When the rock band Free disbanded, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke went on to form which other group?
"Black Cat Bones Black Cat Bones were a British heavy blues rock group from London. The band is perhaps best known for having had Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke in its lineup, both of whom later joined Free in 1968. Kirke also became a founding member of Bad Company in 1974. The band formed in 1966 with original members Paul Tiller (lead vocals and harmonica), Paul Kossoff (lead guitar), brothers Derek Brooks (rhythm guitar) and Stuart Brooks (bass), and Terry Sims (drums). Black Cat Bones (named after black cat bones, a Hoodoo charm associated with blues music) played regularly on"
"Bones. Kirke was offered the drumming position in the band for which he played for six months. Kirke and Paul Kossoff left the band and with Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser formed Free. In the four years Free were together they had an enormous influence on many bands on both sides of the Atlantic. Their biggest hit, ""All Right Now"", was a number one in more than 20 territories and was acknowledged by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) in 1990 as having received more than 1,000,000 radio plays in the US by late 1989. In 2000 an"
"featured frontman Paul Rodgers. Free came into being once the duo joined up with musicians Simon Kirke and Andy Fraser, the latter formerly from the ranks of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Free's debut album, titled ""Tons of Sobs"", came out in 1968 to a muted response. The group's eponymous 1969 follow-up, while expanding on the band's mix of styles, also failed to achieve commercial success. Neither studio album had charted at all. Free recorded ""Fire and Water"" from January 1970 to June 1970 in London, the group using the engineering facilities of Island Studios and Trident Studios. Mike Sida devised the"
"Free (Free album) Free is the second album by English rock group Free, recorded and released in 1969. The band had spent time touring after their debut album ""Tons of Sobs"" the previous year, and there is a marked difference in the musicianship of the band as well as Paul Rodgers's voice. Whereas ""Tons of Sobs"" had been produced by Guy Stevens, ""Free"" was produced by the head of Island Records, Chris Blackwell. This album saw the burgeoning of the songwriting partnership between Paul Rodgers and bassist Andy Fraser, which had been glimpsed on ""Tons of Sobs"" with songs such"
"with CDs being much smaller than LPs, this is almost unreadable. All tracks written by Andy Fraser & Paul Rodgers unless otherwise noted. Free (Free album) Free is the second album by English rock group Free, recorded and released in 1969. The band had spent time touring after their debut album ""Tons of Sobs"" the previous year, and there is a marked difference in the musicianship of the band as well as Paul Rodgers's voice. Whereas ""Tons of Sobs"" had been produced by Guy Stevens, ""Free"" was produced by the head of Island Records, Chris Blackwell. This album saw the"
"members of Free, singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke; former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs; and ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. The band signed to Swan Song Records/Atlantic Records in North America, and with Island Records in other countries. (Island Records had until that time been the UK home to both Free and King Crimson, as well as to Mott the Hoople for their first four albums; Atlantic, in turn, released King Crimson's and Mott's early albums in the US through a licensing agreement with Island). Atlantic/Warner Music would later acquire the non-North American rights to the band's"
"Both Yamauchi and Bundrick had played with Kossoff and drummer Simon Kirke on the album Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu & Rabbit during that period in late 1971 when the band had broken up for the first time. Also, several other musicians were used on the album. The album was co-produced by Andy Johns as well as Free themselves. One immediate effect of Fraser's departure was the loss of the Fraser/Rodgers songwriting partnership that had hitherto provided the bulk of the band's catalogue. Hence many of the songs were written solely by Rodgers, although some are credited to the entire band as"
"and later formed Free"". In 2018 a CD/DVD set was released which captured the final show from the ‘Free Spirit’ tour filmed at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 May 2017. In the summer of 2018 Rodgers toured with Jeff Beck. Paul Rodgers married Machiko Shimizu in 1971, and has two children from that marriage, Steve and Jasmine. The two children are also musicians and singers who formed a band, Bôa, in the 1990s. Paul Rodgers also has another child from a previous relationship who resides in his hometown of Middlesbrough, England. Rodgers and Shimizu divorced in 1996. On 26"
