1905 Joe McCoy*
1941 Eric Burdon*
1947 Butch Trucks*
1972 Alec Seward+
1984 Parker Griggs*
2003 Noel Redding+
2014 Günter Holwas+
1941 Eric Burdon*
1947 Butch Trucks*
1972 Alec Seward+
1984 Parker Griggs*
2003 Noel Redding+
2014 Günter Holwas+
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Butch Trucks *11.05.1947
Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (* 11. Mai 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schlagzeuger und eines der Gründungsmitglieder der Allman Brothers Band.
In den frühen 60er Jahren trat Trucks seiner ersten Band, The Vikings, bei, mit der er 1964 eine erste Single aufnahm. Bei einem seiner weiteren frühen Projekte, The 31st Of February, die 1968 im selben Jahr gegründet und aufgelöst wurden, waren bereits Duane Allman und Gregg Allman dabei. 1969 half er schließlich mit, die Allman Brothers Band zu gründen, bei der er bis heute mitspielt. Er ist bekannt für sein charismatisches Auftreten und seine oftmals stoischen Blicke auf andere Bandmitglieder, während er spielt.
Neben der Musik interessiert sich Trucks für Philosophie und Literatur. Er lebt mit seiner Frau in Florida.
Sein Neffe, der Blues- und Slidegitarrist Derek Trucks, spielt ebenfalls bei den Allman Brothers.
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Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (born May 11, 1947) is an American drummer who is one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.
One of Trucks' first bands was local Jacksonville band The Vikings, who made one 7-inch record in 1964. Another early band was The 31st of February which formed and broke up in 1968. This group's lineup eventually included both Duane Allman and Gregg Allman. They recorded a cover of "Morning Dew", by 1960s folk singer Bonnie Dobson.
Trucks then helped form The Allman Brothers Band in 1969, along with Duane Allman (guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals and organ), Dickey Betts (guitar), Berry Oakley (bass), and fellow drummer Jai Johanny Johanson.
Together, the two drummers developed a rhythmic drive that would prove crucial to the band. Trucks laid down a powerful conventional beat while the jazz-influenced Johanson added a second laminate of percussion and ad libitum cymbal flourishes, seamlessly melded into one syncopated sound.
Said founding member and co-lead guitarist Dickey Betts of Trucks' addition to the original band lineup, "...When Butch came along, he had that freight train, meat-and-potatoes kind of thing that set Jaimoe up perfectly. He had the power thing we needed."[1]
Trucks continues to record and perform with the Allman Brothers Band today.
Along with band members Gregg Allman, Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson, and Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks is named as plaintiff in a lawsuit against UMG Recordings. The suit, initiated in 2008, seeks $10 million over royalties from CD sales and digital downloads services such as Apple's iTunes. Trucks sees the license given to users for downloads as legally unsound.[2] Butch actually embraces Internet technology for the group and planned to use Moogis.com (Moogis is now defunct) to make the Web a real venue for the Allman Brothers and other jam bands.[2][3]
Trucks has had a long interest in philosophy and literature; in 2005 he published a letter in the New York Times Book Review criticizing a review of a decades-old article about the band in which the members were made to look like uneducated characters from a William Faulkner novel.[4]
His nephew, guitarist Derek Trucks, is the frontman and bandleader of The Derek Trucks Band and joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1999. His oldest son, guitarist Vaylor Trucks, is part of a trio called The Yeti Trio based in Atlanta. He is also the nephew of MLB pitcher Virgil Trucks.
One of Trucks' first bands was local Jacksonville band The Vikings, who made one 7-inch record in 1964. Another early band was The 31st of February which formed and broke up in 1968. This group's lineup eventually included both Duane Allman and Gregg Allman. They recorded a cover of "Morning Dew", by 1960s folk singer Bonnie Dobson.
Trucks then helped form The Allman Brothers Band in 1969, along with Duane Allman (guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals and organ), Dickey Betts (guitar), Berry Oakley (bass), and fellow drummer Jai Johanny Johanson.
Together, the two drummers developed a rhythmic drive that would prove crucial to the band. Trucks laid down a powerful conventional beat while the jazz-influenced Johanson added a second laminate of percussion and ad libitum cymbal flourishes, seamlessly melded into one syncopated sound.
Said founding member and co-lead guitarist Dickey Betts of Trucks' addition to the original band lineup, "...When Butch came along, he had that freight train, meat-and-potatoes kind of thing that set Jaimoe up perfectly. He had the power thing we needed."[1]
Trucks continues to record and perform with the Allman Brothers Band today.
Along with band members Gregg Allman, Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson, and Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks is named as plaintiff in a lawsuit against UMG Recordings. The suit, initiated in 2008, seeks $10 million over royalties from CD sales and digital downloads services such as Apple's iTunes. Trucks sees the license given to users for downloads as legally unsound.[2] Butch actually embraces Internet technology for the group and planned to use Moogis.com (Moogis is now defunct) to make the Web a real venue for the Allman Brothers and other jam bands.[2][3]
Trucks has had a long interest in philosophy and literature; in 2005 he published a letter in the New York Times Book Review criticizing a review of a decades-old article about the band in which the members were made to look like uneducated characters from a William Faulkner novel.[4]
His nephew, guitarist Derek Trucks, is the frontman and bandleader of The Derek Trucks Band and joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1999. His oldest son, guitarist Vaylor Trucks, is part of a trio called The Yeti Trio based in Atlanta. He is also the nephew of MLB pitcher Virgil Trucks.
Eric Burdon *11.05.1941
Eric Victor Burdon (* 11. Mai 1941 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) ist ein britisch-amerikanischer Rock-Musiker. Er war Sänger der Bands The Animals und War. Eric Burdon hat immer wieder erfolgreich mit neuen Musikrichtungen experimentiert. Seit 1994 gehört er zusammen mit den Animals zur „Rock and Roll Hall of Fame“. Die Zeitschrift „Rolling Stone“ zählt Eric Burdon zu den 100 größten (Rock-)Sängern aller Zeiten (Greatest Voices of All Time).
Eric Burdon verfügt über eine einzigartig ausdrucksstarke Stimme. Stark beeinflusst vom Blues von Bo Diddley und dem Soul von Ray Charles hat er seit den Sechzigern, also in über 50 Jahren, fast 50 Alben herausgebracht, die weltweit oben in den Charts rangierten. Eric Burdon ist zusammen mit den Rock-Heroen Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon und Otis Redding aufgetreten und wurde von Patti Smith und Iggy Pop als einer ihrer zehn Lieblingsmusiker benannt.Songs wie „House of the Rising Sun“ oder „Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood“, „We Gotta Get Out of This Place“ oder „San Franciscan Nights“ and „Monterey“ oder „Spill the Wine“ schrieben Musikgeschichte. Seiner pazifistischen Linie blieb Eric Burdon über all die Jahre treu bis hin zu dem Song „White House“ in seinem jüngsten Album „’Til Your River Runs Dry“ (2013).
Eric Burdon war mit 21 Jahren 1962 in Newcastle Gründungsmitglied der Animals. Ab 1966 nannte sich die Band Eric Burdon and the Animals oder auch The New Animals. 1970 schloss sich Burdon der Funk/Soul-Combo War aus der San-Francisco-Bay-Area an, verließ die Band jedoch bereits 1971 und begann eine Solokarriere. 1976 und 1983 gab es kurzzeitige Wiedervereinigungen der Animals.
Im Laufe der Jahre übernahm Eric Burdon auch Rollen in Filmen, darunter waren auch deutsche Filme. In den späten Siebziger Jahren lebte er mit seiner Frau eine Weile in Deutschland. 1979 tourte er mit Udo Lindenberg durch Deutschland.
1958 bis 1971
Burdons erste Band war 1958 The Pagan Jazz, wo er mit John Steel zusammenspielte. In den folgenden Jahren wechselten beide mehrmals die Band. 1961 sang Burdon auch für Alexis Korner und schloss sich dann Blues Incorporated an, wo er auf Alan Price traf.
Im Jahr darauf gründeten sie gemeinsam die Alan Price Rhythm & Blues Combo, aus der 1964 die Animals wurden. Es folgte die erfolgreichste Zeit in Burdons Karriere mit dem Nummer-eins-Hit House of the Rising Sun und mehreren weiteren Top-10-Hits. Nach der Trennung von Alan Price übernahm er die Führungsrolle in der Band und 1966 veröffentlichte die Band erstmals als Eric Burdon and the Animals die Single See See Rider, die die letzte der ursprünglichen Animals wurde.
