"metal. Some, like Mayall, continued to play a ""pure"" form of the blues, but largely outside of mainstream notice. The structure of clubs, venues and festivals that had grown up in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Britain virtually disappeared in the 1970s. By 1970 British rhythm and blues had virtually ceased to exist as an active genre. Rhythm and blues bands began to find it very difficult to achieve serious album sales, even in the UK. Vinegar Joe, formed in 1971 around the vocals of Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer and the instrumental talents of Pete Gage and"
"in their early career by introducing them at several venues. She went on to tour the United States with several bands, including the Animals. She also toured the then communist Poland with Jon Lord's Artwoods. After she met Pete Gage, whom she would marry, she joined the short-lived blues rock fusioneers Dada before forming Vinegar Joe with Gage and Robert Palmer. Brooks gained the reputation as the wild woman of rock 'n' roll due to her wild stage performances. After three albums, they split up in 1974, and Brooks and Palmer pursued separate solo careers. After a time as backing"
"band prior to the US tour and recording of their third and final album ""Six Star General"" released in 1973. The band dissolved in the spring of 1974. Alan Powell played drums during the band's final weeks. Subsequently, Brooks and Palmer went on to enjoy success as solo musicians. Gage became a record producer and arranger, working with Brooks, his wife, until their divorce, and a range of musicians such as Joan Armatrading and specialising in upcoming rockabilly and punk bands including as Restless and King Kurt. Vinegar Joe (band) Vinegar Joe were an English R&B band, formed in 1971"
"their US tour, Ahmet sub-licensed them to Chris Blackwell of Island Records for the UK and rest of the world, with instructions to reduce the line up to form Vinegar Joe in 1971, adding keyboard player Dave Thompson, but the band was still without a drummer. Phil Collins had unsuccessfully applied for the job. Conrad Isidore and Rob Tait drummed on the first album. Tim Hinkley added keyboards alongside Dave Thompson and it was Hinkley who appeared on the cover of the first album.Their debut LP ""Vinegar Joe"" was released in April 1972 on Island Records in the UK and"
"Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley is the debut solo album by Robert Palmer, released in 1974. It was his first effort after three album releases co-fronting the band Vinegar Joe. Palmer is backed by The Meters and Lowell George of Little Feat. Multiple reviewers have commented that Palmer sang confidently on this album, despite being backed by more accomplished musicians such as Lowell George, Art Neville and New Orleans singer-songwriter Allen Toussaint. Recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana, New York, and Compass Point Studios in Nassau, the album was released on compact disc in 1987 by"
"formed Vinegar Joe with Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer. The band's name came from the Ram Jam Inn, an old coaching inn on the A1 (Great North Road) at Stretton, near Oakham, Rutland. The group had two of the biggest selling UK albums of the 1960s, both of which were live albums. Their most commercially successful album, ""Hand Clappin, Foot Stompin, Funky-Butt ... Live!"", was in the UK Albums Chart for 38 weeks in 1966 and 1967, peaking at number 5 on the chart. The other album was ""Hipster Flipsters Finger Poppin' Daddies"", which reached number 8 on the UK"
"1970. The makeup of the band changed greatly before the recording of ""Swallow Tales"" as lead singer Stewart Brown was replaced by John Gilbert. Guitarist BJ Cole said that Gilbert's voice contrasted with the voice of Brown, as Gilbert sounded best on rock songs whereas Brown was more mellow. Critic Richie Unterberger (of ""Allmusic""), however, felt that the music sounded largely the same as on their previous self-titled album, and described them as ""middle of the pack"" with neither ""stylistic distinction"" or ""top-shelf songwriting"". The song-writing was done entirely by guitarists Mick Grabham and Cole, with the exception of ""Love's"
"By 1970 Alexandra Sliwin had dropped out of the group to marry J D Souther. The remaining members continued as a trio with a name change to Eve. The new group released another album that went unnoticed and were subsequently dropped by LHI. They split up shortly after and went on to varied musical careers as singers and songwriters. Laura Creamer (née Polkinghorne) is a songwriter, vocalist, and arranger who has recorded and/or toured with Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Van Morrison, Glenn Frey, Bruce Hornsby, Kid Rock, Eric Clapton and many others. She is credited as a backing vocalist on"
