and folk influences. It was during this period that Murphey wrote "Geronimo's Cadillac," a song about Indian rights that later became an unofficial anthem for the American Indian Movement in the early 1970s.[5]In 1971, Murphey was signed to A&M Records by Bob Johnson, who discovered him in a Dallas club, the Rubiayat. Johnston had produced some of the country's biggest recording artists, including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Simon and Garfunkel. In 1972, Johnston produced Murphey's first album Geronimo's Cadillac in Nashville, Tennessee. The sound of the album reflects Murphey's love of folk, country, and blues music. Murphey's early gospel influences are also evident throughout the album. The title track was released as a single, and reached the Top 40 on the U.S. pop charts. Rolling Stone Magazine proclaimed, "On the strength of his first album alone, Michael Murphey is the best new songwriter in the country."[6]In 1973, Murphey followed up with the album Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir, which continued the urban cowboy theme of the first album.Throughout this period, Murphey was associated with the outlaw country music movement that began in Austin, Texas in the 1970s. His band during these years included Bob Livingston and Gary P. Nunn, the author of "London Homesick Blues." He performed a number of times at the Armadillo World Headquarters, and his photo was even used for the original cover of Jan Reid's book, The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock.[7] But Michael Murphey's musical vision was expanding beyond the confines of the outlaw sound and moving toward a much more ambitious musical tapestry Related: rock- country rock | |
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| Its A Beautiful Day (Hot Summer Day)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:21:49 -0800 by Termite581963: David meets and marries his first wife, Linda, a talented composer and pianist. 1965: David puts together a group which performs rock music with an emphasis on both jazz and classical elements. He names it named The Electric Chamber Orkustra (the group's name is soon shortened to The Orkustra). What starts as a weekly jam gathering in a metal-corrugated, dirt-floored tool shed off Cole Street in the Haight district of San Francisco gradually evolves into a stable six-person configuration as the same people keep showing up. In marked contract to the folk-rock/Beatlemani a craze sweeping the nation at the time, the Orkustra features violin, oboe, and drums - no guitar. David writes most of the group's music as well as playing his innovative electric violin; his wife, Linda, is the group's manager and pianist. Jaime Leopold, later with Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, is a member, as is Bobby Bobosol, who four years later gains renown of another sort as a member of the Manson family. 1965-1967: During the period 1965 to the Summer of 1967, The Orkustra plays several times at two of the most popular concert halls and clubs in San Francisco: the Avalon Ballroom and the Matrix. The group performs as a part of a CBS special called "San Francisco Scene", televised in 1965 and highlighting various upcoming rock groups and artists in and around the San Francisco area. The Orkustra also appears in a movie produced by Dick Clark about San Francisco and its burgeoning music scene, and performs on several programs on the local education television station in San Francisco as part of the station's fund raising activities. Early 1967: While keeping The Orkustra going, David begins playing with Dan Hicks, at that time still a member of The Charlatans. As The Charlatans begin to fall apart, Hicks forms his own band, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, a quintet featuring old-time "hokum" music. David joins the new band, as does Jaime Leopold. With the addition of two female singers, Hicks and the Licks open for The Charlatans at a show at the Matrix in San Francisco. In April, Ralph Gleason of the San Francisco Chronicle catches a Hicks performance and gives the band "a positively glowing" review. June 1967: With the Summer of Love coming to life all around, David realizes that, although The Orkustra has been somewhat successful, it needs the services of a personal manager. Linda has decided to concentrate on performing music, and the group basically is without a manager and suffering from a lack of business direction. July 1967: In June Linda hears of someone with a reputation of experience in managing rock artists. David, frustrated by The Electrik Orkustra apparently going nowhere, is convinced by Linda to talk to this person - a certain Matthew Katz. Together they journey to Washington Related: rock | |
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| Its A Beautiful Day (Essence Of Now)Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:05:06 -0800 by Termite581963: David meets and marries his first wife, Linda, a talented composer and pianist. 1965: David puts together a group which performs rock music with an emphasis on both jazz and classical elements. He names it named The Electric Chamber Orkustra (the group's name is soon shortened to The Orkustra). What starts as a weekly jam gathering in a metal-corrugated, dirt-floored tool shed off Cole Street in the Haight district of San Francisco gradually evolves into a stable six-person configuration as the same people keep showing up. In marked contract to the folk-rock/Beatlemani a craze sweeping the nation at the time, the Orkustra features violin, oboe, and drums - no guitar. David writes most of the group's music as well as playing his innovative electric violin; his wife, Linda, is the group's manager and pianist. Jaime Leopold, later with Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, is a member, as is Bobby Bobosol, who four years later gains renown of another sort as a member of the Manson family. 1965-1967: During the period 1965 to the Summer of 1967, The Orkustra plays several times at two of the most popular concert halls and clubs in San Francisco: the Avalon Ballroom and the Matrix. The group performs as a part of a CBS special called "San Francisco Scene", televised in 1965 and highlighting various upcoming rock groups and artists in and around the San Francisco area. The Orkustra also appears in a movie produced by Dick Clark about San Francisco and its burgeoning music scene, and performs on several programs on the local education television station in San Francisco as part of the station's fund raising activities. Early 1967: While keeping The Orkustra going, David begins playing with Dan Hicks, at that time still a member of The Charlatans. As The Charlatans begin to fall apart, Hicks forms his own band, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, a quintet featuring old-time "hokum" music. David joins the new band, as does Jaime Leopold. With the addition of two female singers, Hicks and the Licks open for The Charlatans at a show at the Matrix in San Francisco. In April, Ralph Gleason of the San Francisco Chronicle catches a Hicks performance and gives the band "a positively glowing" review. June 1967: With the Summer of Love coming to life all around, David realizes that, although The Orkustra has been somewhat successful, it needs the services of a personal manager. Linda has decided to concentrate on performing music, and the group basically is without a manager and suffering from a lack of business direction. July 1967: In June Linda hears of someone with a reputation of experience in managing rock artists. David, frustrated by The Electrik Orkustra apparently going nowhere, is convinced by Linda to talk to this person - a certain Matthew Katz. Together they journey to Washington Related: rock | |
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