Nachdem drei Mitglieder die Band verlassen hatten nahm Burdon sein erstes Soloalbum mit dem Titel Eric Is Here auf. Es enthielt den Song Help Me Girl, der in dem Film Die Platinbande verwendet wurde und sein erster Solohit war. Allerdings wurde er bei den Aufnahmen vom verbliebenen Schlagzeuger Barry Jenkins und weiteren Studiomusikern unterstützt, die auch unter dem Namen The Animals geführt wurden. Eine richtige Band mit fester Besetzung gab es wieder ab Ende 1966 und bis 1969 hatten sie als Eric Burdon and the Animals, teilweise auch als Eric Burdon and the New Animals bezeichnet, noch einige Hits, der bekannteste ist San Franciscan Nights aus dem Jahr 1967, Rückseite dieser Single war in Deutschland Good Times. Im selben Jahr (1967) wurde eine Single in Großbritannien vom Label MGM veröffentlicht Good Times (MGM 1344), auf deren Rückseite eine weitere Filmmelodie veröffentlicht wurde: Ain't that so aus dem Film Stranger In The House.[1][2]
Nach dem endgültigen Ende der Animals wollte der Sänger seine Solokarriere wieder fortsetzen, fand aber nicht die Unterstützung eines Labels oder eines Produzenten. Auf dem Newport-Festival im März 1969 lernt er Lee Oskar von der Funk-Band Nightshift kennen. Er und die Band schlossen sich zusammen benannten sich in Eric Burdon & War um. Es folgte eine erfolgreiche Tournee, die im Juli 1969 vom Kritiker des New Musical Express mit „Die beste Live-Band, die ich jemals gesehen habe“ kommentiert wurde. Danach veröffentlichten sie das Erfolgsalbum Eric Burdon Declares "War" und mit The Black-Man's Burdon noch eine zweite gemeinsame Platte, aber nach einem Asthmaanfall auf der Europatournee 1971 setzt die Band die Auftritte und schließlich auch die Karriere ohne Burdon fort. Einige gemeinsame Aufnahmen, die sie bereits gemacht hatten, erschienen noch im selben Jahr auf dem Album mit dem Titel Guilty!, das aber eigentlich als Gemeinschaftswerk von Burdon und Jimmy Witherspoon veröffentlicht wurde. Danach wurde es erst einmal ruhiger um den Sänger.
Ab 1973
Erst ab Mitte 1973 gab er wieder Konzerte mit Gitarrist Aalon Butler, Drummer Alvin Taylor und Bassist Randy Rice. Durch Auftritte in kleineren Hallen oder auf Festivals arbeitete er sich wieder ins Rampenlicht zurück. 1974 wurde das Album Sun Secrets unter dem Namen The Eric Burdon Band veröffentlicht. Mit diesem und dem nächsten Album Stop (1975) schaffte er es in die amerikanischen Albumcharts.
Im selben Jahr schloss er sich auch noch einmal mit seinen Kollegen von der Ursprungsbesetzung der Animals zusammen und 1977 erschien mit Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted nochmals ein gemeinsames Album, ebenso wie eine Kompilation aus unveröffentlichten Aufnahmen und B-Seiten aus seiner Zeit mit War.
1977 zog Burdon mit seiner Frau Rosie Marks und seiner Tochter Mirage nach Deutschland. Es entstand das Rockalbum Survivor, das er unter anderem mit Alexis Korner, Frank Diez und Zoot Money als Begleitmusiker aufnahm. Nach der Veröffentlichung tourte er durch Holland und lernte durch seine Musikerkollegen Udo Lindenberg kennen, mit dem er auf eine Deutschlandtournee ging. 1980 veröffentlichte er gleich zwei Alben, das Soloalbum Darkness, Darkness und The Last Drive als Projekt mit anderen Musikern, unter anderem mit Bertram Engel von Lindenbergs Panikorchester, Frank Diez und Jean-Jacques Kravetz, unter dem Namen Eric Burdon’s Fire Department.
Nachdem ihn zuvor schauspielerische Ambitionen zu einigen kleineren Filmauftritten gebracht hatten, übernahm Burdon 1981 die Hauptrolle in Christel Buschmanns Film Comeback, in der es um die Rückkehr eines ehemaligen Rockstars geht. Im Jahr darauf wurde er zusammen mit dem gleichnamigen Album herausgebracht. Es folgte eine erfolgreiche Welttournee mit einer neu zusammengestellten Eric Burdon Band. Nach der Tour wurde das Album Power Company fertiggestellt und veröffentlicht.
Kurz darauf folgte die zweite Wiedervereinigung der Animals mit einem weiteren kommerziell erfolgreichen Album. Am 7. September fand das erste Animals-Konzert seit Jahren im Mid-Hudson Civic Center in New York statt. Dieses und andere Konzerte wurden mitgeschnitten. Das Silvester-Konzert 1983 wurde im Londoner Wembley-Stadion aufgenommen und 1984 unter dem Namen Rip it to Shreds – Greatest Hits Live veröffentlicht. Die Band ging wieder auseinander, bevor sie ein zweites Album aufnehmen konnte, diesmal endgültig.
Die folgenden Jahre verliefen ruhiger für Burdon. Nach einigen Konzerten veröffentlichte er 1986 seine Autobiografie I Used to Be an Animal (deutsch Am Anfang war es tierisch…). Zwei Jahre später wurde auch ein Album mit diesem Titel veröffentlicht.
Nachdem er 1990/91 mit Robby Krieger auf Tour gegangen war, lernte Burdon 1992 Brian Auger kennen. Mit ihm formte er eine neue gemeinsame Band, brachte das Doppel-Live-Album Access All Areas (1993) heraus und war bis Ende 1994 auf Tour. Dann gab er Konzerte unter dem Namen Eric Burdon’s I Band. Diese trennte sich Ende 1997. Er stellte wieder eine völlig andere Band zusammen, Eric Burdon & the New Animals. Diese hielt bis 2002. Zwischendrin wurde seine zweite Autobiografie Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood veröffentlicht. 2003 bis 2005 tourte er weltweit als Eric Burdon & the Animals.
2004 veröffentlichte er sein Studioalbum My Secret Life, 2005 das Live-Album Athens Traffic Live und anschließend im Januar 2006 das Album Soul of a Man. Zur selben Zeit stellte er eine neue Band zusammen. Mit dieser tourte er danach mit wechselnden Mitgliedern. Am 21. April 2008 trat Eric Burdon auch noch einmal mit War in der Royal Albert Hall, London, auf. Allerdings hatte die Band nicht mehr dieselbe Besetzung wie Anfang der 70er. Am 29. Januar 2013 veröffentlichte Eric Burdon das Album ‘Til Your River Runs Dry bei ABKCO Records.
Vom renommierten Magazin Rolling Stone wurde Eric Burdon 2008 in die Liste der besten Sänger und Sängerinnen aller Zeiten auf Platz 57 aufgenommen.
Eric Burdon war mit Jimi Hendrix befreundet; er war die vorletzte Person, die Hendrix vor seinem Tod in Monika Dannemanns Londoner Hotelzimmer sah.
Seine Songs waren in Großproduktionen wie Casino (1995) (mit Robert De Niro) und Boogie Nights (mit Burt Reynolds) zu hören.
Burdon war von 1967 bis 1978 zweimal verheiratet.
Am 27. Februar 2008 hat Universal in den USA sechs unveröffentlichte Alben von Burdon herausgebracht.
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Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer-songwriter best known as a member and vocalist of rock band the Animals and the funk band War[2] and for his aggressive stage performance. He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.[3]
Career
The Animals
Burdon was lead singer of the Animals, formed during 1962 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The original band was the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which formed in 1958;[4] they became The Animals shortly after Burdon joined the band. The Animals combined electric blues with rock and in the USA were one of the leading bands of the British Invasion. Along with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Dave Clark Five, and the Kinks, the group introduced British music and fashion. Burdon's powerful voice can be heard on the Animals' singles "The House of the Rising Sun", "Sky Pilot", "Monterey", "I'm Crying", "Boom Boom", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Bring It On Home to Me", "Baby Let Me Take You Home", "It's My Life", "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "Don't Bring Me Down", and "See See Rider".
By late 1966, the other original members, including keyboardist Alan Price, had left.[5] Burdon has often attributed the disintegration of the band to conflict with Price, specifically that Price had claimed sole rights and ownership to “House of the Rising Sun.”[6] Burdon and drummer Barry Jenkins reformed the group as Eric Burdon and The Animals. This more psychedelic incarnation featured future Family member John Weider and was sometimes called Eric Burdon and the New Animals. Keyboardist Zoot Money joined during 1968 until they split up in 1969.[7] This group's hits included the ballad "San Franciscan Nights", the grunge–heavy metal-pioneering "When I Was Young", "Monterey", the anti-Vietnam anthem "Sky Pilot", and the progressive cover of "Ring of Fire".
In 1975, the original Animals reunited and recorded an album called Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted, released in 1977[8] and overlooked due to the dawning of punk. In May 1983, The Animals reunited with their original line-up and released the album Ark on 16 June 1983, along with the singles "The Night" and "Love Is For All Time". A world tour followed, and the concert at Wembley Arena, London, recorded on 31 December 1983, was released in 1984 as Rip it to Shreds. Their concert at the Royal Oak Theatre in April 1984 was released in 2008 as Last Live Show; the band members were augmented by Zoot Money, Nippy Noya, Steve Gregory, and Steve Grant. The original Animals broke up for the last time at the end of 1984.
Although the band Burdon formed in the late 1960s was sometimes called Eric Burdon and the New Animals, it wasn't until 1998 that the name Eric Burdon and the New Animals was officially adopted. The 1998 band had bassist Dave Meros, guitarist Dean Restum, drummer Aynsley Dunbar and keyboard guitarist Neal Morse. They recorded Live at the Coach House on 17 October 1998, released on video and DVD in December that year. In 1999 they released The Official Live Bootleg No. 2 and in August 2000 The Official Live Bootleg 2000, with Martin Gerschwitz on keyboards.