"band permanently, aged just 20. Kossoff also pulled out of the tour (although not technically leaving the band) in order to seek treatment for his drug addiction. During the period in late 1971 where the band had split, Kossoff and Kirke had formed a new band with Japanese bassist Tetsu Yamauchi and keyboard player John ""Rabbit"" Bundrick; Kirke asked them to join the tour in place of Fraser. They accepted, and soon joined the band officially. All tracks written by Fraser/Rodgers/Kossoff/Kirke unless otherwise stated. Free at Last (Free album) Free at Last is the fifth studio album by English rock"
"award was given to Paul Rodgers by the British music industry when ""All Right Now"" passed 2,000,000 radio plays in the UK. By April 1972 Free had reformed with Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers making peace, and Kossoff appeared to pull it together if only briefly. Kossoff resumed taking drugs during the US tour to support the last album by the original quartet ""Free at Last"". On the eve of their Japanese tour Fraser fought with Rodgers and once again left the band, to be replaced by Tetsu Yamauchi. Rodgers and Kirke elected to fill in the band bringing John"
"Free discography The discography of Free, an English blues rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 18 compilation albums, one extended play, 16 singles and two video albums. Formed in London in 1968 by vocalist Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke, the group signed with Island Records and released their debut album ""Tons of Sobs"" in 1969. The album entered the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart at number 197. Free's self-titled second album failed to chart, before the 1970 follow-up ""Fire and Water"" peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart,"
"on the UK Singles Chart again in 1991, with a remixed version of ""All Right Now"" which peaked at number 8. Free discography The discography of Free, an English blues rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 18 compilation albums, one extended play, 16 singles and two video albums. Formed in London in 1968 by vocalist Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke, the group signed with Island Records and released their debut album ""Tons of Sobs"" in 1969. The album entered the US ""Billboard"" 200 chart at number 197. Free's self-titled"
"Free at Last (Free album) Free at Last is the fifth studio album by English rock band Free. The band had broken up in April 1971 due to differences between singer Paul Rodgers and bassist Andy Fraser but had now reformed. All members of the band made a concerted effort to work smoothly and efficiently for guitarist Paul Kossoff's sake as he was suffering due to an addiction to Mandrax (Quaaludes). For example, in a symbolic gesture all tracks were credited to every member of the band regardless of who actually wrote them. The attitude to the songwriting was also"
"received over a million radio plays in the US. For a short time, Free were alongside Led Zeppelin as among the highest grossing British acts, though Free's status did not sustain. Free released four albums with a combination of blues, ballads and rock that were Top Five successes in the UK. When in 2000, the song ""All Right Now"" achieved the mark of two million radio plays in the UK, an award was given to Rodgers as one of the two writers. After the first break-up of Free in the spring of 1971, Rodgers briefly formed a three-piece band called"
"Free singer, Paul Rodgers, in a short-lived outfit called Peace, before McDonald moved back to his native Wales and played in locally based bands. By this time Lou Martin had already joined Rory Gallagher's band, where he was joined by de'Ath. Mick Clarke formed SALT, a pub rock outfit, before instigating the Mick Clarke Band, . Mick subsequently issued nineteen solo albums and continues to tour with his band. Repertoire Records and See for Miles Records reissued both of the Killing Floor albums. In 2002, the original 1968 line-up reconvened and, after a gap of almost 35 years, issued another"
"Cut Loose Cut Loose is Paul Rodgers' (of Free and Bad Company fame) debut solo album. Unlike his other work, Paul Rodgers plays all the instruments on this album. It was recorded at his house in Kingstone. The song ""Live In Peace"" was re-recorded by his next band The Firm on their second album ""Mean Business"". ""Superstar Woman"" was originally an unreleased Bad Company song and was re-recorded by Rodgers for this album (the original version was eventually released on ""The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology"" in 1999). Released in 1983, the album peaked at #135 on the ""Billboard""'s 200 chart."
