The Blues Band
The Blues Band is a British rock and blues band that was founded in 1979 by the already otherwise successful Paul Jones, Tom McGuinness and Hughie Flint ( McGuinness Flint) with Dave Kelly and Gary Fletcher, and (with only a reshuffle ) is still active.
Foundation
Singer and harmonica player Paul Jones (actually Paul Pond, born February 24, 1942 in Portsmouth, England) was in the 1960 lead singer of Manfred Mann and worked as a solo artist, actor and radio presenter later; Manfred Mann he played together with bassist and guitarist Tom McGuinness ( born December 2, 1941 in Wimbledon, London). McGuinness founded in 1969 with Hughie Flint ( born March 15, 1941), former drummer with John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers, the formation McGuinness Flint. In 1979, Jones, McGuinness and Flint met as well as the singer and guitarist Dave Kelly ( who played the blues among other things with the John Dummer band, Howlin 'Wolf and John Lee Hooker ), and bassist Gary Fletcher to put together - especially in London pubs - to make music for the joy of rhythm and blues.
Band History
Their first recording, the Official Blues Band Bootleg Album, was in the studio of a mixture of standard blues songs and his own compositions ( including emphasize the written by Jones and McGuinness Come On In and Flatfoot Sam, that was one of their most played live songs. ) Since no record company wanted the recordings, the band released it first at concerts and by mail order under their fans before Arista Records, the Blues band recorded under contract and the LP officially published - with success: she got into the British charts on 8 March 1980 and rose to 40th place on April 19, 1980, created the band in Europe, especially in Germany, a solid fan base with her appearance as the first act of the 6th Rockpalast rock Night at the Essen Grugahalle.
In July 1980, the Blues band released an EP ( in Germany as a normal Single) by Bob Dylan Title Maggie 's Farm as the first song - gecovert at the beginning of the era of the conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret " Maggie " Thatcher just in the UK always happy so also of the ideas ( line of text: I is not gonna work on Maggie's farm no more. ). This EP was the only singles chart success of the Blues Band, but increased in 1980 and 1981, the next two albums in the charts.
1982 Flint left the group; He was the former drummer of the Family, Rob Townsend ( * July 7, 1947 ) replaced. In 1983, the band split briefly after they had released a live album titled Bye Bye Blues, but was formed soon afterwards, and again. Although she never came close to a chart success again, the band stayed together since then and is now after more than a quarter century still present together on stage and recordings. Almost twenty albums have emerged at this time, the newest, Thank You Brother Ray (2006), is a tribute to Ray Charles with cover versions of his songs. Appeared in 2004, a live DVD, Across Borders - Live.
Jones, McGuinness and Townsend are in addition to their activity in the Blues Band are also members of Manfred, a band that could be considered as a remake of Manfred Mann without their namesake. Jones and Kelly occur occasionally as a duo, and Kelly performs with the band Dave Kelly ( which is actually The Blues Band without Jones and Kelly as a singer ).
Discography ( albums)
Singles
- Come on in / The Blues Band Song ( 1980)
- Find yourself another fool / SUS Blues ( 1980)
- Nadine / That's all right (1980 )
- Who 's right, who's wrong? / Itchy Feet (1981 )
- Come on / Green Stuff (1981 )
- Take me Home / So bad (1982 )
- Hey Hey Little Girl / SUS Blues (1982 ) - limited live music
- Seemed like a good Idea / Rolling Log ( 1982)
- Blue Collar / Duisburg Blues ( 1989)
DVD
- Across Borders - Live ( 2004)
- Steppin 'Out on Main (2005)