"Lodge. John Lodge's ""Talking out of Turn"" also charted in the US, reaching No. 65. Edge provided ""22,000 Days"" (featuring Thomas as lead voice with Hayward and Lodge) while Thomas' contributions were the final portion of the set with his singing on the final two songs; ""Painted Smile"", ""Reflective Smile"" (a poem narrated by a DJ friend of the band) and ""Veteran Cosmic Rocker"". By now, the mellotron had long been set aside as their primary keyboard instrument on their studio albums and the band embraced a more modern, less symphonic approach, though still retaining a lush keyboard-led sound as"
"his and Pinder's old bandmate John Lodge as a permanent replacement and also recruited Justin Hayward to replace Laine. With this line-up the band released seven successful albums between 1967 and 1972 and became known for their pioneering orchestral sound. Although they initially tried to continue singing R&B covers and novelty tunes, they were confronted over this by an audience member, and with their finances deteriorating they made a conscious decision to focus only on their own original material. Following the lead of Pinder, Hayward, and Lodge, Thomas also started writing songs. The first he contributed to the group's repertoire"
"The new members were John Lodge, their bassist from El Riot who was now finished with his education, and Justin Hayward, formerly of the Wilde Three. Hayward was recommended to Pinder by Eric Burdon of the Animals and was endorsed by famed UK singer Marty Wilde, the leader of the Wilde Three. Pinder phoned Hayward after reading his lead guitarist letter, and was impressed when Hayward played him his 45 rpm single ""London is Behind Me"" during their car ride to meet the other members in Esher. After financial misfortune and a confrontation with an audience member, the band soon"
"the county of Warwickshire. Ray Thomas, a young John Lodge and (occasionally) Mike Pinder had been members of El Riot & the Rebels. They disbanded when Lodge, the youngest member, went to technical college and Pinder joined the army. Pinder then rejoined Thomas to form the Krew Cats. Back from a disappointing spell in the Hamburg region a few months later, the pair recruited guitarist/vocalist Denny Laine and band manager-turned-drummer Graeme Edge. Pinder and Thomas initially approached their former El Riot bandmate John Lodge about being the bass player, but Lodge declined as he was still in college. They instead"
"of ""Seventh Sojourn"", Graeme Edge told Rolling Stone: ""We've got two Christians, one Mystic, one Pedantic and one Mess, and we all get on a treat."" By this time, other bands were picking up their work. Pinder's songs ""A Simple Game"" (1968) and ""So Deep Within You"" (1969) were successfully covered by the Four Tops, Pinder winning an Ivor Novello Award for ""A Simple Game"", Elkie Brooks later covered Hayward's ""Nights in White Satin"". Pinder also appeared on John Lennon's ""Imagine"" album in 1971, providing additional percussion on ""I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier (I Don't Want to Die)"". The"
"and the later recruitment of Justin Hayward and John Lodge in 1966, the band continued initially to play the R&B style material; however, after an irate fan dismissed one of their concert performances as poor, Edge is quoted as speaking up to say to his bandmates: ""That guy was right ... we WERE rubbish!"" leading the band to decide henceforth to drop the blues-style covers and begin writing and recording their own songs only. Edge initially was a poet for the band, contributing ""Morning Glory"" and ""Late Lament"" to ""Days of Future Passed"" in 1967 (narrated by Pinder). Edge himself"
"Feet"", ""It May Be a Fire"", ""Rock 'n' Roll Over You"", ""Love is on the Run"", ""Here Comes the Weekend"", ""Lean on Me (Tonight)"", ""Shadows on the Wall"", ""Magic"",""Wherever You Are"", ""Love Don't Come Easy"", ""Words You Say"", ""Forever Now"", ""On This Christmas Day"",""The Spirit of Christmas"", and ""Gemini Dream"" — the latter being a co-composition with Justin Hayward that won them jointly an ASCAP songwriting award. ""Bass Player"" magazine voted him amongst the most influential bass players. Lodge co-wrote ""Out and In"" with Mike Pinder, recorded on ""To Our Children's Children's Children"" in 1969. He also collaborated with fellow"
"released that year. Hayward and Lodge released a duo album, the very successful ""Blue Jays"" (1975), and a UK chart single, ""Blue Guitar"" (no. 8), which was credited to Hayward and Lodge even though it was just Hayward with 10cc backing him. The album had originally been a projected liaison between Hayward and Pinder, but after Pinder dropped out, John Lodge stepped in. (Tony Clarke produced it.) The members then released solo albums. Pinder said he hoped to get the band back together that year. ""Having moved to California in 1974, I returned to Britain for a visit in summer"
"Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ), was an American rock band best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre during the 1970s. With roots tracing to the formation of ""My Backyard"" in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964, the band was also known by names such as ""The Noble Five"" and ""One Percent"", before finally deciding on ""Lynyrd Skynyrd"" in 1969. The band gained worldwide recognition for its live performances and signature songs ""Sweet Home Alabama"" and ""Free Bird"". At the peak of their success, band members Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, died in an airplane"
"1961, along with Brian 'Rockhouse' Davies on bass (born 15 January 1943, Cardiff) and Ken Collier on drums. Edmunds was the only constant member of the group, which later included bassist Mick Still, Bob 'Congo' Jones on drums and John Williams (stage name John David) on bass. The Raiders worked almost exclusively in the South Wales area. In 1966, after a short spell in a Parlophone recording band, the Image (1965–1966), with local drummer Tommy Riley, Edmunds shifted to a more blues-rock sound, reuniting with Congo Jones and bassist John Williams and adding second guitarist Mickey Gee to form the"
"in France) – still their concert finale number – which featured Pinder's non-album song ""A Simple Game"" as the 'B' side. Pinder's ""The Best Way to Travel"" was another high point, as was his closing song ""Om"" (sung by Pinder and Thomas, again featuring Hayward on sitar). Graeme Edge found a significant secondary role in the band as a writer of poetry, and some of their early albums from the late 1960s began with various band members reciting poems by Edge that were conceptually related to the lyrics of the songs that followed. Edge narrated his brief ""Departure"" poem on"
"in the performance of ""Nights in White Satin"". On these occasions, Edge recited it himself, since Pinder was no longer in the band at that time. In the late 1990s, the UK magazine ""Record Collector"" printed a claim that ""Nights in White Satin"" had not been written by Justin Hayward at all, but that in fact the Moody Blues' management had simply bought the song outright in 1966 from an Italian group called ""Les Jelly Roll"" and taken credit for it. This claim seems to have arisen from the discovery of a 7"" single by the Jelly Roll which carries"
"original members left. The last original member of the Persuaders, Willie Holland, died on February 13, 2016. The Persuaders (R&B group) The Persuaders are a New York City-based R&B vocal group best known for their gold hit single in the 1970s, ""Thin Line Between Love and Hate"". It sold over a million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 29, 1971. The original members formed the group in New York in 1969 after previously singing with other local groups. They were signed by Atlantic Records in 1971 with"
"of bassist Sandy, they were in fact a tight and original act in their own right, a fact only now being recognized by the wider public. Early line-up ""Psychedelic Musik"" line-up 1980-1982 line-up 2011-2012 line-up Lightning Raiders Lightning Raiders were an English pub rock band, with Johnny Hodge being the most prominent member of the group. During their lifetime, they released two singles, an EP, and recorded a full-length album that would not see the light of day until 2013. The Lightning Raiders formed in August 1977 with an original lineup featuring Johnny Hodge (known as Little John) on guitar,"
"""Lost Chord"", although Pinder recited the majority of Edge's poetry, as according to Edge, he had the best voice for it due to smoking more cigarettes and drinking more whisky at the time. On 1969's ""On the Threshold of a Dream"", Hayward, Edge and Pinder share the opening narration on Edge's ""In The Beginning"", leading into Hayward's ""Lovely To See You"". His ""Never Comes the Day"" was issued as a UK single, while Thomas' wry observations of life in ""Dear Diary"" and ""Lazy Day"" were striking features. Pinder contributed the closing track on side one, ""So Deep Within You"". Side"
"The Gaylords and subsequently invited to join the group. Shortly thereafter, McAleese adopted his stage name (a moniker he coined by combining the names Dean Martin and Tennessee Ernie Ford) and The Gaylords were re-christened Dean Ford and the Gaylords. With hopes of achieving more commercial success, Ford and the band relocated to London in 1965. Three years later, Marmalade, with Ford as lead singer, became the first Scottish band to score a #1 hit song on the U.K. pop singles chart.[1], also racking up many prior and additional consecutive quality hits worldwide. In addition to his lead vocals, Ford"