"and Kossoff appeared to pull it together if only briefly. Kossoff resumed taking drugs during the U.S. tour to support the last album by the original quartet ""Free at Last"". On the eve of their Japanese tour Fraser fought with Rodgers and once again left the band, to be replaced by Yamauchi. Rodgers and Kirke elected to fill out the band bringing Bundrick on board as a member of Free for the tour and the last Free album ""Heartbreaker"". Although well received and filled with quality songwriting, ""Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit"" suffered from the lack of a strong lead vocalist"
"All songs written by Paul Rodgers Cut Loose Cut Loose is Paul Rodgers' (of Free and Bad Company fame) debut solo album. Unlike his other work, Paul Rodgers plays all the instruments on this album. It was recorded at his house in Kingstone. The song ""Live In Peace"" was re-recorded by his next band The Firm on their second album ""Mean Business"". ""Superstar Woman"" was originally an unreleased Bad Company song and was re-recorded by Rodgers for this album (the original version was eventually released on ""The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology"" in 1999). Released in 1983, the album peaked at"
"together and contains studio renditions of much of their early live set. Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke first became friends in the R&B band Black Cat Bones, but they wanted to move on. Paul Kossoff saw vocalist Paul Rodgers singing with Brown Sugar while visiting the Fickle Pickle, an R&B club in London's Finsbury Park. He was immediately impressed and asked if he could jam with Rodgers onstage. Along with Kirke, they began the search for a fourth member. Alexis Korner recommended Andy Fraser to the band; at the age of 15, Fraser had already been playing with John Mayall"
"band as ""British hard rock pioneers"". The magazine ranked Rodgers No. 55 in its list of the ""100 Greatest Singers of All Time"", while Kossoff was ranked No. 51 in its list of the ""100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"". Free were signed to Island Records in the UK and A&M Records in North America. Both labels became part of the PolyGram group in 1989, then Universal Music Group (UMG) in 1998; UMG now controls the band's catalogue worldwide. Most remarkable about the birth of Free was the young age of the band members who came together to rehearse and"
"Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit Kossoff Kirke Tetsu Rabbit is a 1972 rock album made by guitarist Paul Kossoff, drummer Simon Kirke, bassist Tetsu Yamauchi and keyboard player John ""Rabbit"" Bundrick. Recorded after Free disbanded, drummer Kirke elected to remain with guitar player Paul Kossoff forming a quartet with Bundrick and Yamauchi in 1971. Kirke has noted that although initially Kossoff appeared in good spirits and was engaged in making the album he increasingly indulged in drugs often falling asleep between takes or while listening to playbacks. By April 1972 Free had reformed with Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers making peace,"
"a complete band, in every sense of the word"", particularly with elements ranging from ""Paul Kossoff's exquisite and tasteful guitar work to Paul Rodgers' soulful vocals"" on display for listeners. He also positively compared the group's work with that of bands Blind Faith, Cream, and Derek and the Dominos. Multiple critics have viewed the album as the high-point of the Free discography. Track ""All Right Now"" in particular continues to receive widespread radio airplay. All tracks written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers unless otherwise stated. In 2001 the album was reissued with extra tracks, consisting only of alternate versions"
"Heartbreaker (Free album) Heartbreaker is the sixth and final studio album by English rock group Free, that provided them with one of their most successful singles, ""Wishing Well"". It was recorded in late 1972 after bassist Andy Fraser had left the band and while guitarist Paul Kossoff was ailing from an addiction to Mandrax (Quaaludes), and features a different line up from previous albums. Tetsu Yamauchi was brought in to replace Fraser, while John ""Rabbit"" Bundrick became the band's keyboard player to compensate for the increasingly unreliable Kossoff (singer Paul Rodgers played keyboards on the previous album ""Free at Last"")."