In June 2003, he formed another Eric Burdon and the Animals, with keyboardist Martin Gerschwitz, bassist Dave Meros, guitarist Dean Restum, and drummer Bernie Pershey. They disbanded in 2005. During 2008 Burdon toured again as Eric Burdon and the Animals with a variable line-up of backing musicians.[9]
On 13 December 2008, Burdon lost a three-year legal battle to win the name "The Animals" in the UK. Since then drummer John Steel owned the rights in the UK only. Burdon still tours as Eric Burdon and the Animals, but was prevented from using the name "The Animals" in Britain while the case was under appeal. Steel was a member in its heyday and left before the band split up in 1966. Steel later played in various reunion versions of the band with Burdon.[10] On 9 September 2013 Burdon's appeal was allowed.[11] Eric Burdon is now entitled to use the name "The Animals" in the UK.
War
During 1969, while living in San Francisco, Burdon joined forces with Californian funk rock band War. In April 1970, the resulting album created as a result of this association was entitled Eric Burdon Declares "War" which produced the singles "Spill the Wine" and "Tobacco Road". A two-disc set entitled The Black-Man's Burdon, was released later in September 1970. The singles from the double album, "Paint It, Black" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music", had moderate success during 1971. During this time Burdon collapsed on the stage during a concert, caused by an asthma attack, and War continued the tour without him.
In 1976, a compilation album, Love Is All Around, released by ABC Records, included recordings of Eric Burdon with War doing a live version of "Paint it, Black" and a cover of The Beatles song "A Day in the Life." The band also featured ex-NFL star Deacon Jones who coined the term "quarterback sack" and sang on the band's 1975 song "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
Eric Burdon and War were reunited for the first time in 37 years, to perform an Eric Burdon & War reunion at the concert at the Royal Albert Hall London on 21 April 2008. The concert coincided with a major reissue campaign by Rhino Records (UK), which released all the War albums including Eric Burdon Declares "War" and The Black-Man's Burdon.
Solo career
Burdon began a solo career in 1971 with the Eric Burdon Band, continuing with a hard rock–heavy metal–funk style. In August 1971, he recorded the album Guilty! which featured the blues shouter Jimmy Witherspoon, and also Ike White of the San Quentin Prison Band. In 1973, the band performed at the Reading Festival and in 1974 they travelled to New York City. At the end of 1974, the band released the album Sun Secrets and this was followed by the album Stop in 1975. Burdon moved to Germany in 1977 and recorded the album Survivor with a line-up including guitarist Alexis Korner and keyboardist Zoot Money; the album also had a line-up of four guitarists and three keyboard players and is known for its interesting album cover, which depicts Burdon screaming. The album was produced by former Animal's bassist Chas Chandler. The original release included a booklet of illustrated lyrics done in ink by Burdon himself.
In May 1978, he recorded the album Darkness Darkness at the Roundwood House in County Laois, Republic of Ireland, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio and featuring guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench from the Jeff Beck Group, who had left Streetwalkers a few months before. The album was eventually released in 1980.[12] During January 1979, Burdon changed his band for a tour taking in Hamburg, Germany, and the Netherlands.
On 28 August 1982, "The Eric Burdon Band" including Red Young (keyboards) performed at the Rockpalast Open Air Concert in Lorelei, Germany. Following this Burdon toured heavily with his solo project from March 1984 to March 1985, taking in UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Canada and Australia. In 1986, Burdon published his autobiography entitled I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now.
In March 1979, he played a concert in Cologne and changed the band's name to "Eric Burdon's Fire Department",[13] whose line-up included backing vocalist Jackie Carter of Silver Convention, Bertram Engel of Udo Lindenberg's "Panik Orchester" and Jean-Jaques Kravetz. In mid 1980, they recorded the album The Last Drive. "Eric Burdon's Fire Department" toured Europe with this line-up and Paul Millins and Louisiana Red made special appearances in Spain and Italy. By December 1980, the band had broken up.
In April 1981, Christine Buschmann began to film Comeback with Burdon as the star. They created a new "Eric Burdon Band" whose line-up included Louisiana Red, Tony Braunagle, John Sterling and Snuffy Walden. This band recorded live tracks in Los Angeles. They also recorded in Berlin with another line-up, the only remaining member being John Sterling. In September 1981, the final scenes of Comeback were shot in the Berlin Metropole and Burdon and his band continued to tour through Australia and North America. A studio album titled Comeback was released in 1982. The 1983 album Power Company also included songs recorded during the Comeback project.
In 1988, he put together a band with 15 musicians including Andrew Giddings – keyboards, Steve Stroud – bass, Adrian Sheppard – drums, Jamie Moses – guitar and four backing vocalists to record the album I Used To Be An Animal in Malibu, in the United States. In 1990, Eric Burdon's cover version of "Sixteen Tons" was used for the film Joe Versus the Volcano. The song, which played at the beginning of the film, was also released as a single. He also recorded the singles "We Gotta Get out of this Place" with Katrina & The Waves and "No Man's Land" with Tony Carey and Anne Haigis. Later in 1990, he had a small line-up of an Eric Burdon Band featuring Jimmy Zavala (sax and harmonica), Dave Meros(bass), Jeff Naideau (keyboards), Thom Mooney (drums) and John Sterling (guitar) before he began a tour with The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and they appeared at a concert from Ventura Beach, California, which was released as a DVD on 20 June 2008.
On 13 April 2004, he released a "comeback" album, My Secret Life, which was his first album with new recordings for 16 years. When John Lee Hooker died in 2001, Burdon had written the song "Can't Kill the Boogieman" the co-writers of the songs, on the album, were Tony Braunagel and Marcelo Nova. In 2005, they released a live album, Athens Traffic Live, with special DVD bonus material and a bonus studio track and disbanded in November 2005. He began a short touring as "The Blues Knights".
On 27 January 2006, he released his blues–R&B album Soul of a Man. This album was dedicated to Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. The cover of the album was a picture which was sent to Burdon a few years before. Burdon then formed a new band, with the following members: Red Young (keyboards), Paula O'Rourke (bass), Eric McFadden (guitar), Carl Carlton (guitar), and Wally Ingram (drums). They also performed at the Lugano Festival and in 2007 he toured as the headlining act of the "Hippiefest" line-up, produced and hosted by Country Joe McDonald.
Burdon, at 71, recorded an E.P. with Cincinnati garage band the Greenhornes called, simply, Eric Burdon & the Greenhornes. The album was recorded at an all-analogue recording studio,[14] and released on 23 November 2012 as part of Record Store Day's "Black Friday."
In 2013, Eric Burdon came out with a new album called, "Til Your River Runs Dry." The lead single off the album was called, "Water" and was inspired by a conversation he had with Former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.[15][16]
Other associations
In 1991, Burdon and Brian Auger formed the "Eric Burdon – Brian Auger Band" with the following line-up: Eric Burdon – vocals, Brian Auger – keyboards, vocals, Dave Meros – bass, vocals, Don Kirkpatrick – guitar, vocals, and Paul Crowder – drums, vocals. By 1992, Larry Wilkins replaced Kirkpatrick and Karma Auger (Brian's son) replaced Crowder and in 1993 they added Richard Reguria (percussion). The live album Access All Areas was then released. In 1994 the "Eric Burdon – Brian Auger Band" disbanded. Burdon then formed the "Eric Burdon's i Band". The line-up included Larry Wilkins, Dean Restum (guitar), Dave Meros (bass) and Mark Craney (drums).
In 1995, Burdon made a guest appearance with Bon Jovi, singing "It's My Life"/"We Gotta Get out of This Place" medley at the Hall of Fame. He also released the album Lost Within the Halls of Fame, with past tracks and re-recordings of some songs from I Used to be an Animal. In October 1996, Aynsley Dunbar replaced Craney on drums. The Official Live Bootleg was recorded in 1997 and in May that year Larry Wilkins died of cancer. He also released the compilations Soldier of Fortune and I'm Ready which featured recordings from the 1970s and 1980s.
In 2000, he recorded the song "Power to the People" together with Ringo Starr and Billy Preston for the motion picture Steal This Movie!. On 11 May 2001, the Animals were inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame on Burdon's 60th birthday. On 3 March 2002, the live album Live in Seattle was recorded. Ex-War member Lee Oskar made a guest appearance on the album. In 2003 he made a guest appearance on the album Joyous in the City of Fools by the Greek rock band Pyx Lax, singing lead vocal on "Someone Wrote 'Save me' On a Wall".
In 2001, his second critically acclaimed memoir, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," written with author/filmmaker J. Marshall Craig, was released in the US, followed by editions in Greece, Germany and Australia; it covers the British Invasion, moving to Los Angeles and Palm Springs, and various anecdotes about Rock and Roll stardom.[17]
On 7 June 2008, Burdon performed at the memorial service of Bo Diddley in Gainesville, Florida.[18] During July and August 2008, Burdon appeared as the headline act of the "Hippiefest". He also recorded the single "For What It's Worth" with Carl Carlton and Max Buskohl.
On 12 November 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Eric Burdon No. 57 on the list of the 100 Greatest Singers of all Time. On 22 January 2009 he first performed with his new band, including keyboardist Red Young, guitarist Rick Hirsch, bass player Jack Bryant and drummer Ed Friedland. For a few months he was sick and did not perform except in the United States. On 26 June, he began his European tour. The band includes Red Young (keyboards), Billy Watts (guitar), Terry Wilson (bass), Brannen Temple (drums) and Georgia Dagaki (cretan lyra). On 7 August, the tour ended.
On Monday 28 January 2013, Eric Burdon made a rare appearance performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, backed by the Roots. Fallon hyped Burdon's current album, 'Til Your River Runs Dry.
On Tuesday 23 July 2013, he guested on stage with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at Cardiff Millennium Stadium, performing "We Gotta Get Out of This Place."
In August 2013, he toured with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.
