"studio album, one EP, and three singles as a solo artist and featured on several other artists' albums. Topper Headon Nicholas Bowen ""Topper"" Headon (born 30 May 1955), known as ""Topper"" because of his resemblance to Mickey the Monkey from the ""Topper"" comic, is an English drummer, best known as the drummer of the punk rock band The Clash. He joined The Clash in 1977 and his drumming skills were a vital part of the band. He was dismissed from the band in 1982 because of his drug use. Topper Headon spent his early childhood in Crockenhill, northwest Kent, before"
"Mirkwood (band) Mirkwood was a British psychedelic rock band formed in early 1971 by guitarists Mick Morris and Jack Castle. The band's ancestry can be traced to the original Dover-based, Rolling Stones, a skiffle and blues band formed in 1956. When Mirkwood's original drummer Steve Smith left, his replacement was Nick 'Topper' Headon, who occupied the drum chair for a year and a half, during which time Mirkwood supplemented their own gigs by working as support to bigger name acts including Supertramp. Topper Headon eventually left Mirkwood and joined The Clash. The band made its final appearance (at the Marlowe"
"Castle played occasional gigs together in the Kent area, and reunited in 2015 to release the album ""Boys from the Chalk"". Mirkwood (band) Mirkwood was a British psychedelic rock band formed in early 1971 by guitarists Mick Morris and Jack Castle. The band's ancestry can be traced to the original Dover-based, Rolling Stones, a skiffle and blues band formed in 1956. When Mirkwood's original drummer Steve Smith left, his replacement was Nick 'Topper' Headon, who occupied the drum chair for a year and a half, during which time Mirkwood supplemented their own gigs by working as support to bigger name"
"Mick Thomson Mick Thomson is an American heavy metal musician. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he is best known as the rhythm / lead guitarist in the American heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #7. Thomson originally met founding Slipknot members Anders Colsefni, Donnie Steele and Paul Gray through their mutual involvement in death metal band Body Pit, and later replaced Craig Jones in the group in 1996. Following the departure of Joey Jordison in 2013, Thomson is now the third longest-serving member of Slipknot. Mick Thomson grew up having a ""fascination with death metal bands"", including"
"Man and Halliday joined ’Alkatraz’ being replaced first by Dave Charles, (ex Help Yourself) and then Mike Gibbins (ex Badfinger) In the 1980s Ace & Micky Jones occasionally backed Welsh Elvis impersonator, Peter Singh in 'The Screaming Pakistanis' and Ace also played with guitarist David Tipton with John 'Pugwash' Weathers (ex Gentle Giant) on drums. Shortly after the break-up, guitarist Micky Jones recorded some demos with John McKenzie (bass), Malcolm Morley (guitar & keyboards) and Derek Ballard (drums). In 1978 he formed the 'Micky Jones Band', with Tweke Lewis (guitar), Steve Dixon (drums), Al McLaine (bass) and Steve Gurl (ex"
"of Got Lost"" (which reached #12 in the Billboard Top 100 in 1975), ""Come Back"" (which reached #32 in 1980), ""Love Stinks"" (which reached #38 in 1980 and was featured in several films), ""Freeze-Frame"" (which reached #4 in the Billboard Top 200 in 1981), and ""Centerfold"" (which reached #1 in the United States in early 1982). The band started as an acoustic blues trio in the mid-1960s, with guitarist John Geils, bassist Danny Klein (Dr. Funk) and harmonica player Richard Salwitz (stage name Magic Dick). The band formed under the name Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels while Geils was attending"
"wanted another and, like, why are we working together, if we want completely different things?"" As a result, only Simonon, Jones and Strummer were featured on the album's cover, and Chimes was credited as ""Tory Crimes"". Strummer later described what followed: ""We must have tried every drummer that then had a kit. I mean every drummer in London. I think we counted 205. And that's why we were lost until we found Topper Headon."" Headon, who had played briefly with Jones's London SS, was nicknamed ""Topper"" by Simonon, who felt he resembled the ""Topper"" comic book character Mickey the Monkey."
