The Angels’ first single, ” Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again “, was released in March 1976, which was produced by Vanda & Young . It was co-written by the Brewsters and Neeson; which is the first of three versions of that they released as singles during their…
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By this time, Led Zeppelin were the world’s number one rock attraction, having outsold most bands of the time, including the Rolling Stones. Presence , released in March 1976, marked a change in the Led Zeppelin sound towards more straightforward, guitar-based jams, departing from the acoustic ballads and intricate arrangements…
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The title track was issued as a single in March 1976 and includes the lyric “so lock up your daughter”, which was modified into their first United Kingdom tour’s name.
In February 1976, at the suggestion of the band’s agent, Kevin Brenner, Jay Jay was told that the band could only go so far without being able to play Led Zeppelin cover songs and urged Jay Jay to hire Danny Snider ( Dee Snider ), who had been in the…
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By early 1975, Fox and Peters decided to try again with a new lineup that included Fox’s old friends, vocalist Bubba Keith, who had been playing in Los Angeles with a band called Uncle Tom and guitarist Richard Shack who had previously played in the band Case of E.T. Hooley…
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and a second album, Rising , was recorded in February at Musicland.
In 1976, Rusty Day formed another version of Cactus in Longwood, Florida , where he had relocated. This version of Cactus featured Steve “Kahoutek” Dansby on guitar, John “Soybean Slim” Sauter (who later played on Ted Nugent ‘s Weekend Warriors ) on bass guitar and Gary “Madman” Moffatt (who currently…
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Collins and Rossington both had serious car accidents over Labor Day weekend in 1976, which slowed the recording of the follow-up album and forced the band to cancel some concert dates. Rossington’s accident inspired the ominous Van Zant/Collins composition ” That Smell “, a cautionary tale about drug abuse that…
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Their next studio album, Agents of Fortune (1976), was their first to go platinum and was again produced by David Lucas. It contained the hit single “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”, which reached number 12 on the Billboard charts and has become a classic of the hard rock genre. Other major…
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The album charted throughout 1976, eventually selling two million copies in the US