"Life in Detail ""Life in Detail"" is a song by the English vocalist Robert Palmer, released in 1990 as a promotional single from the soundtrack of the American romantic comedy film ""Pretty Woman"". The song was written by Palmer and Allan Powell, and produced by Palmer. It reached No. 7 on the US ""Billboard"" Top Rock Tracks, and No. 34 on the Canadian ""RPM"" Top Singles Chart. ""Life in Detail"" had been written exclusively for the film. Powell had previously been the drummer in Vinegar Joe, which Palmer fronted, in the early 1970s. Following the band's split, Palmer and Powell"
"Line"" in 1979. He also contributed the song ""Silhouette"" to the 1985 film ""Teen Wolf"". Since 2002, David Palmer has been a digital photographer specializing in landscapes and fine art images. David Palmer (vocalist) David Palmer is an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as a former member of Steely Dan and as the lyricist of the Carole King number two hit, ""Jazzman"". Palmer grew up in the New Jersey communities of Warren Township and Watchung and attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. His first band was the Myddle Class, formed in 1964 under the initial name The King Bees"
"Roger Hodgson (bass and vocals), Richard Palmer (guitars and vocals), and Keith Baker (percussion) after placing an advertisement in the weekly music newspaper, ""Melody Maker"". Davies and Hodgson had radically different backgrounds and musical inspirations: Davies was working class and fiercely devoted to blues and jazz, while Hodgson had gone straight from private school to the music business and was fond of pop. Despite this, they hit it off during the auditions and began writing virtually all of their songs together, with Palmer as a third writer in the mix. Hodgson and Davies collaborated on the songwriting while Palmer composed"
"Robert Palmer, whom he had worked with previously as one of his guitar players, to record a version of ""Milk Cow's Calf Blues"" with him as part of a tribute album to Robert Johnson. The resulting compilation, ""Hellhound On My Trail"", was nominated for a Grammy. Its success convinced Palmer and Carlton to co-produce another pure blues album, the Grammy-nominated ""Drive"", in 2003. Drive was also named one of ""Billboard""'s Top Ten Blues albums for that year. The inner circle of the band consists of Carlton, guitarist Moses Mo, bassist Wyzard (of the Atlanta funk group Mother's Finest), and Pascal"
"Robert Palmer (singer) Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was known for his distinctive, soulful voice, mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, blues, and sartorial elegance. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the UK and the US. His famous music videos, directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan, for the hits ""Addicted to Love"", ""Simply Irresistible"" and ""I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"" featured women"
"tribute were Duran Duran, stating: ""He was a very dear friend and a great artist. This is a tragic loss to the British music industry."" Robert Palmer (singer) Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was known for his distinctive, soulful voice, mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, blues, and sartorial elegance. He found success both in his solo career and with the Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the UK and the US. His famous music videos,"
"team Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway were behind the production."""" The line-up of the Flower Pot Men had changed considerably by then. Lord and Simper left in summer 1968, Neil Landon in December 1968 to become lead singer of Fat Mattress. Neil was then replaced by backing band member Ricky Wolff in January 1969. Wolff, Burrows, Shaw and Nelson stayed with Greenaway, added new musicians and changed their name to White Plains, who scored a hit with ""My Baby Loves Lovin'"" in 1970. The Flower Pot Men dissolved at that point. Burrows and Shaw later surfaced in another John Carter"
"on board as the lead singer. With so much musical/instrumental talent between them, the Phillips brothers each came to specialize in particular instruments within the band, with Ernesto Phillips handling lead guitar, lead and background vocals and trumpet; Orlando Phillips on bass guitar and keyboards, background vocals, and saxophone; Gregory Phillips on drums, percussion, background vocals; and George Phillips, Jr. on [lead and background vocals,[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]. Renee Diggs lead and background vocals. By the end of the 1970s, the band had scored a recording contract withChocolate City Records. The group released their self-titled debut album in 1980. One of the"