"""(I Wanna Love You Like a) Mad Dog"" was released in 1969. A compilation of their material, ""The Scrap Iron Rhythm Revue"", was released in 2004. Their 1972 single ""Slippery Rock 70s"" was used in the film ""Hot Fuzz"" in 2007 after the film's producers heard it on the album. Lieutenant Pigeon Lieutenant Pigeon are an English novelty musical group popular in the early 1970s, originating from Coventry. A spin-off from an experimental music band Stavely Makepeace, the group was fronted by Rob Woodward and managed by him and drummer Nigel Fletcher. Other members included bassist Stephen Johnson. The group's"
"line-up had changed again, with keyboardist Billy Beck instead of Morrison and Jimmy ""Diamond"" Williams on drums instead of Webster. On later album releases, they added second guitarist/vocalist Clarence ""Chet"" Willis and conguero Robert ""Kuumba"" Jones. Meanwhile, keyboardist Walter ""Junie"" Morrison recorded three albums on his own before joining Funkadelic as the force behind their hit ""One Nation Under a Groove"". An internet story in advance of a June, 2017 concert indicated that Billy Beck, Jimmy ""Diamond"" Williams, Clarence ""Chet"" Willis, and Robert ""Rumba"" Jones are still performing. The band had seven Top 40 hits between 1973 and 1976. These"
"1970s consisted of Imor Byrne (fiddle), Colin Beggan (guitar), John Caulfield (fiddle), Niall Toner (mandolin) and Richard Hawkins (banjo). The band's reputation was such that many visiting U.S. musicians would jam on stage with them, Bluegrass legends like Peter Rowan, Tex Logan and Kenny Baker. Niall Toner went off to form Hank Halfhead & the Rambling Turkeys in the early 1980s. He formed his current outfit, the Niall Toner Band, in 2001 with Dick Gladney on bass and Clem O'Brian on guitars. They have recorded three albums to date, with the help of Bill Whelan, Richard Hawkins, and Martin Styles"
"1970s - early 1990s) Bruce Krasin - reeds (late 1970s - mid 1980s) Tom Lessing - drums (mid 1970s - early 1990s) Felix Matecki - drums (original member, early 1970s) Jenny Sierzputowski - vocals (late 1970s - early 1980s) Jesse Wrzosek - organ, accordion and vocals (leader, founder, early 1970s - early 1990s) Mark Bydlak - accordion and concertina (mid 1970s - early 1980s) Halina Gormley - vocals (late 1980s - early 1990s) Mirek Zimniuch - vocals, guitar, bass (late 1980s - early 1990s) ""Our Homeland"" (1972 Rex Records) ""Za Każdy Usmiech Twoj"" / For All of Your Smile (1979"
"They were successful throughout the next decade, blending post-punk with electronic and dance music influences. On 20 July 1976, childhood friends Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook separately attended a Sex Pistols show at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall. Both were inspired by the Pistols' performance. Sumner said that he felt the Pistols ""destroyed the myth of being a pop star, of a musician being some kind of god that you had to worship"". The following day Hook borrowed £35 from his mother to buy a bass guitar. They formed a band with Terry Mason, who had also attended the"
"Initially, the band was disorganized, with Mark Phillips or ""Sparky"" playing drums, Ant Thomas singing, Richard Jones playing bass, and Steve Jordan, playing rhythm guitar with a gold-top Les Paul. The band's image was represented by Jones' red dyed hair and Jordan's leather trousers. Dick Thomas, a veteran musician of the punk-pub rock circuits, joined the band in early 1983 and proceeded to reshuffle the line-up (Thomas moved to drums and Phillips sang vocals), taught the bass player how to play his instrument, and, otherwise, consolidated the overall band. After six weeks of rehearsals, the band's first gig was third"
"auditioned drummer Stuart Elliott, bassist Paul Jeffreys, and guitarist Nick Jones. One of the band's first gigs was at The Roundhouse in Chalk Farm, London on 23 July 1972 supporting The Jeff Beck Group. Jones was soon replaced by Pete Newnham, however Harley felt the band did not need an electric guitar, particularly with the arrival of keyboardist Milton Reame-James. Therefore, the band settled on the combination of Crocker's electric violin and the Fender Rhodes piano of Reame-James. During 1972, representatives of the band began to send demo tapes to various labels. Mickie Most discovered the band at London nightclub"
"Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Harrison, The Plimsouls, Wednesday Week, Half Way Home, Bo Diddley, The Outlaws, The Motels, The Blasters, Albert King, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Quiet Riot featuring Randy Rhoads, and Canned Heat. In the 1970s, Rockabilly artist Jackie Lee Waukeen Cochran with Jim King on organ and bass and Robert Huber on drums and vocals could be seen once every three months. Also in the early 1970s, the country rock group called TEX with Michael Martin Murphy, bass and vocals, Owens Boomer Castleman, lead guitar and vocals, Herb Stiner, steel guitar, and Stoney Stonecipher (J.D."