Influence
The sound of The Animals influenced many Britpop, alternative rock and power pop groups as well as the bands Deep Purple, The Black Crowes, The Hives, Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, The White Stripes[19] and his voice has been highly respected by many singers such as Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, Tom Petty, David Johansen, Joe Cocker, Bruce Springsteen,[20] Ian Hunter, Ryan Adams, Julian Thome, Jack White, John Mellencamp and Dan Zanes.[21]
Film career
Burdon wanted to act in the film Blowup (1966). Director Michelangelo Antonioni wanted to use him as a musician in a club scene, but Burdon turned the role down because he had acted in films before in which he sang songs. He disbanded The Animals and went to California, where he met Jim Morrison and came to the realisation that his real inspiration was acting.
Later, he turned down major roles in Zabriskie Point and Performance (both 1970).
In 1973, he formed the Eric Burdon Band and recorded the soundtrack for his own film project, Mirage. He spent much money to make this film, produced as a film for Atlantic. The film and the soundtrack were to be released in July 1974, but somehow they never were. The soundtrack was released in 2008.
In 1979, he acted in the TV film The 11th Victim, then in the German film Gibbi – Westgermany (1980). In 1982, he starred in another German film, Comeback, again as a singer.
In 1991, he had a cameo appearance in The Doors.[22]
In 1998, he acted as himself in the Greek film My Brother and I,[23] followed by a bigger role in the German film Snow on New Year's Eve (1999).
In the following years, he was credited in many documentaries and in an independent film called Fabulous Shiksa in Distress (2003), along with Ned Romero and Ted Markland.
In 2007, he performed the traditional "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" in the drama festival film The Blue Hour and in a documentary about Joshua Tree, called Nowhere Now (2008).
Seine Songs waren in Großproduktionen wie Casino (1995) (mit Robert De Niro) und Boogie Nights (mit Burt Reynolds) zu hören.
Burdon war von 1967 bis 1978 zweimal verheiratet.
Am 27. Februar 2008 hat Universal in den USA sechs unveröffentlichte Alben von Burdon herausgebracht.
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Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer-songwriter best known as a member and vocalist of rock band the Animals and the funk band War[2] and for his aggressive stage performance. He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.[3]Career
The Animals
Burdon was lead singer of the Animals, formed during 1962 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The original band was the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, which formed in 1958;[4] they became The Animals shortly after Burdon joined the band. The Animals combined electric blues with rock and in the USA were one of the leading bands of the British Invasion. Along with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Dave Clark Five, and the Kinks, the group introduced British music and fashion. Burdon's powerful voice can be heard on the Animals' singles "The House of the Rising Sun", "Sky Pilot", "Monterey", "I'm Crying", "Boom Boom", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", "Bring It On Home to Me", "Baby Let Me Take You Home", "It's My Life", "We Gotta Get out of This Place", "Don't Bring Me Down", and "See See Rider".
By late 1966, the other original members, including keyboardist Alan Price, had left.[5] Burdon has often attributed the disintegration of the band to conflict with Price, specifically that Price had claimed sole rights and ownership to “House of the Rising Sun.”[6] Burdon and drummer Barry Jenkins reformed the group as Eric Burdon and The Animals. This more psychedelic incarnation featured future Family member John Weider and was sometimes called Eric Burdon and the New Animals. Keyboardist Zoot Money joined during 1968 until they split up in 1969.[7] This group's hits included the ballad "San Franciscan Nights", the grunge–heavy metal-pioneering "When I Was Young", "Monterey", the anti-Vietnam anthem "Sky Pilot", and the progressive cover of "Ring of Fire".
In 1975, the original Animals reunited and recorded an album called Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted, released in 1977[8] and overlooked due to the dawning of punk. In May 1983, The Animals reunited with their original line-up and released the album Ark on 16 June 1983, along with the singles "The Night" and "Love Is For All Time". A world tour followed, and the concert at Wembley Arena, London, recorded on 31 December 1983, was released in 1984 as Rip it to Shreds. Their concert at the Royal Oak Theatre in April 1984 was released in 2008 as Last Live Show; the band members were augmented by Zoot Money, Nippy Noya, Steve Gregory, and Steve Grant. The original Animals broke up for the last time at the end of 1984.
Although the band Burdon formed in the late 1960s was sometimes called Eric Burdon and the New Animals, it wasn't until 1998 that the name Eric Burdon and the New Animals was officially adopted. The 1998 band had bassist Dave Meros, guitarist Dean Restum, drummer Aynsley Dunbar and keyboard guitarist Neal Morse. They recorded Live at the Coach House on 17 October 1998, released on video and DVD in December that year. In 1999 they released The Official Live Bootleg No. 2 and in August 2000 The Official Live Bootleg 2000, with Martin Gerschwitz on keyboards.
In June 2003, he formed another Eric Burdon and the Animals, with keyboardist Martin Gerschwitz, bassist Dave Meros, guitarist Dean Restum, and drummer Bernie Pershey. They disbanded in 2005. During 2008 Burdon toured again as Eric Burdon and the Animals with a variable line-up of backing musicians.[9]
On 13 December 2008, Burdon lost a three-year legal battle to win the name "The Animals" in the UK. Since then drummer John Steel owned the rights in the UK only. Burdon still tours as Eric Burdon and the Animals, but was prevented from using the name "The Animals" in Britain while the case was under appeal. Steel was a member in its heyday and left before the band split up in 1966. Steel later played in various reunion versions of the band with Burdon.[10] On 9 September 2013 Burdon's appeal was allowed.[11] Eric Burdon is now entitled to use the name "The Animals" in the UK.
War
During 1969, while living in San Francisco, Burdon joined forces with Californian funk rock band War. In April 1970, the resulting album created as a result of this association was entitled Eric Burdon Declares "War" which produced the singles "Spill the Wine" and "Tobacco Road". A two-disc set entitled The Black-Man's Burdon, was released later in September 1970. The singles from the double album, "Paint It, Black" and "They Can't Take Away Our Music", had moderate success during 1971. During this time Burdon collapsed on the stage during a concert, caused by an asthma attack, and War continued the tour without him.
In 1976, a compilation album, Love Is All Around, released by ABC Records, included recordings of Eric Burdon with War doing a live version of "Paint it, Black" and a cover of The Beatles song "A Day in the Life." The band also featured ex-NFL star Deacon Jones who coined the term "quarterback sack" and sang on the band's 1975 song "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
Eric Burdon and War were reunited for the first time in 37 years, to perform an Eric Burdon & War reunion at the concert at the Royal Albert Hall London on 21 April 2008. The concert coincided with a major reissue campaign by Rhino Records (UK), which released all the War albums including Eric Burdon Declares "War" and The Black-Man's Burdon.
Solo career
Burdon began a solo career in 1971 with the Eric Burdon Band, continuing with a hard rock–heavy metal–funk style. In August 1971, he recorded the album Guilty! which featured the blues shouter Jimmy Witherspoon, and also Ike White of the San Quentin Prison Band. In 1973, the band performed at the Reading Festival and in 1974 they travelled to New York City. At the end of 1974, the band released the album Sun Secrets and this was followed by the album Stop in 1975. Burdon moved to Germany in 1977 and recorded the album Survivor with a line-up including guitarist Alexis Korner and keyboardist Zoot Money; the album also had a line-up of four guitarists and three keyboard players and is known for its interesting album cover, which depicts Burdon screaming. The album was produced by former Animal's bassist Chas Chandler. The original release included a booklet of illustrated lyrics done in ink by Burdon himself.
In May 1978, he recorded the album Darkness Darkness at the Roundwood House in County Laois, Republic of Ireland, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio and featuring guitarist and vocalist Bobby Tench from the Jeff Beck Group, who had left Streetwalkers a few months before. The album was eventually released in 1980.[12] During January 1979, Burdon changed his band for a tour taking in Hamburg, Germany, and the Netherlands.
On 28 August 1982, "The Eric Burdon Band" including Red Young (keyboards) performed at the Rockpalast Open Air Concert in Lorelei, Germany. Following this Burdon toured heavily with his solo project from March 1984 to March 1985, taking in UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Canada and Australia. In 1986, Burdon published his autobiography entitled I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now.
In March 1979, he played a concert in Cologne and changed the band's name to "Eric Burdon's Fire Department",[13] whose line-up included backing vocalist Jackie Carter of Silver Convention, Bertram Engel of Udo Lindenberg's "Panik Orchester" and Jean-Jaques Kravetz. In mid 1980, they recorded the album The Last Drive. "Eric Burdon's Fire Department" toured Europe with this line-up and Paul Millins and Louisiana Red made special appearances in Spain and Italy. By December 1980, the band had broken up.
In April 1981, Christine Buschmann began to film Comeback with Burdon as the star. They created a new "Eric Burdon Band" whose line-up included Louisiana Red, Tony Braunagle, John Sterling and Snuffy Walden. This band recorded live tracks in Los Angeles. They also recorded in Berlin with another line-up, the only remaining member being John Sterling. In September 1981, the final scenes of Comeback were shot in the Berlin Metropole and Burdon and his band continued to tour through Australia and North America. A studio album titled Comeback was released in 1982. The 1983 album Power Company also included songs recorded during the Comeback project.