"Simon Kirke (drums). Fraser produced and co-wrote the song ""All Right Now"" with Rodgers, a No. 1 hit in over 20 territories and recognised by ASCAP in 1990 for garnering over 1,000,000 radio plays in the United States by late 1989. In October 2006, a BMI London Million-Air Award was given to Rodgers and Fraser to mark over 3 million radio and television plays of ""All Right Now"". Simon Kirke later recalled: ""'All Right Now' was created after a bad gig in Durham. We finished our show and walked off the stage to the sound of our own footsteps. The"
"Angeles. The shows drew well, but after that, Ralphs announced he was retiring from live performing and Burrell left again as well bringing the reunion to an end. The Greek Theater concert turned out to be the last show of the original four members. In the 2014 Bad Company 40th Anniversary DVD documentary, Kirke elaborates further on the end of the 1999 reunion, stating that he and Rodgers did not wish to continue on since he and Rodgers were sober and the other two were not. Paul Rodgers again rejoined Kirke in 2001 for a tour that kicked off in"
"blues piano player Champion Jack Dupree, often supporting Fleetwood Mac and other gigs with Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green. Kossoff's bandmate in Black Cat Bones was drummer Simon Kirke, and the two went on to play on Champion Jack Dupree's April 1968 album ""When You Feel the Feeling You Was Feeling"". In April 1968, Kossoff and Kirke teamed up with Paul Rodgers (vocals) and Andy Fraser (bass) to form Free. They toured for two years, during which they recorded two albums: ""Tons of Sobs"" (1968) and ""Free"" (1969). Both albums showcased the band's blues- and soul-influenced sound, a style that"
"play their first gig on the evening of 19 April 1968 at the Nag's Head pub, which was at the junction of York Road and Plough Road in Battersea, London. Bass player Andy Fraser was 15 years old, lead guitarist Paul Kossoff was 17, and both lead singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke were 18. By November of that year, having been given the name Free by Alexis Korner, they had recorded their first album, titled ""Tons of Sobs,"" for Island Records and, although it was not released until the following year, the album documents their first six months"
"solo CD, """" was released in 1993. Rodgers wrote the title track and was backed by guitarists Brian May, Gary Moore, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Steve Miller, Buddy Guy, Richie Sambora, Brian Setzer, Slash, Neal Schon and Trevor Rabin. For Woodstock's 25th anniversary in 1994, Rodgers pulled together drummer Jason Bonham, bassist Andy Fraser (from Free), guitarists Slash and Schon at the last moment to perform as the Paul Rodgers Rock and Blues Revue. In 1995 he formed a new band consisting of Jaz Lochrie on bass, Jimmy Copley on drums and Geoff Whitehorn on guitar. The band (The Paul"
"timed to coincide with the release of the album in various countries. Despite wide critical acclaim, the project had insufficient financial backing however, and there were many problems on their subsequent tour of the United States. On their return to the UK the band dissolved. Underwood began discussions with Paul Rodgers who was looking to form a new band after the break up of Free, and along with bass player Stuart McDonald they formed the band Peace. Signed to Island Records, Peace began to write material for a debut album and also embarked on a UK tour supporting Mott the"
"Kobra, ""Ready to Strike"" and ""Thrill of a Lifetime"", before leaving in November 1986 to pursue other musical interests. In 1987, Free formed a band with guitarist Danny Jacob, bassist and keyboardist Erik Scott and drummer Jan Uvena, which would later take the name Signal. Signal recorded one album for EMI, 1989's ""Loud and Clear"", before disbanding soon after. In 1990, Free then joined up with Bruce Gowdy, (Stone Fury/World Trade) and Guy Allison (World Trade) (keyboards), forming a group known as Unruly Child. Unruly Child signed with Atlantic/Interscope Records in 1991 and released their self-titled debut album in 1992."
"grid in a very rural area at the time, and the moment passed. In late 1973, Rodgers was asked to become the singer of Deep Purple when Ian Gillan had left the band. He rejected their offer in order to start Bad Company. In October 1983, Rodgers released his first solo LP ""Cut Loose"". He composed all of the music and played all of the instruments. The album reached number 135 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. When his friend Jimmy Page started to come around to his house, guitar in hand and Led Zeppelin at an end, the duo's first"
"rock singer Paul Rodgers (of Free & Bad Company fame). In the summer of the same year, Ed Herten decided to leave the band to concentrate on his studies, and they recruited a new drummer, Lee Sullivan. Lee Sullivan is the son of Terry Sullivan, drummer in the band Renaissance. Lee brought a rockier feel to the group's sound which complemented a natural progression away from funk by the band and a migration from saxophone to guitar by Ben Henderson. Bôa honed their live performances with many gigs across the South of England such as the Glastonbury festival (1995). As"
"they released their highly acclaimed album ""Who's Next"", which mixed heavy rock with extensive use of synthesizers. Subsequent albums, including ""Quadrophenia"" (1973), built on this sound before ""Who Are You"" (1978), their last album before the death of pioneering rock drummer Keith Moon later that year. Emerging British acts included Free, who released their signature song ""All Right Now"" (1970), has received extensive radio airplay in both the UK and US. After the breakup of the band in 1973, vocalist Paul Rodgers joined supergroup Bad Company, whose eponymous first album (1974) was an international hit. The mixture of hard rock"