"Alive N Kickin' Alive N Kickin’ (known originally as Alive and Kicking, and sometimes spelled Alive 'N Kickin’) is a Brooklyn band, led by singers Pepe Cardona and Sandy Toder, known mainly for their 1970 hit single ""Tighter, Tighter"" which reached number seven on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The six original members formed the band when they were teenagers in 1968 in guitarist Dave Shearer's basement. The group included Sandy Toder and Pepe Cardona (vocals) Bruce Sudano (keyboards), Rich Luisi aka Woody Wilson (bass guitar), Dave Shearer (guitar), and Jeff Miller (drums). They gained some popularity when they"
"(b. 1949, Southampton, Hampshire, England), Barry Paul (lead guitar), and John Gordon (bass), who had all previously been in another band, Paper. Farr took over as manager, and found them a place on the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival stage on the same day as Jimi Hendrix, Leonard Cohen, Free, Donovan, Jethro Tull, Pentangle, and The Moody Blues. By that time, Paul had been replaced by Eddie Harnett (lead guitar), and the band added Dave Horler (keyboards, trombone), Butch Hudson (trumpet, flugelhorn), and Derek Somerville (saxophone, flute, trombone), giving the band a much more brass-oriented sound that was sometimes compared"
"as the headlining act. + Gold Record – RIAA Certification + Gold Record – RIAA Certification The Grass Roots The Grass Roots is an American rock band that charted frequently between 1966 and 1975. The band was originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In their career, they achieved two gold albums, one gold single and charted singles on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 a total of 21 times. Among their charting singles, they achieved Top 10 three times, Top 20 three times and Top 40 eight times. They have sold over 20"
"John Weider John Weider (born 21 April 1947 in Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English rock musician who plays guitar, bass, and violin. He is best known as the guitarist for Eric Burdon & the Animals from 1966 to 1968. He was also the bass player for Family from 1969 to 1971. As a teenager, Weider played alongside Steve Marriott in a band called Steve Marriott and the Moments. He then went on to replace Mick Green as lead guitarist in Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. In August 1965 Weider was the first in a succession of guitar players replacing"
"replaced by a trio of FGG studio musicians that more closely adhered to the founding concept: guitarist Jack Raczka (Giles Strange), drummer/vocalist Joe Piazza (Miles Strange), and keyboardist/vocalist Ken Jones (Niles Strange). In 1968, bass player Greg Roman became an integral part of the band. All studio material continued to be performed by Feldman, Goldstein and Gottehrer, with additional session musicians as required. While performing on the road in Ohio in 1965 as The Strangeloves, Feldman, Goldstein, and Gottehrer came upon a local band known as Ricky Z and the Raiders, led by Rick Derringer (known as Rick Zehringer at"
"On Edge (metal band) On Edge is an American alternative metal band from Arlington, Massachusetts, formed in 2013 by guitarist Tommy Barvick and drummer Jesse Schulz. Bassist Calvin McLean was recruited shortly after the band's inception, followed by the entrance of lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player Eric Sacarny. Tommy Barvick and Jesse Schulz became friends in sixth grade at the Ottoson Middle School in Arlington. Sharing the same musical tastes, later that year the two formed a band called Flounder. Mutual friend Calvin McLean took up bass and joined Flounder, completing the lineup with Schulz playing guitar and singing,"
"band formed in Haney, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver, now known as Maple Ridge. Their original lineup consisted of Rick McCartey (lead vocals), Ray O'Toole (lead guitar and vocals), Vidor Skofteby (rhythm guitar), Gowan Jurgensen (bass), and Jerry Ringrose (drums). In the early years, the band wore matching suits and their stage antics included synchronized dance steps, and sometimes the group's large-framed and muscular lead singer Rick McCartey would hoist their diminutive lead guitarist Ray O'Toole onto his shoulders in the middle of a song. The Band's became known for a loud and raucous sound, featuring highly overdriven guitars"
"entire band for the unusual opening track ""Procession"" (an attempt aurally to depict the evolution of vocal and musical harmony through time). He also sang a featured co-lead vocal and solo spot along with Hayward, Lodge and Thomas on Edge's song ""After You Came"". Also in 1971 Pinder guested on John Lennon's ""Imagine"" album on the songs ""I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier (I Don't Wanna Die)"" and ""Jealous Guy"", playing tambourine rather than the mellotron he intended to play, because by Pinder's account the tapes in Lennon's mellotron looked like ""a bowl of spaghetti"", hence the switch to tambourine."