In 1988, he put together a band with 15 musicians including Andrew Giddings – keyboards, Steve Stroud – bass, Adrian Sheppard – drums, Jamie Moses – guitar and four backing vocalists to record the album I Used To Be An Animal in Malibu, in the United States. In 1990, Eric Burdon's cover version of "Sixteen Tons" was used for the film Joe Versus the Volcano. The song, which played at the beginning of the film, was also released as a single. He also recorded the singles "We Gotta Get out of this Place" with Katrina & The Waves and "No Man's Land" with Tony Carey and Anne Haigis. Later in 1990, he had a small line-up of an Eric Burdon Band featuring Jimmy Zavala (sax and harmonica), Dave Meros(bass), Jeff Naideau (keyboards), Thom Mooney (drums) and John Sterling (guitar) before he began a tour with The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and they appeared at a concert from Ventura Beach, California, which was released as a DVD on 20 June 2008.
On 13 April 2004, he released a "comeback" album, My Secret Life, which was his first album with new recordings for 16 years. When John Lee Hooker died in 2001, Burdon had written the song "Can't Kill the Boogieman" the co-writers of the songs, on the album, were Tony Braunagel and Marcelo Nova. In 2005, they released a live album, Athens Traffic Live, with special DVD bonus material and a bonus studio track and disbanded in November 2005. He began a short touring as "The Blues Knights".
On 27 January 2006, he released his blues–R&B album Soul of a Man. This album was dedicated to Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker. The cover of the album was a picture which was sent to Burdon a few years before. Burdon then formed a new band, with the following members: Red Young (keyboards), Paula O'Rourke (bass), Eric McFadden (guitar), Carl Carlton (guitar), and Wally Ingram (drums). They also performed at the Lugano Festival and in 2007 he toured as the headlining act of the "Hippiefest" line-up, produced and hosted by Country Joe McDonald.
Burdon, at 71, recorded an E.P. with Cincinnati garage band the Greenhornes called, simply, Eric Burdon & the Greenhornes. The album was recorded at an all-analogue recording studio,[14] and released on 23 November 2012 as part of Record Store Day's "Black Friday."
In 2013, Eric Burdon came out with a new album called, "Til Your River Runs Dry." The lead single off the album was called, "Water" and was inspired by a conversation he had with Former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev.[15][16]
Other associations
In 1991, Burdon and Brian Auger formed the "Eric Burdon – Brian Auger Band" with the following line-up: Eric Burdon – vocals, Brian Auger – keyboards, vocals, Dave Meros – bass, vocals, Don Kirkpatrick – guitar, vocals, and Paul Crowder – drums, vocals. By 1992, Larry Wilkins replaced Kirkpatrick and Karma Auger (Brian's son) replaced Crowder and in 1993 they added Richard Reguria (percussion). The live album Access All Areas was then released. In 1994 the "Eric Burdon – Brian Auger Band" disbanded. Burdon then formed the "Eric Burdon's i Band". The line-up included Larry Wilkins, Dean Restum (guitar), Dave Meros (bass) and Mark Craney (drums).
In 1995, Burdon made a guest appearance with Bon Jovi, singing "It's My Life"/"We Gotta Get out of This Place" medley at the Hall of Fame. He also released the album Lost Within the Halls of Fame, with past tracks and re-recordings of some songs from I Used to be an Animal. In October 1996, Aynsley Dunbar replaced Craney on drums. The Official Live Bootleg was recorded in 1997 and in May that year Larry Wilkins died of cancer. He also released the compilations Soldier of Fortune and I'm Ready which featured recordings from the 1970s and 1980s.
In 2000, he recorded the song "Power to the People" together with Ringo Starr and Billy Preston for the motion picture Steal This Movie!. On 11 May 2001, the Animals were inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame on Burdon's 60th birthday. On 3 March 2002, the live album Live in Seattle was recorded. Ex-War member Lee Oskar made a guest appearance on the album. In 2003 he made a guest appearance on the album Joyous in the City of Fools by the Greek rock band Pyx Lax, singing lead vocal on "Someone Wrote 'Save me' On a Wall".
In 2001, his second critically acclaimed memoir, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," written with author/filmmaker J. Marshall Craig, was released in the US, followed by editions in Greece, Germany and Australia; it covers the British Invasion, moving to Los Angeles and Palm Springs, and various anecdotes about Rock and Roll stardom.[17]
On 7 June 2008, Burdon performed at the memorial service of Bo Diddley in Gainesville, Florida.[18] During July and August 2008, Burdon appeared as the headline act of the "Hippiefest". He also recorded the single "For What It's Worth" with Carl Carlton and Max Buskohl.
On 12 November 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Eric Burdon No. 57 on the list of the 100 Greatest Singers of all Time. On 22 January 2009 he first performed with his new band, including keyboardist Red Young, guitarist Rick Hirsch, bass player Jack Bryant and drummer Ed Friedland. For a few months he was sick and did not perform except in the United States. On 26 June, he began his European tour. The band includes Red Young (keyboards), Billy Watts (guitar), Terry Wilson (bass), Brannen Temple (drums) and Georgia Dagaki (cretan lyra). On 7 August, the tour ended.
On Monday 28 January 2013, Eric Burdon made a rare appearance performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, backed by the Roots. Fallon hyped Burdon's current album, 'Til Your River Runs Dry.
On Tuesday 23 July 2013, he guested on stage with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at Cardiff Millennium Stadium, performing "We Gotta Get Out of This Place."
In August 2013, he toured with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.
Influence
The sound of The Animals influenced many Britpop, alternative rock and power pop groups as well as the bands Deep Purple, The Black Crowes, The Hives, Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, The White Stripes[19] and his voice has been highly respected by many singers such as Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, Tom Petty, David Johansen, Joe Cocker, Bruce Springsteen,[20] Ian Hunter, Ryan Adams, Julian Thome, Jack White, John Mellencamp and Dan Zanes.[21]
Film career
Burdon wanted to act in the film Blowup (1966). Director Michelangelo Antonioni wanted to use him as a musician in a club scene, but Burdon turned the role down because he had acted in films before in which he sang songs. He disbanded The Animals and went to California, where he met Jim Morrison and came to the realisation that his real inspiration was acting.
Later, he turned down major roles in Zabriskie Point and Performance (both 1970).
In 1973, he formed the Eric Burdon Band and recorded the soundtrack for his own film project, Mirage. He spent much money to make this film, produced as a film for Atlantic. The film and the soundtrack were to be released in July 1974, but somehow they never were. The soundtrack was released in 2008.
In 1979, he acted in the TV film The 11th Victim, then in the German film Gibbi – Westgermany (1980). In 1982, he starred in another German film, Comeback, again as a singer.
In 1991, he had a cameo appearance in The Doors.[22]
In 1998, he acted as himself in the Greek film My Brother and I,[23] followed by a bigger role in the German film Snow on New Year's Eve (1999).
In the following years, he was credited in many documentaries and in an independent film called Fabulous Shiksa in Distress (2003), along with Ned Romero and Ted Markland.
In 2007, he performed the traditional "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" in the drama festival film The Blue Hour and in a documentary about Joshua Tree, called Nowhere Now (2008).
Joe McCoy *11.05.1905
Joe McCoy (* 11. Mai 1905 in Jackson, Mississippi; † 28. Januar 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Gitarrist und Sänger. Er war der ältere Bruder von Papa Charlie McCoy. Bekannt war er als Kansas Joe McCoy, trat aber auch unter Pseudonymen wie Hillbilly Plowboy, Mud Dauber Joe, Hamfoot Ham, Georgia Pine Boy und Hallelujah Joe auf.
In den 1920er-Jahren spielte McCoy in Memphis, unter anderem in der Beale Street Jug Band. Hier lernte er seine Frau Lizzie Douglas kennen, die als Memphis Minnie bekannt wurde. 1929 nahmen sie zusammen den Hit Bumble Bee auf.
1930 zog das Paar nach Chicago und feierte dort bis zu ihrer Scheidung Erfolge. In den späten 1930er-Jahren bildete McCoy mit seinem Bruder die Band Harlem Hamfats, die auch die Sängerin Rosetta Howard begleiteten. Er nahm auch Solo-Titel auf, die er selbst komponierte, wie One More Greasing, Oh Red What You Gonna Do und Why Don’t You Do Right.
Bei Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde Charlie McCoy zum Militär eingezogen, während Joe wegen gesundheitlicher Probleme verschont blieb. Er gründete Big Joe & His Washboard Band, mit denen er bis zu seinem Tod im Alter von nur 44 Jahren auftrat.
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Kansas Joe McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950)[1] was an American Delta blues musician and songwriter.[2]
Career
McCoy played music under a variety of stage names but is best known as "Kansas Joe McCoy". Born in Raymond, Mississippi, he was the older brother of the blues accompanist Papa Charlie McCoy. As a young man, McCoy was drawn to the music scene in Memphis, Tennessee where he played guitar and sang vocals during the 1920s. He teamed up with future wife Lizzie Douglas, a guitarist better known as Memphis Minnie, and their 1929 recording of the song "Bumble Bee" on the Columbia Records label was a hit.[3] In 1930, the couple moved to Chicago where they were an important part of the burgeoning blues scene. Following their divorce, McCoy teamed up with his brother to form a band known as the Harlem Hamfats that performed and recorded during the second half of the 1930s.
In 1936, the Harlem Hamfats released a record with the song "The Weed Smoker's Dream" on it. McCoy later refined the tune, changed the lyrics and titled the new song "Why Don't You Do Right?" for Lil Green, who recorded it in 1941. It was covered a year later by both Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee, becoming Lee's first hit single. "Why Don't You Do Right?" remains a jazz standard and is McCoy's most enduring composition.