"bandmates. In Peter Tork's commentary, he stated that Jones was a good drummer and had the live performance lineups been based solely on playing ability, it should have been Tork on guitar, Mike Nesmith on bass, and Jones on drums, with Micky Dolenz taking the fronting role, rather than as it was done (with Nesmith on guitar, Tork on bass, and Dolenz on drums). Mostly playing tambourine or maracas, Jones filled in briefly for Tork on bass when he played keyboards. The NBC television series the Monkees was popular, and remained in syndication. After the group disbanded in 1971, Jones"
"the various members went on to perform as sidemen for some prominent acts in the `80's, including Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, Yngwie Malmsteen, Blackfoot, legendary British bluesman John Mayall. Doug Bare later formed a band called Bareback and toured the Southeast as a club favorite for many years. Whiteface (band) Whiteface was an American, Atlanta-based pop-rock-funk band formed in the late 1970s. Its members were technically proficient and each was a lead vocalist, giving the band an incredible vocal harmony sound. Their music style varied wildly from funk & R&B to pop & rock. The core members for their album"
"vinyl edition with two bonus cuts, liner notes, lyrics and unseen pictures of the band The Steppes' influences include: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Neil Young, Donovan, Chicago Chess Records blues, Vivaldi, Handel, Irish folk music, and loads more. Studio Releases Live Releases Compilation Releases The Steppes (band) The Steppes were an Irish American guitar based neo-psychedelic rock band that emerged in the mid 1980s. In late 1982 singer-songwriter brothers John and David Fallon got together with Eddie Gryzb and recorded (and self-released 200 copies of) a 5 track 7"""
"late-1980s melodic rock heyday with two projects. He recorded three new songs for a remastered re-release of Michael Thompson Band's ""How Long"", released in the summer of that year. He also formed a new band, TRW, with Mark Williamson on vocals and bass and John Robinson on drums. The group released the album ""Rivers of Paradise"" (2007). [ Michael Thompson at AllMusic] Michael Thompson (guitarist) Michael Thompson (born Michael Wood Thompson, February 11, 1954 in Port Washington, New York) is an American guitarist and songwriter. Thompson is known for his work as a session guitarist during 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s"
"bands: Jake Jones, King of Hearts, and The Rockets. Jake Jones was originally from the St. Louis area and released two albums on Kapp Records in the early seventies. No one in the group was actually named ""Jake Jones"". The last installment included Dave Ferris (piano/keyboards) and Jim ""Peach"" Thompson (bass/vocals). Chuck Sabatino's composition ""Elijah"" was covered by the Illinois band Head East on their self-titled album ""Head East"" (1978). Sabatino was also a contributing writer for a number of songs performed by Michael McDonald as well as other artists. He had a stroke while playing for Mike McDonald in"
"have ""played on more number-one hits than the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined."" Early members included bandleader Joe Hunter and Earl Van Dyke (piano and organ); Clarence Isabell (double bass); James Jamerson (bass guitar and double bass); Benny ""Papa Zita"" Benjamin and Richard ""Pistol"" Allen (drums); Paul Riser (trombone); Robert White, Eddie Willis, and Joe Messina (guitar); Jack Ashford (tambourine, percussion, vibraphone, marimba); Jack Brokensha (vibraphone, marimba); and Eddie ""Bongo"" Brown (percussion). Hunter left in 1964, replaced on keyboards by Johnny Griffith and as bandleader by Van Dyke. Uriel Jones joined the band as"
"The Steppes (band) The Steppes were an Irish American guitar based neo-psychedelic rock band that emerged in the mid 1980s. In late 1982 singer-songwriter brothers John and David Fallon got together with Eddie Gryzb and recorded (and self-released 200 copies of) a 5 track 7"" EP under the moniker 'The Blue Macs.' They mailed the bulk of the pressed EPs to record labels and magazines, and were quickly featured in Melody Maker in March 1983 with a positive review of said EP, noting their evident influences: ...""think of Weller, think of Dylan, Think of Lennon..."" In 1983 the band expanded"
"that already accommodated two lead guitarists, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody. He added a Yamaha CP-70 electric piano to his set-up and finally a huge bank of synthesizers onstage courtesy of Moog (Minimoog, Opus, Polymoog) so he could play the 12-bar blues the band often required and recreate string section and other effects. Such varied work is evident on tracks like ""Here I Go Again"", ""Wine, Women and Song"", ""She's a Woman"" and ""Till the Day I Die"". A number of singles entered the UK chart, taking the now 40-something Lord onto ""Top of the Pops"" with regularity between 1980"
