"later. As the group were all multi-instrumentalists, multi-tracking was used to allow Vickers to perform on guitar and woodwind on the same recordings, while drummer Mike Hugg similarly doubled on vibraphone. Vickers was credited as a co-writer on Manfred Mann's early hit singles and contributed a few tracks to albums, including ""The Abominable Snowmann"" and ""You're for Me"". In 1965, his bandmate Tom McGuinness described him as ""the nicest one of the group … nice nearly all the time. But when he's nasty he just can't be nice about it."" McGuinness added: ""He collects saxophones – which we buy for"
"The Wigs The Wigs are an American power pop band. The Wigs were formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by vocalist and guitarist Jim Cushinery with Bobby Tews on drums and Marty Ross on vocals and guitar. Bass guitarist Bob Pachner left the band shortly before the group's album was recorded. After regrouping on the West Coast in 1983, Val McCallum joined the group on bass guitar. The Wigs were later signed to CBS records. In 1986, Ross landed a part in the TV series the ""New Monkees"". With his departure, The Wigs became the band 57 Braves and the group eventually"
"in 1964. The group was the brainchild of school friends, guitarist Mike McKenna (born April 15, 1946 in Toronto), who had previously played in Whitey & The Roulettes, and bass player Graham Dunsmore. Joining forces with drummer Rick McMurray, Mike’s Trio started gigging at the Cellar club in Toronto’s Yorkville Village playing Jimmy Reed covers, ""Walkin' the Dog"", etc. Sometime in late 1964, McMurray introduced singer Luke Gibson (born October 5, 1946 in Toronto), who was joined soon afterwards by classically trained keyboard player Peter Jermyn (born November 6, 1946 in Kingston, Ontario). After Jermyn coined the name, Luke &"
"Suggs (singer) Graham McPherson (born 13 January 1961), known by the stage name Suggs, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, radio personality and actor. In a music career spanning 40 years, Suggs came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the ska band Madness, which released fifteen singles that entered the Top 10 charts in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, 1980s and the 1990s, including ""My Girl"", ""Baggy Trousers"", ""Embarrassment"", ""It Must Be Love"", ""House of Fun"", ""Driving in My Car"", ""Our House"", ""Wings of a Dove"" and ""Lovestruck"". Suggs began his solo career in 1995,"
"Clarke, and keyboardist Geoff Banks. It didn't take long for changes to occur, however, as Clark left to replace Allan Holdsworth in Bill Bruford's band (credited as ""The Unknown"" John Clark), whilst Steve Clarke left to tour with Billy Cobham, with Kenwright and Banks also departing the band. Turner brought in Cyrus Khajavi on guitar, Paul Vigrass on vocals, Peter Ware on keyboards, Peter Shade on percussion and keyboards, and Steen Doosing on drums. In 1982 this lineup released the debut album ""Fire In The Sky"". After a short burst of live shows further lineup changes occurred when Vigress, Doosing,"
"first band, The Rockers. The band broke up after the tour to support ""Love Machine"". In 1992, guitarist Greg Fraser joined Helix, replacing Paul Hackman. Fraser remained with Helix for four years. Also in 1992, McGhee auditioned for Mötley Crüe who were replacing their departed singer, Vince Neil. The band regrouped for a reunion tour in 2001, releasing the live album ""A Room for Five Live"" in 2002. In 2006 a greatest hits package was released titled ""The Essentials"". In January 2007, Fraser and Skreebs formed a new project known as Fraze Gang. The album ""Jackhammer"" came out in early"
"McGuinness Flint McGuinness Flint was a rock band formed in 1970 by Tom McGuinness, former bassist and guitarist with Manfred Mann, and Hughie Flint, former drummer with John Mayall; plus vocalist and keyboard player Dennis Coulson, and multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle. Their first single ""When I'm Dead and Gone"" reached No.2 on the UK Singles Chart at the end of 1970 and No.47 on the Billboard pop chart and No.35 on the Cashbox pop chart in the U.S., No. 5 in Ireland and No. 31 in Canada.) The debut album ""McGuinness Flint"" also made the Top"
"(drums) and Greg Tornquist (guitar, flute, harmonica) Patrick McClure (guitar, vocals) joined the band for the second album in 1973. In 1969, Sunshine Pop group The Peppermint Trolley Company walked away from their contract for a variety of reasons, both financial and creative. They moved to Riverside, California and changed their name to ""Bones"". According to Danny Faragher, the name was chosen as it was the furthest thing away from the name Peppermint Trolley Company, derived from an Earl Stanley Gardner murder mystery novel. After touring the fraternity circuit (UCLA, USC), band manager Steve Hauser, landed them an interview at"
"Kirk Pengilly Kirk Pengilly (""PEN-gill-ee"") (born 4 July 1958) is an Australian musician and member of the Australian rock group :INXS. Kirk plays saxophone, guitar and also performs as a backing vocalist. Pengilly moved to Sydney in 1966, and became best friends with fellow band member Tim Farriss with whom he attended Forest High School. Their first band ""Guinness"", formed in 1971, was a high school band in which Pengilly was the principal songwriter and lead singer. The band included American David Stewart on pedal-steel guitar and Malcolm Walker on drums, and was named after bass player Steve Spencer's dog."