At the outbreak of World War II Charlie McCoy entered the military, but a heart condition kept Joe McCoy from service. Out on his own, he created a band known as 'Big Joe and his Rhythm' that performed together throughout most of the 1940s. The band featured Robert Nighthawk on harmonica and Charlie on mandolin.[4] In 1950, at the age of 44, McCoy died of heart disease in Chicago, only a few months before Charlie. They are both buried in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant took his and Memphis Minnie's recording of "When the Levee Breaks," which was in his personal collection, and presented it to guitarist Jimmy Page. Page revamped the music, while Plant kept most of the lyrics (Minnie was credited on the record) and recorded it for Led Zeppelin's 1971 album, Led Zeppelin IV.
McCoy's songs have also been covered by Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, The Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Ann Kelly, Cleo Laine and A Perfect Circle.
Pseudonyms
McCoy also performed and recorded under the names Bill Wither, Georgia Pine Boy, Hallelujah Joe, Big Joe McCoy and His Washboard Band, and The Mississippi Mudder.[4] He also used the names Hamfoot Ham, Hillbilly Plowboy, and Mud Dauber Joe.[1]
Posthumous recognition
Like many blues musicians of his era, Joe McCoy's grave site was originally unmarked. A tribute concert[5] took place in October 2010 to celebrate the music of Joe and Charlie and to buy gravestones for each of them; they were installed on May 31, 2011.
Career
McCoy played music under a variety of stage names but is best known as "Kansas Joe McCoy". Born in Raymond, Mississippi, he was the older brother of the blues accompanist Papa Charlie McCoy. As a young man, McCoy was drawn to the music scene in Memphis, Tennessee where he played guitar and sang vocals during the 1920s. He teamed up with future wife Lizzie Douglas, a guitarist better known as Memphis Minnie, and their 1929 recording of the song "Bumble Bee" on the Columbia Records label was a hit.[3] In 1930, the couple moved to Chicago where they were an important part of the burgeoning blues scene. Following their divorce, McCoy teamed up with his brother to form a band known as the Harlem Hamfats that performed and recorded during the second half of the 1930s.
In 1936, the Harlem Hamfats released a record with the song "The Weed Smoker's Dream" on it. McCoy later refined the tune, changed the lyrics and titled the new song "Why Don't You Do Right?" for Lil Green, who recorded it in 1941. It was covered a year later by both Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee, becoming Lee's first hit single. "Why Don't You Do Right?" remains a jazz standard and is McCoy's most enduring composition.
At the outbreak of World War II Charlie McCoy entered the military, but a heart condition kept Joe McCoy from service. Out on his own, he created a band known as 'Big Joe and his Rhythm' that performed together throughout most of the 1940s. The band featured Robert Nighthawk on harmonica and Charlie on mandolin.[4] In 1950, at the age of 44, McCoy died of heart disease in Chicago, only a few months before Charlie. They are both buried in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant took his and Memphis Minnie's recording of "When the Levee Breaks," which was in his personal collection, and presented it to guitarist Jimmy Page. Page revamped the music, while Plant kept most of the lyrics (Minnie was credited on the record) and recorded it for Led Zeppelin's 1971 album, Led Zeppelin IV.
McCoy's songs have also been covered by Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, The Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Ann Kelly, Cleo Laine and A Perfect Circle.
Pseudonyms
McCoy also performed and recorded under the names Bill Wither, Georgia Pine Boy, Hallelujah Joe, Big Joe McCoy and His Washboard Band, and The Mississippi Mudder.[4] He also used the names Hamfoot Ham, Hillbilly Plowboy, and Mud Dauber Joe.[1]
Posthumous recognition
Like many blues musicians of his era, Joe McCoy's grave site was originally unmarked. A tribute concert[5] took place in October 2010 to celebrate the music of Joe and Charlie and to buy gravestones for each of them; they were installed on May 31, 2011.
Evil Devil Woman Blues ........Joe McCoy
Parker Griggs *11.05.1984
Parker Griggs is an American psychedelic rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and founder of the rock band Radio Moscow.
Career
Before the formation of Radio Moscow, Griggs was a fan of Cream, Blue Cheer and Led Zeppelin. He was known under his solo stage name as Garbage Composal and completed an albums worth of material before finding a bassist named Serana Andersen to form Radio Moscow in 2003.[1] When recording, Griggs would play both guitar and drums. However, the band were known as a trio due to various live drummers joining the band as tour members.
After the duo relocated to Colorado, Griggs managed to hand a demo to The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach. Radio Moscow were then helped by Auerbach in getting signed to Alive Naturalsound Records. [2] The band then returned to Iowa and new bassist Luke McDuff was brought in. Griggs and McDuff then recorded the band's debut album in 2006, with Auerbach handling production duties. Radio Moscow was released in February 2007.
In April 2009, the band self-produced their second studio album Brain Cycles. In 2011, Griggs produced The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz by himself and in 2012 3 & 3 Quarters was released which featured Griggs only. This is because the material from the album was written and recorded before the formation of Radio Moscow. Griggs then released Magical Dirt with Radio Moscow in June 2014.
Style
Reviewing the band's self-titled album for music website AllMusic, Greg Prato of AllMusic described the group's sound as "a throwback to the classic rock of the '70s", comparing certain songs to artists such as Ram Jam, The Allman Brothers Band and The Jeff Beck Group. He admired Griggs' voice describing it as "powerful, but stylish".[3] Following the release of Brain Cycles, the band have also been cited as an example of the stoner rock genre.
Radio Moscow ist eine US-amerikanische Rockband aus Story City, Story County, Iowa. Der Klang dieser Band erinnert an Psychedelic Rock-Vorreiter wie Jimi Hendrix, Cream, aber auch an die Pioniere des Heavy Metal, Black Sabbath. Gegründet wurde Radio Moscow im Jahre 2003 von Gitarrist Parker Griggs und Bassist Zach Anderson mit der Unterstützung und Förderung der befreundeten Band The Black Keys. Der Song „Luckydutch“ wurde im 2009 erschienenen Film The Goods verwendet.
Graveyard - Thinline Evil Ways (With Parker Griggs Of Radio Moscow) (Live @ The Tractor)
R.I.P.
Günter Holly Holwas (* 12. Mai 1950 in Berlin-Mahlsdorf; † 11. Mai 2014 in Tauperlitz[1][2]) war ein deutscher Bluesmusiker und war der Initiator der Blues-Messen in Ost-Berlin.
Leben und Wirken
Holwas, dessen Vater Musiker war, wuchs in Berlin-Köpenick auf. Schon frühzeitig entdeckte er sein Interesse an der Musik, verspürte aber keinen Drang Berufsmusiker zu werden. Kurz nachdem er sich der Beatband Rentas angeschlossen hatte, erfolgte seine Verurteilung wegen Rowdy- und Bandentums. Nach Verbüßung der Haftstrafe arbeitete er als Kranführer im Kraftwerk Klingenberg und später als Arbeiter beim Altstoffhandel. Mit 19 Jahren war er bereits Vater geworden und 1970 wurde seine zweite Tochter geboren.
Seit der Geburt seiner 2 Töchter änderte sich sein Leben. Die Zeit nutzte er um sich autodidaktisch das Gitarrenspiel beizubringen. Inspiriert durch die umfangreiche Plattensammlung eines Freundes widmete er sich dem Blues. John Lee Hooker, B.B. King und Muddy Waters wurden seine musikalischen Vorbilder. 1975, als 25-jähriger, ereilte ihn die Einberufung zur Nationalen Volksarmee Holwas, der sich später selbst als der geborene Provokateur bezeichnete, verweigerte den Wehrdienst. Sein Entschluss Bausoldat zu werden, entsprang seiner Abneigung gegen jegliche Form von Autorität. Holwas versah seinen Dienst als Gärtner auf dem Grundstück von Admiral Waldemar Verner in Bad Saarow, dem damaligen Stellvertreter des Ministers für Nationale Verteidigung in der DDR. Mit Unterstützung Verners und seiner damaligen Frau, wurde Holwas nach einjähriger Dienstzeit vorzeitig entlassen.
Zurückgekehrt gründete er Hollys Bluesband. Ihren ersten Auftritt hatte die Band 1978 in der Umbauphase während eines Konzertes mit Engerling und der Hansi Biebl Band im Kino Vorwärts in Berlin-Karlshorst. Weitere Auftritte in der Ost-Berliner Bluesszene folgten.
Auf der Suche nach alternativen Auftrittsmöglichkeiten traf Holwas auf den Pfarrer Rainer Eppelmann, auch ein ehemaliger Bausoldat, und es entstand die Idee von den Blues-Messen. Holwas bot Eppelmann an die Kirche zu füllen und den Erlös einem kirchlichen Kinderheim zu spenden. Zur ersten Bluesmesse am 1. Juni 1979 machte er sein Versprechen wahr und mobilisierte in kürzester Zeit über zweihundert Blueser. In den Jahren von 1979 bis 1986 entwickelten sich die Blues-Messen zu einer spezifischen Form der Opposition in der DDR. Bereits 1980 löste sich seine Band wieder auf. Peter Pabst gründete die Jonathan Blues Band. Holly und Plant traten fortan als Duo auf. Als einer der Organisatoren der Blues-Messen war Holwas zwangsläufig in das Visier des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit geraten. Mit Versprechen, Druck und Repressalien versuchte man ihn zur Beendigung der Veranstaltungen zu bewegen. Schließlich erteilte man ihm am 31. Juli 1981 ein lebenslanges Auftrittsverbot. Demonstrativ stellte Holwas daraufhin am 13. August 1981, dem 20. Jahrestages der Errichtung der Berliner Mauer, einen Ausreiseantrag und verließ am 27. November 1981 die DDR nach West-Berlin.