"on Polydor Records. At this point the line-up included Mick Taylor, Ken Hensley, John Glascock, and Joe Konas. In May 1967, Mick Taylor got a call from John Mayall who was looking for a new guitarist to replace Peter Green. When Taylor joined the Bluesbreakers, he left behind a faltering bluesband. The band sought to revive their fortunes on the club/college circuit. They relocated to London and secured a residency at The Marquee. John Glascock (bass) was replaced by Paul Newton in June 1967 and then by Greg Lake. But the latter was too talented for the backing role they"
"the lines of the treble clef: EGBDF. The opening track ""Procession"" was the only item composed by all five band members, a fascinating track depicting the ""evolution"" of music, leading into Hayward's ""Story in Your Eyes"". Thomas's reflective ""Our Guessing Game"" and whimsical ""Nice To Be Here"" offset the deeper drama of Hayward's ""You Can Never Go Home"", Lodge's ""One More Time To Live"" and Pinder's ""My Song"". Edge, the long-standing drummer-poet, started writing lyrics intended to be sung, rather than verses to be spoken – his ""After You Came"" (1971) featured each of the four lead singers taking a"
"The Loading Zone The Loading Zone was an American rock band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They issued two albums worth of material, with differing band lineups, before disbanding in 1971. They were formed in Berkeley, California in 1966 by singer-keyboardist Paul Fauerso, following the dissolution of his jazz group The Tom Paul Trio. The original lineup was Fauerso, bassist Bob Kridle, drummer Ted Kozlowski (replaced by George Newcom), and guitarists Peter Shapiro and Steve Dowler, both formerly of Berkeley psychedelic rock band The Marbles, who had supported Jefferson Airplane at the historic ""Tribute to Dr. Strange"", the"
"Tommy James Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson; April 29, 1947) also known as Tommy Tadger is an American pop rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, widely known as leader of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells. Born in Dayton, Ohio, James and his family moved to Niles, Michigan. He was a child model at the age of four. In 1959, at the age of twelve, he formed the band ""The Echoes"", which eventually became ""Tom and the Tornadoes"". In 1964 the band changed its name to The Shondells. That same year, Jack Douglas, a local"
"Good Boy Deserves Favour"", their third UK No. 1 album, and Thomas wrote and sang ""Our Guessing Game"" and ""Nice to Be Here"", also singing a co-lead vocal with Pinder, Hayward and Lodge on Edge's ""After You Came"". All five members wrote ""Procession"". The final album of the 'core seven' was ""Seventh Sojourn"", their first album to reach No. 1 in the USA. By this time, Pinder had replaced his mellotron with the chamberlin, which produced orchestral sounds more realistically and easily than the mellotron. Thomas wrote and sang ""For My Lady"". Thomas released the albums ""From Mighty Oaks"" (1975)"
"Mike Pinera Mike Pinera (born September 29, 1948) is an American guitarist who started professionally in the late 1960s with the group Blues Image, which had a #4 hit in 1970 with their song ""Ride Captain Ride"". After the breakup of that group, he joined Iron Butterfly, and later formed the group Ramatam. Pinera was then the founding member of the band New Cactus, a later incarnation of the band Cactus. He was the lead guitarist for Alice Cooper from 1980 to 1982. He is currently performing with the Classic Rock All Stars. Pinera met the band Renegade through their"
"broke up in June 1972. In 2017, the ELO line-up of Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, and Richard Tandy were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ELO's early live performances were chaotic, due to both poor sound quality of the string instruments competing against the guitars and drums, as well as Wood's constant moving from instrument to instrument during the shows (playing Bass, Guitar, Cello and even Saxophone). After increasing tensions, Wood left in July 1972 at the start of the second album sessions, following a trip to Italy and formed a new group, Wizzard, which"
"Tonto and the Renegades Tonto and the Renegades (also referred to as Tonto & the Renegades) were an American garage rock band from Grand Ledge, Michigan who were active between 1964 and 1969. They were formed by students from Grand Ledge High School and their name derived from the nickname of their bass player, Gary Richey, who because of his Native American heritage was referred to as ""Tonto"" by his friends at school. The group had several hits in the Southern Michigan region in 1966 and 1967. By the late 1960s group was being courted by major record labels, when"
"Threshold Records, Edge began contributing songs; his ""Higher and Higher"" (a spoken lyric over music with a dramatic 'rocket blast off' opening; as usual, it was recited by Pinder) commenced ""To Our Children's Children's Children"", which also featured his instrumental composition ""Beyond"". Edge whispered the lyrics to his song ""Don't You Feel Small"" over band-sung vocals (Pinder, Thomas, Lodge and Hayward) on ""A Question of Balance"" (1970), on which he also contributed a closing poem/song co-written with Ray Thomas, ""The Balance"" (recited by Pinder). Edge co-wrote and claims pole position as 'lead grunt' on the unusual band-composed opening track ""Procession"""