"American tours, which resulted in the 1995 live album and video ""Space Ritual Revisited"" and a 1996 studio album ""Past or Future"". Alan Powell (drummer) Alan Powell In 1964 Alan joined Manchester R&B band Ivans Meads who released their first single for EMI label ""Sins of a Family"" followed in 1965 with ""We'll Talk about it Tomorrow"". The band split in 1967. His first notable appearances were with Chicken Shack, appearing on the 1974 live album ""Goodbye"", and Vinegar Joe (""Proud To Be a Honky Woman""). He continued his friendship with Robert Palmer from Vinegar Joe co-writing ""Gotta Get a"
"simulating playing instruments, almost identically dressed with pale faces, dark-eye makeup and bright-red lipstick. Palmer's involvement in the music industry began in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe. Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award, and two Brit Award nominations for Best British Male Solo Artist. Palmer's father was a British naval intelligence officer stationed in Malta. Palmer moved with his family from Batley (where he was born) to Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 1949. Influenced as a"
"divorce from Goffin, and played bass on some of her recordings in the 1970s. The Myddle Class intended to record an album in 1969, but was thwarted due to the murder of guitarist Rick Philp. The band broke up shortly thereafter. Singer Dave Palmer later joined Steely Dan in the 1970s and sang on Carole King's hit ""Jazzman"". The band was formed as the King Bees in 1964 made up of high school students from suburban Passaic Valley townships that border the Interstate 78 corridor in New Jersey. The King Bees' initial lineup consisted of Dave Palmer on lead vocals"
"with his different instruments. ""Drowned in Wine"" became a full-blown rocker with his overamplified flute, and his vibraphones added a jazz touch to the blues number ""Love Is a Sleeper."" ""A Song For Me"" was released in January 1970 to rave reviews, and Family seemed re-invigorated by Palmer's arrival. Palmer would contribute on the next two Family albums, ""Anyway"" and ""Fearless."" On the latter album, released in 1971, Palmer contributed the jazz instrumental ""Crinkly Grin"" and the song ""Larf and Sing,"" which he sang lead on himself. After 1972's ""Bandstand"" and a U.S. tour as the warmup act for Elton"
"large audience. Dave Winthrop (flute and saxophone) joined the group after the release of the first record and soon after Supertramp performed at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. The membership continued to change in the six months following the album's release: Palmer left the band followed by Millar, who had suffered a nervous breakdown following a disastrous tour of Norway. For the next album, ""Indelibly Stamped"", released in June 1971 in both the UK and US, Frank Farrell (bass) and Kevin Currie (percussion) replaced Palmer and Millar, while Hodgson switched to guitar and Davies served as a second lead"
"with engineer Roger Nichols. Nichols would win six Grammy Awards for his work with the band from the 1970s to 2001. After realizing that their songs were too complex for other ABC artists, at Katz's suggestion Becker and Fagen formed their own band with guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff ""Skunk"" Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder and singer David Palmer, and Katz signed them to ABC as recording artists. Fans of Beat Generation literature, Fagen and Becker named the band after a series of strap-on dildos mentioned in the William S. Burroughs novel ""Naked Lunch"". Palmer joined as a second lead vocalist"
"vocals) from Steubenville, Larry Brown (bass, lead and background vocals) from Weirton, West Virginia, and Larry Mader (keyboards, lead and background vocals) from East Springfield, Ohio. Over time, the band members changed; Osso, Brown, and Mader leaving the band, and were replaced by Parissi's cousin, Coogie Stoddart (guitar, lead and background vocals) and Joe Buchmelter (bass). Buchmelter was soon replaced by Bucky Lusk. In the early 1970s, several records were released under their own label including ""You Can Be High (But Lay Low),"" and ""Something Special On Your Mind,"" in 1971. The music at this stage was pure rock music."