Holwas, für den die Bundesrepublik Deutschland keine Alternative zum Leben in der DDR darstellte, ging nach Kanada, wo er sich als Bluesmusiker durchschlug, u. a. als Begleitmusiker von Otis Rush und Carey Bell. Da er allein von der Musik nicht leben konnte, arbeitete er nebenher als Trucker. 1991 besuchter er zum ersten Mal das wiedervereinigte Deutschland. Schockiert darüber, wie schnell seine ostdeutschen Landsleute dem Konsumrausch erlegen waren, kehrte er zurück nach Kanada und lebte in einer Hippiekommune nördlich von Toronto in Ontario. 1995 brach er während eines Konzertes auf der Bühne zusammen. Drei Jahre später, nach dem dritten Herzinfarkt, folgte er dem Rat seiner Ärzte, änderte sein Leben und wurde von seiner Tochter zurück nach Deutschland geholt.
Anlässlich des 25. Jahrestages der ersten Blues-Messe fand am 22. Oktober 2005 in der Berliner Samariterkirche die Gedenkveranstaltung Blues für Ost-Berlin statt, auf der Holwas erstmals wieder auftrat. Inzwischen hat er Hollys Bluesband neu ins Leben gerufen und trat u. a. während des 12. Köpenicker Blues und Jazz Festival in Berlin auf. Am 31. August 2007 kam es in der Osterkirche in Berlin-Wedding unter dem Namen The Freedom Concert zu einer Neuauflage der Blues-Messe mit Günter Holwas.
In den Songs Berlin, Berlin, What Do You Want from Me, When I Find that Woman und I Cry auf seinem 1994er Album Made in Toronto verarbeitete Holwas seine Lebensgeschichte.
The Freedom Concert 2007 - Hollys Bluesband - Part One - Osterkirche Berlin Wedding
The Freedom Concert 2007 - Hollys Bluesband - Part Two - Osterkirche Berlin Wedding
The Freedom Concert 2007 - Hollys Bluesband - Part Three - Osterkirche Berlin Wedding
The Freedom Concert 2007 - Hollys Bluesband - Part Four - Osterkirche Berlin Wedding
Noel Redding +11.05.2003
Noel Redding (* 25. Dezember 1945 in Folkestone; † 11. Mai 2003 in Clonakilty, Irland) war ein britischer Gitarrist und Bassist.
Redding war in den frühen 60er Jahren Gitarrist der britischen Band Neil Landon and the Burnettes. Berühmt wurde er allerdings hauptsächlich als Bassist der Jimi Hendrix Experience, die Jimi Hendrix 1966 zusammen mit ihm und dem Schlagzeuger Mitch Mitchell gründete. Noel meldete sich auf eine Anzeige im Melody Maker, in der Eric Burdon neue Gitarristen für seine neue Band The Animals suchte. Chas Chandler fragte ihn während dieser Session, ob er Bass „mit diesem Typen da“ - Hendrix - spielen könne. Noel hatte noch nie Bass gespielt, doch Jimi Hendrix mochte seine wolligen Haare, die ihn an Dylan erinnerten, und Redding wurde engagiert. Die komplette Band wurde von Chas Chandler zusammengestellt. 1969 löste sich die Experience wieder auf.
Redding gründete daraufhin mit Neil Landon und anderen die Band Fat Mattress, in der er wieder Gitarre spielte. In den 70ern gründete er die Noel Redding Band. Wirtschaftlich ging es ihm in dieser Zeit nicht besonders gut, so dass er 1974 gezwungen war, alle seine Rechte an den Aufnahmen der Jimi Hendrix Experience für 100.000 Dollar zu verkaufen. Aus den Einnahmen bei der Wiederveröffentlichung der Aufnahmen nach Einführung der CD sah er keinen Cent.
1996 veröffentlichte er seine Autobiografie Are you Experienced? in der er die Zeit mit der Experience reflektierte und insbesondere darlegte, wie die in finanziellen und juristischen Dingen völlig unerfahrenen Mitglieder der Band vom Management und Anwälten „über den Tisch gezogen“ wurde.
Noel Redding verstarb am 11. Mai 2003 im Alter von 57 Jahren. Er wurde in seinem Haus in Clonakilty, County Cork, Irland[1] aufgefunden. Todesursache war ein Riss der Bauchaorta durch ein Aneurysma.
Equipment
Noel Redding spielte anfangs einen Gibson EB-2, den ihm der Manager der Experience, Chas Chandler (früher Bassist bei den Animals) geliehen hatte, sowie einen sechssaitigen Fender VI, der ihm als eigentlichem Gitarristen den Umstieg auf den Bass erleichtern sollte[2]. Auf Anraten von John Entwistle[3] kaufte er im Februar 1967 einen sunburstfarbenen Fender Jazz Bass, der sein Hauptinstrument während der Zeit mit der Experience werden sollte und den er Anfang der Achtziger an einen Sammler für 10 000 $ verkaufte[4]. Im Jahr 1997 brachte Fender ein Signature-Modell, genannt "Noel Redding Jazz Bass" heraus. Auf dem Hendrix-Album Axis: Bold As Love setzte Redding außerdem einen 8-saitigen Hagström ein [5].
Redding war Plektrum-Spieler, auch dies war seinem Hintergrund als Gitarrist geschuldet. In der Anfangszeit spielte Redding hauptsächlich Burns-Verstärker. Marshall Amps durften natürlich auch auf keiner Bühne fehlen. Die damals zeitgenössischen Plexis eigneten sich sowohl für Gitarre als auch für Bass. So teilte er sich seine Verstärker durchaus auch mit Jimi Hendrix. [6] Ab 1968 benutzte Redding sehr häufig auch Verstärker von Sunn.
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Alec Seward (March 16, 1902 – May 11, 1972)[2] was an American Piedmont and country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.[1] Some of his records were released under pseudonyms, such as Guitar Slim, Blues Servant Boy, King Blues and Georgia Slim.[1] His best remembered recordings were "Creepin' Blues" and "Some People Say".[2]
Biography
Seward, one of fourteen siblings, was born in Charles City County, Virginia.[1] Similar to Gabriel Brown, Ralph Willis and Brownie McGhee, Seward relocated from the Southern United States to New York, in his case in 1924.[3][4]
Seward befriended Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, and retained his Piedmont blues styling despite changes in musical trends. He met Louis Hayes (who later became a minister in northern New Jersey) and the duo performed variously named as the Blues Servant Boys, Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly, or The Back Porch Boys. During the 1940s and 1950s Seward played and recorded with Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, McGhee and Terry. Around 1947 Seward, Guthrie, and Terry, recorded several chain gang related songs including "Chain Gang Special", and some other older songs adapted to having chain gang themes. They were later released on the compilation album, Best of the War Years.[1]
Under his own real name, Seward issued Creepin' Blues (1965, Bluesville) with harmonica accompaniment by Larry Johnson. Later in the decade Seward worked in concert and at folk-blues festivals.[1]
Seward died at the age of 70, in New York of natural causes, in May 1972.[1]
He is not to be confused with Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, Guitar Slim, Jr., James "Guitar Slim" Stephenson nor Norman "Guitar Slim" Green.
Noel David Redding (25 December 1945 – 11 May 2003) was an English rock bassist and guitarist best known for his work as bassist with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Biography
Born in Folkestone,[1] he was selected by Chas Chandler to join Hendrix's band at its inception in 1966 and left in 1969. Although he played in other bands before, after, and even during his stint with the Experience, he never achieved a similar level of success and retired to Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1972.
At age nine, Redding played violin at school and then mandolin and guitar. His first public appearances were at the Hythe Youth Club then at Harvey Grammar School where he was a student.
His first local bands, in which he played lead guitar, were:
The Strangers: with John "Andy" Andrews (bass)
The Lonely Ones: 1961 - John Andrews (bass), Bob Hiscocks (rhythm guitar), Mick Wibley
(drums), Pete Kircher (vocals and in '62, drums). The Lonely Ones made a privately
pressed EP at the Hayton Manor Studio in Stanford, Kent, in 1963, with Derek Knight on
vocals, Trevor Sutton on drums, Noel Redding on lead guitar and John Andrews on bass.
First recordings: "Some Other Guy"; "Money"; "Talking About You"; "Anna".
The Loving Kind: 1966 with Pete (Kircher) Carter (drums); Jim Leverton (bass); and Derek
Knight (vocals).