"Rick Fowler Rick Fowler is an American blues-rock guitarist originally from Bowdon, Georgia. He learned to play guitar primarily by listening to early British blues and rock guitarists and American blues players. Fowler's earlier bands included Ziggurat, Deacon Little, and Fortnox. Fowler also recorded with pop singer Bertie Higgins, whose hit single ""Key Largo"" reached platinum sales in several countries. In 1982, the Fortnox song ""Storm Inside My Head"" went to number 44 in US AOR airplay and the band’s video reached the top 20 on MTV. The band toured non-stop for a year in support of the record, headlining"
"the band. Once again they would carry on as a trio. The Figgs The Figgs are a rock ‘n’ roll band formed in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1987. Originally known as The Sonic Undertones, their output includes thirteen studio albums and multiple EPs and singles. They’ve served as the backing band for rock and roll legend Graham Parker on and off since 1996 and also toured with Tommy Stinson of The Replacements fame. The original lineup of Mike Gent (guitar), Pete Donnelly (bass), and Guy Lyons (drums), all went to high school together. Lyons temporarily left the band in"
"The Knack The Knack was an American rock band based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, ""My Sharona"", an international number-one hit in 1979. Singer Doug Fieger was a native of Oak Park, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the 9 Mile/Coolidge area. The brother of attorney Geoffrey Fieger (later known for representing Jack Kevorkian in a series of assisted suicide cases) Fieger had previously played in an eclectic rock band called Sky as well as the Sunset Bombers. Although Sky had received a modest amount of acclaim, including being"
"members include or have included Keith Waterhouse, Richard Littlejohn, Noel Botham, Ken Stott and Brian Hitchen. Suggs is a fan of Chelsea F.C., made apparent by the FA Cup related song ""Blue Day"" which he wrote and then performed along with the rest of the 1996–1997 Chelsea squad. Suggs (singer) Graham McPherson (born 13 January 1961), known by the stage name Suggs, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, radio personality and actor. In a music career spanning 40 years, Suggs came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the ska band Madness, which released fifteen singles that"
"Wipers Wipers was a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, along with drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. The group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion were hailed as extremely influential by numerous critics and musicians. The band is considered the first Pacific Northwest punk band. Sage's intense interest in music began with cutting records at home as an adolescent. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Sage soon picked up the guitar, and in 1971, at age 17, he played on an eponymous album by professional wrestler Beauregarde. Sage founded the Wipers"
"their first album, ""Cabal"", was released in 1968. Dave and Jo-Anne Kelly and Tony McPhee were featured artists, and the band was the same as had regularly played the Studio 51 Club. Tony McPhee left the band shortly after to re-form The Groundhogs. The second album, ""The John Dummer Blues Band"", featured Dummer, Hall, Thomson, Dave and Jo Ann Kelly (vocals), with a new lead guitarist Adrian ""Putty"" Pietryga from The Deep Blues Band from Bristol. This band toured extensively in Britain and Europe for two years. By the third album, ""John Dummer's Famous Music Band"" (1970), Dave Kelly and"
"group have included Chris ""Sawzall"" Johnson (1999–2001), Justin ""Salvage"" Neuhardt (1999–2010), David ""Bellows Lugusi"" Goldstein (1999–2004), Charlie ""C.B."" Bell (1999–2004), and Shawn ""Plantain"" Galbraith (2007–2012). Ferd ""Four"" Moyse joined in 2004, Ward ""Cousin Spits"" Harrison in 2006, Brian ""Nugget"" Gorby in 2010, and Ben ""JuJu"" Jacobs in 2012. The Hackensaw Boys derived their name ""from the actions you perform on a mandolin (hack) and a fiddle (saw)."" Says Bullington ""it was one of those jokes that sort of sticks . . and after about a week and you've played six or seven shows during the course of that week, you"
"completion of their first demo together, Sullivan gave Flannery the nickname ""One Track Mike"". The two recruited keyboardist Dan ""Shank Bone Mystic"" Saks, bassist Jesse ""Savior"" Saul, and percussionist Jason ""J Ride"" Riddle to complete the band lineup. Their witty hip hop songs became so popular with students at Rutgers that they began playing shows throughout the tri-state area. When members of MTV's Lyricist Lounge Show saw the group perform at the Mercury Lounge in New York City, they introduced the band to Lava Records who quickly signed them. Prior to the release of their debut album, the group performed"
