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The Groundhogs were an English blues and rock band founded in late 1963 in London. Named after John Lee Hooker 's song "Ground Hog Blues", they were part of the burgeoning British rhythm and blues scene, backing Hooker on his album ...And Seven Nights. They were predominantly a power trio of Tony McPhee (singer, guitarist, song-writer), Peter ...
Decca. Threshold. Cherry Red. Website. graemeedge .com. Graeme Charles Edge (30 March 1941 – 11 November 2021) was an English musician, songwriter and poet, best known as the co-founder and drummer of the rock band the Moody Blues. In addition to his work with the Moody Blues, Edge worked as the bandleader of his own outfit, the Graeme Edge Band.
— in 1966. Producer Mike Vernon suggested adding to McPhee's name in order to make it look more like an official blues name. [3] The Groundhogs backed Dupree and John Lee Hooker on UK concerts in the mid-1960s. [4] The band evolved into a blues-rock trio that produced three UK Top 10 albums in the UK in the early 1970s. [5] [6]
In the 1970s, the band's concerts in the US were attended by up to 20,000 people. [6] By 1981 the band was moving towards a pop-rock sound. [6] Holt and Cuffley left in 1983. A previously unknown recording of a live performance was released as Climax Blues Band/World Tour 1976 by the Major League Productions (MLP) record label.
The Moody Blues were an English progressive rock band from Birmingham. Formed in May 1964, the group originally consisted of guitarist and vocalist Denny Laine, keyboardist and vocalist Mike Pinder, woodwind player and vocalist Ray Thomas, bassist Clint Warwick, and drummer Graeme Edge. The band remained active until late 2018, when sole ...
1962–1990. Labels. Blue Goose. Columbia. Epic. Immediate. Red Rag. Jo Ann Kelly (5 January 1944 – 21 October 1990) was an English blues singer and guitarist. She is respected for her strong blues vocal style and for playing country blues guitar.
Death was an American death metal band formed in Altamonte Springs, Florida, in 1983 by guitarist Chuck Schuldiner (who later became the band's sole vocalist), drummer/vocalist Kam Lee and guitarist Rick Rozz. Death is considered to be among the most influential bands in heavy metal music and a pioneering force in death metal.
Bill Graham (born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca; January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was a German-born American impresario and rock concert promoter.. In the early 1960s, Graham moved to San Francisco, and in 1965, began to manage the San Francisco Mime Troupe. [2]