"with Herb Geller in that chair. The list of brass players included Allan Botschinsky (Denmark), Art Farmer (USA), Dusko Goykovich (Bosnia), Palle Mikkelborg (Denmark), Ack van Rooyen (Netherlands) and Jiggs Whigham (USA). The rhythm section consisted of two keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and percussion and included renowned musicians such as Dieter Reith (Germany), Philip Catherine (Belgium), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Denmark), Bo Stief (Denmark), Alex Riel (Denmark), Grady Tate (USA), and Nippy Noya (Indonesia). For special events the group was augmented as necessary, but the basic combination remained as such for several years. In the late 1970s the band toured successfully"
"in July 1971. Bassist Colin Gibson went on to work with Ginger Baker, Bert Jansch, Alvin Lee and Van Morrison, amongst others. John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher reappeared as Loving Awareness in 1974, their sole LP being plugged to death on offshore Radio Caroline, and in 1977 in The Blockheads, backing Ian Dury; in 1979 Gallagher played and recorded with The Clash and The Only Ones. Skip Bifferty Skip Bifferty was an English psychedelic rock band formed in early 1966. The band featured future members of Ian Dury and The Blockheads. Skip Bifferty were formed when Newcastle upon Tyne band"
"One Michael ""Spider"" Sanders - Percussion. Preston ""Chipper"" Morris - Guitars Lenny ""Steal"" Boles - Bass Alternate/Former members: Carlos Bernier 91-13 lead guitar Recorded on The Black Box album Gary Neal/bass Recorded on the Black Box album Tommy Teofilak/bass Recorded on the Black Box album Theodore LeBrun/Rhythm Guitars Also recorded on The Black Box album http://www.punkglobe.com/kennystinkergordoninterview0511.php Pure Hell Pure Hell is a punk rock band, established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1974, during the high point of punk culture in New York City, London and Los Angeles. It has been cited by Bad Brains ""as an early influence"". Among the pioneers"
"(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"
"Cocker's Grease Band. In the autumn of 1970 the band embarked on a European tour that was undertaken with line-up of Harrison, Grosvenor, Kellie, keyboardist John Hawken (ex-Nashville Teens) and bassist Steve Thompson. Harrison and Wright reformed Spooky Tooth in September 1972 with a different line-up. The best known member of these line-ups was guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones. Mike Patto replaced Harrison when they recorded ""The Mirror"" (1974). They disbanded in November 1974. Grosvenor later played with Stealers Wheel and joined Mott the Hoople in the 1970s (replacing Mick Ralphs who left to form Bad Company), adopting the name"
"Group, The Who, The Moody Blues and The Yardbirds. By June 1966, Bill Collins (the father of actor Lewis Collins) had started to manage the group. In December 1966 the entire group moved into Collins' home at 7 Park Avenue, Golders Green, London, sharing space with an act called The Mojos. The house was terminally overcrowded, so the only place to find any privacy was in a room equipped with a two-track recording machine. The group performed a wide range of cover tunes on the London circuit, from Motown, blues, soul to Top 40, psychedelic pop, and Beatles hits, which"
"Chris Pyne, Kenny Wheeler and others). After returning to Philadelphia, Jones led a fusion group called Le Grand Prix, toured with Bill Evans in 1976, recorded for Galaxy in 1977–79, and worked with Red Garland. From 1981 he helped to found the group Dameronia, dedicated to the music of the composer Tadd Dameron, and led it until his death. He also played in two movies. Jones died in 1985 of a heart attack at home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 62. Jones' ""combination of deep-toned tom-tom and bass drums with subtle swirls of cross-rhythm on cymbals was widely"
"the band in 1973 because of family commitments. Ronnie Lee Cunningham who the other two members had become friendly with was now available due to the breakup of his band Brainchild and he accepted their offer to replace Mickey Williamson. A bass player from Macon, Georgia, John McIvor was added as well. By the mid seventies the group was a 4-piece funk and rock band consisting of Ronnie Lee Cunningham on lead vocals and keyboards, John McIver on bass, Steve Lawrence on bass Tom Poole on drums and Steve Acker on guitar. Tom Poole had replaced their first drummer, Steve"
"U.K. (band) U.K. were a British progressive rock supergroup originally active from 1977 until 1980. The band was composed of singer/bassist John Wetton (formerly of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep), keyboardist/electric violinist Eddie Jobson (formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's band), guitarist Allan Holdsworth (formerly of Tempest, Soft Machine, The New Tony Williams Lifetime and Gong) and drummer Bill Bruford (formerly a full member of Yes and King Crimson, and also a tour drummer for Genesis), who was later replaced by drummer Terry Bozzio (formerly of Frank Zappa's band). UK reformed with"
"joined Wishbone Ash and stayed with them until the mid-1980s. Mick Cook joined the new lineup of The Groundhogs in late 1975 where he replaced Clive Brooks on drums and in the 80s played with Lickmalolly. Mick Stubbs was a member of the short lived Paradise in 1975 and continued as a performer and writer (including the Lulu single ""I Love to Boogie"" 1979), and re-uniting with Cook for gigs. Home (UK band) Home were a British rock band, active in the early 1970s. The core line up featured Mick Stubbs on lead guitar and lead vocals, Laurie Wisefield on"