"trio signed with Jive Records. Travis Porter consists of Lakeem ""Ali"" Grant, Donquez ""Quez"" Woods and Harold ""Strap"" Duncan. During the early years, they started out as a group called The Hard Hitters, but later changed their name to Travis Porter to increase marketability. With their new name, the group toured across the United States before expanding their shows internationally. In 2008, the trio played in between cities, states, and even countries, including Kaiserslautern, Bamberg and Germany. Travis Porter garnered popularity through the release of their mixtapes, and expanding number of performances. To date, the group's four biggest underground hits"
"Iris (birth name Dominic Ierace) started a band called the Tri-Vels. The band became known as Donnie and the Donnells when the line up increased from three members to four. Shortly after dropping out of college Iris found out that a band called Gary and the Jewel Tones, of which Jimmie Ross was a member, needed a new guitarist. This gave birth to a new band called the ""Jaggers."" Forming around 1964, they began playing night clubs and other venues for the next few years gathering a respectable following in the region. In 1968, the Jaggerz signed with Gamble Records."
"a minor chart hit. From 1972 onward 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' was the band name used on all releases by this group, and they are considered a separate band from Manfred Mann. Manfred Mann briefly reformed in June 1983, for an appearance at the Marquee Club in London to help celebrate the club's 25th anniversary. 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. Tom McGuinness"
"of the band began with Andrew Farriss convincing his fellow Davidson High School classmate, Michael Hutchence, to join his band, Doctor Dolphin. The band contained two further classmates, Kent Kerny and Neil Sanders, as well as Garry Beers and Geoff Kennely, both from a nearby high school, Forest High School. In 1977, Tim Farriss, Andrew's older brother, invited Andrew, Hutchence and Beers to join him and his schoolmate Kirk Pengilly. Tim and Pengilly had been playing together since 1971 as either an acoustic duo, Kirk and Tim, or as a four-piece band called Guinness (named after their bass player's dog)."
"The Savages (band) The Savages was a British rock band formed in 1960, and is perhaps best known for being the backing band for the late Screaming Lord Sutch. Former members include such luminaries of the British rock scene as Jimmy Page and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple, Jeff Beck, Keith Moon of The Who, Adrian Gurvitz, Albert Lee, Mick Abrahams, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and keyboard players Nicky Hopkins, Matthew Fisher, Freddie 'Fingers' Lee and Paul Dean, an actor/singer who would later find fame under the stage name"
"The Figgs The Figgs are a rock ‘n’ roll band formed in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1987. Originally known as The Sonic Undertones, their output includes thirteen studio albums and multiple EPs and singles. They’ve served as the backing band for rock and roll legend Graham Parker on and off since 1996 and also toured with Tommy Stinson of The Replacements fame. The original lineup of Mike Gent (guitar), Pete Donnelly (bass), and Guy Lyons (drums), all went to high school together. Lyons temporarily left the band in 1989 and was replaced by Pete Hayes. When he returned in"
"the fall of that year. They have since remained together. Mike Kinsella and Steve Holmes knew one another at an early age, as both were students at Wheeling High School in Wheeling, IL, where Kinsella played drums for Cap'n Jazz; Holmes played guitar in a variety of bands. Kinsella and Lamos began playing together with David Johnson and Allen Johnson in 1997 under the name 'The One Up Downstairs', in which Kinsella was exclusively a vocalist. Three songs were recorded under this name, with the intention of releasing them as a 7"" record on Polyvinyl Records. However, the band splintered"
"2001 in Carmel, Indiana. The name was discovered by Devin Chaulk who read it from the hymn ""It Is Well with My Soul."" The band originally started out as a three-piece including: Brennan Chaulk (guitar/vocals), Devin Chaulk (drums/vocals), and Mike Murphy (bass/vocals). Six months after forming, the band added longtime friend Jason Barnes to the group as a second guitarist. In 2002, the band recruited Jimmy Ryan as their lead vocalist who was member of the death metal band Upheaval from 1997 until 1999. In the summer of 2002, the band self-produced their first EP, ""That They May Know You"""