At 17 Redding went professional and toured clubs in Scotland and Germany with Neil Landon and the Burnettes (formed in late 1962) and The Loving Kind (formed in November 1965). In addition, The Lonely Ones reunited in September 1964, and Redding remained with them a year before taking his leave.[2]
Redding switched from guitar to bass on joining the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He was the first person to join the Experience, and the first to leave. His final concert with them was in June 1969.[citation needed] With the band, he helped create the 3 landmark albums Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland, as well as performing in some of Hendrix's most celebrated concerts. His playing style was distinguished by the use of a pick, a mid-range "trebly" sound, and in later years the use of fuzz and distortion effects through overdriven Sunn amps. His role in the band was that of a time-keeper. This was evident in the Experience's version of "Come On (Baby Let the Good Times Roll)". He would typically lay down a bass groove which Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell would loosely play on top of. He wrote two album tracks, "Little Miss Strange" and "She's So Fine". He played the bass line on "Red House" using the bass strings on a normal six-string guitar.[3]
In 1968, Redding formed the group Fat Mattress with another Kent musician, Neil Landon (born as Patrick Cahill, 27 July 1941, Kirdford, Sussex), on vocals. The band also included Jim Leverton (born 1946, Dover, Kent) on bass and keyboards and Eric Dillon (born 1950, Swindon) on drums. Redding played guitar and vocals, and a key part of the Fat Mattress sound was the vocal harmonies between him, Landon, and Leverton. The band initially toured in support of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, requiring Redding to play two full sets each night. He left Fat Mattress after only one album with them, though some of his compositions would appear on their second album.[4]
Hendrix's manager, Michael Jeffery, attempted to reunite the Jimi Hendrix Experience months after the Woodstock event. The three were interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, but no shows or recordings resulted. Redding soon went on to other projects. While living in Los Angeles he formed Road,[5] a three-piece in the same psychedelic hard rock vein as the Experience, with Rod Richards (born as Rod Cox; ex Rare Earth) on guitar and Les Sampson on drums, and Redding himself switching back to bass. They released one album, Road (1972), with the three members taking turns on lead vocals.
Noel Redding moved to Ireland in 1972. He formed The Noel Redding Band with Eric Bell from Thin Lizzy, Dave Clarke, Les Sampson, and Robbie Walsh. Despite the band's name, Redding shared songwriting and lead vocal duties equally with Clarke. They released two albums for RCA, three tours of the Netherlands, two tours of England, one tour of Ireland, and a 10 week tour in the US. The band dissolved after a dispute with their management company. Tracks recorded for a third unreleased album were later released as The Missing Album on Mouse Records.
In his book Are You Experienced? (co-authored with Carol Appleby) he spoke openly about his disappointment in his being cut off from the profits of the continued sale of the Hendrix recordings. He was forced to sign away his royalties in 1974 and later had to sell the bass guitar he used during that time. Redding had received $100,000 (equivalent to about $478,205 in today's funds[6]) as a one-off payment after he had been told that there would be no more releases of Jimi Hendrix Experience material. (This was before the advent of CDs and DVDs.) Right up until his death, Redding had been planning legal action against the Hendrix estate for payment estimated at £3.26 million for his part in Hendrix's recording and for ongoing royalties.[7]
Noel Redding’s last performance was at the Bunkr in Prague, Czech Republic in 2002.[8][9]
Death
Redding was found dead in his home in Clonakilty on 11 May 2003.[10] A post mortem was carried out on 13 May at Cork University Hospital in Wilton, Cork. The report concluded that Redding died from "shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver".[11] He was 57 years old. In the village of Ardfield, local people erected a plaque to his memory.[12]
A compilation CD and record entitled The Experience Sessions was released by Experience Hendrix, LLC in 2004. Along with the released tracks ("She's So Fine" and "Little Miss Strange") the collection contains rare and unreleased Redding-penned songs recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Most of the tracks are outtakes from Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland, and feature Redding predominantly on guitar (with Hendrix on bass). It also features a live version of Hendrix's "Red House" with Redding on rhythm guitar.
Biography
Born in Folkestone,[1] he was selected by Chas Chandler to join Hendrix's band at its inception in 1966 and left in 1969. Although he played in other bands before, after, and even during his stint with the Experience, he never achieved a similar level of success and retired to Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1972.
At age nine, Redding played violin at school and then mandolin and guitar. His first public appearances were at the Hythe Youth Club then at Harvey Grammar School where he was a student.
His first local bands, in which he played lead guitar, were:
The Strangers: with John "Andy" Andrews (bass)
The Lonely Ones: 1961 - John Andrews (bass), Bob Hiscocks (rhythm guitar), Mick Wibley
(drums), Pete Kircher (vocals and in '62, drums). The Lonely Ones made a privately
pressed EP at the Hayton Manor Studio in Stanford, Kent, in 1963, with Derek Knight on
vocals, Trevor Sutton on drums, Noel Redding on lead guitar and John Andrews on bass.
First recordings: "Some Other Guy"; "Money"; "Talking About You"; "Anna".
The Loving Kind: 1966 with Pete (Kircher) Carter (drums); Jim Leverton (bass); and Derek
Knight (vocals).
At 17 Redding went professional and toured clubs in Scotland and Germany with Neil Landon and the Burnettes (formed in late 1962) and The Loving Kind (formed in November 1965). In addition, The Lonely Ones reunited in September 1964, and Redding remained with them a year before taking his leave.[2]
Redding switched from guitar to bass on joining the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He was the first person to join the Experience, and the first to leave. His final concert with them was in June 1969.[citation needed] With the band, he helped create the 3 landmark albums Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland, as well as performing in some of Hendrix's most celebrated concerts. His playing style was distinguished by the use of a pick, a mid-range "trebly" sound, and in later years the use of fuzz and distortion effects through overdriven Sunn amps. His role in the band was that of a time-keeper. This was evident in the Experience's version of "Come On (Baby Let the Good Times Roll)". He would typically lay down a bass groove which Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell would loosely play on top of. He wrote two album tracks, "Little Miss Strange" and "She's So Fine". He played the bass line on "Red House" using the bass strings on a normal six-string guitar.[3]
In 1968, Redding formed the group Fat Mattress with another Kent musician, Neil Landon (born as Patrick Cahill, 27 July 1941, Kirdford, Sussex), on vocals. The band also included Jim Leverton (born 1946, Dover, Kent) on bass and keyboards and Eric Dillon (born 1950, Swindon) on drums. Redding played guitar and vocals, and a key part of the Fat Mattress sound was the vocal harmonies between him, Landon, and Leverton. The band initially toured in support of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, requiring Redding to play two full sets each night. He left Fat Mattress after only one album with them, though some of his compositions would appear on their second album.[4]
Hendrix's manager, Michael Jeffery, attempted to reunite the Jimi Hendrix Experience months after the Woodstock event. The three were interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, but no shows or recordings resulted. Redding soon went on to other projects. While living in Los Angeles he formed Road,[5] a three-piece in the same psychedelic hard rock vein as the Experience, with Rod Richards (born as Rod Cox; ex Rare Earth) on guitar and Les Sampson on drums, and Redding himself switching back to bass. They released one album, Road (1972), with the three members taking turns on lead vocals.
Noel Redding moved to Ireland in 1972. He formed The Noel Redding Band with Eric Bell from Thin Lizzy, Dave Clarke, Les Sampson, and Robbie Walsh. Despite the band's name, Redding shared songwriting and lead vocal duties equally with Clarke. They released two albums for RCA, three tours of the Netherlands, two tours of England, one tour of Ireland, and a 10 week tour in the US. The band dissolved after a dispute with their management company. Tracks recorded for a third unreleased album were later released as The Missing Album on Mouse Records.
In his book Are You Experienced? (co-authored with Carol Appleby) he spoke openly about his disappointment in his being cut off from the profits of the continued sale of the Hendrix recordings. He was forced to sign away his royalties in 1974 and later had to sell the bass guitar he used during that time. Redding had received $100,000 (equivalent to about $478,205 in today's funds[6]) as a one-off payment after he had been told that there would be no more releases of Jimi Hendrix Experience material. (This was before the advent of CDs and DVDs.) Right up until his death, Redding had been planning legal action against the Hendrix estate for payment estimated at £3.26 million for his part in Hendrix's recording and for ongoing royalties.[7]
Noel Redding’s last performance was at the Bunkr in Prague, Czech Republic in 2002.[8][9]
Death
Redding was found dead in his home in Clonakilty on 11 May 2003.[10] A post mortem was carried out on 13 May at Cork University Hospital in Wilton, Cork. The report concluded that Redding died from "shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver".[11] He was 57 years old. In the village of Ardfield, local people erected a plaque to his memory.[12]
A compilation CD and record entitled The Experience Sessions was released by Experience Hendrix, LLC in 2004. Along with the released tracks ("She's So Fine" and "Little Miss Strange") the collection contains rare and unreleased Redding-penned songs recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Most of the tracks are outtakes from Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland, and feature Redding predominantly on guitar (with Hendrix on bass). It also features a live version of Hendrix's "Red House" with Redding on rhythm guitar.
Biography
Seward, one of fourteen siblings, was born in Charles City County, Virginia.[1] Similar to Gabriel Brown, Ralph Willis and Brownie McGhee, Seward relocated from the Southern United States to New York, in his case in 1924.[3][4]
Seward befriended Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, and retained his Piedmont blues styling despite changes in musical trends. He met Louis Hayes (who later became a minister in northern New Jersey) and the duo performed variously named as the Blues Servant Boys, Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly, or The Back Porch Boys. During the 1940s and 1950s Seward played and recorded with Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, McGhee and Terry. Around 1947 Seward, Guthrie, and Terry, recorded several chain gang related songs including "Chain Gang Special", and some other older songs adapted to having chain gang themes. They were later released on the compilation album, Best of the War Years.[1]
Under his own real name, Seward issued Creepin' Blues (1965, Bluesville) with harmonica accompaniment by Larry Johnson. Later in the decade Seward worked in concert and at folk-blues festivals.[1]
Seward died at the age of 70, in New York of natural causes, in May 1972.[1]
He is not to be confused with Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, Guitar Slim, Jr., James "Guitar Slim" Stephenson nor Norman "Guitar Slim" Green.
Guitar
Slim And Jelly Belly - Working Man Blues
Alec
Seward and "Fat Boy" Hayes
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