"when he produced the massive UK hit, """"Lies / I Need Experience"""" for Amanda Scott (real name Avis Hopkins, the youngest sister of Bonnie Tyler). Between 1990/1994, Barry Palmer continued performing live and was the lead singer with a blues rock band called ""Jonesville"". The mid and late nineties (1995/2000) again saw Palmer performing live as lead vocalist with several London based function bands such as The Wedge and Nightshift. 2000/2001 saw Palmer release a single entitled """"Dear John / Ghost of a Love"""". Since then, Palmer has taken time out for personal reasons but has continued working on his"
"Alan Powell (drummer) Alan Powell In 1964 Alan joined Manchester R&B band Ivans Meads who released their first single for EMI label ""Sins of a Family"" followed in 1965 with ""We'll Talk about it Tomorrow"". The band split in 1967. His first notable appearances were with Chicken Shack, appearing on the 1974 live album ""Goodbye"", and Vinegar Joe (""Proud To Be a Honky Woman""). He continued his friendship with Robert Palmer from Vinegar Joe co-writing ""Gotta Get a Grip on You, Part 2"" (from ""Some People Can Do What They Like"" (1976)), ""The Silver Gun"" (from ""Pride"" (1983)) ""Jealous"" released"
"Barry Palmer on lead guitar; Mark Seymour on lead vocals and guitar,; Jeremy Smith on French horn, keyboards, guitars and backing vocals; and Michael Waters on keyboards and trombone. In 1991 Seymour and Smith travelled to United States and Europe and had discussions with over twenty different producers; aiming to evolve the band's sound. In an interview with ""Australian Style"" magazine Seymour stated ""We were becoming too aware of our peer group. The thing is, if you’re forever playing in Australia and growing in Australia – and not having much success internationally – it's like you're bouncing off the walls"
"David Palmer to sing two songs on Steely Dan's debut album, ""Can't Buy a Thrill"". This also led to the hiring of Royce Jones and Michael McDonald as singers in the band's tours in the early 1970s. Fagen plays the Fender Rhodes electric piano and Wurlitzer electric piano. Fagen's cousin Alan Rosenberg is an actor who was president of the Screen Actors Guild, while his cousin Mark Rosenberg was an activist in Students for a Democratic Society and a film producer. In 1993 Fagen married songwriter Libby Titus. Although the two attended Bard College at around the same time, they"
"He also sang lead on most of Steely Dan's songs when performed live in their early concerts as a result of Fagen's lack of live vocal power at this point. Fagen eventually took over as lead vocalist and Palmer left the band, although he did contribute backing vocals on the band's subsequent release, ""Countdown to Ecstasy"". After his exit from Steely Dan, Palmer worked with a number of songwriters, including Carole King in the composition of ""Jazzman"". He later formed the band Wha-Koo with Danny Douma. Wha-Koo released three albums, ""The Big Wha-Koo"" in 1977, ""Berkshire"" in 1978 and ""Fragile"
"band achieved commercial success with an instrumental rearrangement of Leonard Bernstein's ""America"", following which O'List left the group. The remaining members carried on as a trio, releasing several albums, before Emerson decided to split the band in early 1970 in order to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The group briefly reformed in 2002 for a series of concerts. The Nice evolved from Gary Farr and the T-Bones, which keyboardist Keith Emerson and bassist Keith ""Lee"" Jackson were both members of before the band dissolved in early 1967. Emerson then briefly played with the VIPs, who toured the Star-Club in Hamburg,"
"Pepper. Neil Merryweather reacted by flying to Toronto to recruit replacements (ex-Ugly Ducklings drummer Robin Boers and guitarist John Richardson from Nucleus - and before that Lords of London), returning to Los Angeles to record an album for the Kent blues label in early 1970. The album was credited to Neil Merryweather, John Richardson and Boers - for some reason neglecting the presence of ex-49th Parallel member JJ Velker on organ. It attracted only limited interest, but the group, with the addition of Goldberg, Musselwhite and Merryweather's girlfriend, ex-CK Strong singer Lynn Carey, recorded ""Ivar Avenue Reunion"", then (minus Goldberg"
"members, Kenny Passarelli and Joe Vitale, former James Gang members, Jim Fox and Dale Peters, and also a duet with Little Richard. The album peaked at No. 12 on the ""Billboard"" 200 chart, as well as No. 4 on the top rock albums chart. After touring with the Eagles and struggling with alcohol and drug addictions for many years, Walsh decided that it was time to record a new album while being supported by his wife, Marjorie Bach (sister of Ringo Starr's wife, Barbara). To pursue making the album, she also gave Walsh Jeff Lynne's contact number. When Walsh was"
"sing. In the HBO television series ""Vinyl"", James Vincent Boland appears as Joey Ramone - then using the pseudonym ""Jeff Starship"" - during his stint as lead singer of the pre-Ramones band Sniper. Joey Ramone Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American musician and singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice, and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon. Jeffrey Ross Hyman was born on May 19, 1951, in Queens, New York to a Jewish family. His parents"
"in 1984 to record a one-off album, as a respite from the relentless global touring and promotion of Duran Duran. The original plan for this one-album project was for the three musicians (Taylor, Taylor and Thompson) to provide musical continuity to an album full of material, with a different singer performing on each track. Those who were approached included Mick Jagger, Billy Idol, Mars Williams (who eventually contributed brass to the album) and Richard Butler (of The Psychedelic Furs), and Mick Ronson. The group then invited eclectic soul singer Robert Palmer to record vocals for the track ""Communication"". When he"