"core group being six brass, five reeds (including Mulligan) and a pianoless two-piece rhythm section (though as in the earlier quartets Mulligan or Brookmeyer sometimes doubled on piano). The membership included (at various times, among others): trumpeters Conte Candoli, Nick Travis, Clark Terry, Don Ferrara, Al Derisi, Thad Jones and Doc Severinsen, saxophonists Zoot Sims Jim Reider, Gene Allen, Bobby Donovan, Phil Woods and Gene Quill, trombonists Willie Dennis, Alan Raph and Bob Brookmeyer, drummers Mel Lewis and Gus Johnson, and bassists Buddy Clark and Bill Crow. The band also recorded an album of songs sung by Mulligan's girlfriend Judy"
"Taylor, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Cherie Currie, Robby Krieger, Spencer Davis, Stephen Stills, Rod Stewart, Emmett Chapman, and Sheryl Crow. Gary died from lymphoma on August 22, 2006 at the age of 55. The Knack The Knack was an American rock band based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, ""My Sharona"", an international number-one hit in 1979. Singer Doug Fieger was a native of Oak Park, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the 9 Mile/Coolidge area. The brother of attorney Geoffrey Fieger (later known for representing Jack Kevorkian in a"
"The Muckrakers The Muckrakers were a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky that formed in 1997. The band started as a duo, with current lead singer-songwriter Rob Carpenter and singer-guitarist John Ruby. The two met at Western Kentucky University (both were history majors). Shortly after meeting the two began playing all over Bowling Green, Kentucky, from dorm rooms to coffee houses. Eventually though, the two began playing at a Bowling Green restaurant, Happy Inn, and began drawing substantial crowds. Then the two got Brian Meurer, bassist, and together they recorded their first album, ""Forgot To Breathe"" (1998). Dave Kidd, drummer, joined"
"this point the group consisted of Fairchild at the piano, Wynn, Gatlin (singing lead), baritone Ron Page, and bass Herman Harper. They recorded an album on the Checker Records label, one on Starday, and three on Skylite. In 1961, Gatlin changed the group's name to ""the Oak Ridge Boys"" because their producer, Bud Praeger, thought ""Oak Ridge Quartet"" sounded too old-fashioned for their contemporary sound. In 1962, Ron Page left, and the group hired Gary McSpadden (who had filled in for Jake Hess in the Statesmen Quartet) as baritone with the understanding from Jake Hess that when he was ready"
"Dave Kelly and Tom McGuinness. Hall was also a founder-member, with Ian Stewart, of the Boogie Woogie Big Band which later became Rocket 88, and which included Hal Singer, Don Weller and Dick Morrissey among many leading jazzmen, together with Charlie Watts, Alexis Korner, and Jack Bruce. As a sideman, he has accompanied such blues names as John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Jimmy Witherspoon, Chuck Berry, Homesick James, Lightnin' Slim, Lowell Fulsom, Charlie Musselwhite, Snooky Pryor, J. B. Hutto, Lazy Lester, Dave Peabody, Baby Boy Warren, Eddie ""Guitar"" Burns, Eddie Taylor, Big John Wrencher, Mickey Baker, and Eddy"
"Sky (US band) Sky was an American rock power trio active in the early 1970s, based out of Detroit, Michigan. It released two albums with RCA before breaking up in 1973. It's mostly known today as an early point in musician Doug Fieger's career, later the frontman of The Knack. The group started out as their members finished high school in the Detroit, Michigan area. It consisted of Doug Fieger (bass, lead vocals), John Coury (guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Rob Stawinski (drums, backing vocals). Sky gained a local following after serving as an opening act for popular groups such"
"on CD. In June 2013, the band reunited for the reissue of the ""My Chauffeur"" soundtrack. In June 2014, The Wigs made a special appearance at the Milwaukee Summerfest. The concert included all of the original band members Jim Cushinery, Marty Ross, Bobby Tews and Robert Pachner. ""File Under: Pop Vocal"" CD track listing The Wigs The Wigs are an American power pop band. The Wigs were formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by vocalist and guitarist Jim Cushinery with Bobby Tews on drums and Marty Ross on vocals and guitar. Bass guitarist Bob Pachner left the band shortly before the group's"
"a new band, started with a group of people from the Pogues' extended family including Paul ""Mad Dog"" McGuinness and Tommy McManamon. McGuinness and Tom Gerry McManamon formed the core of the band, on guitar and tenor banjo respectively. Soundman Dave Jordon and road manager Big Charlie MacLennan also followed MacGowan to the Popes. Joining them were guitarist Mo O'Hagan and bass player Bernie France, who had both played with MacGowan in a short-lived group called the London Contemporary Five (France was also an old friend and one-time teenage band mate of MacGowan's, in the group Hot Dogs With Everything)."