Bloodrock 2 was their most successful album peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Pop Album Chart in 1971, on the strength of their single ” D.O.A. “, which reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 6, 1971. “D.O.A.” also gave the band considerable regional exposure…
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In 1971, White Heart consisted of Steve Fossen, Roger Fisher, David Belzer (keys), and Jeff Johnson (drums).
Their eponymous debut album of strong, blues-oriented hard rock was recorded at Rockfield Studios with Black Sabbath producer Rodger Bain and released in 1971. It was followed by Squawk in 1972. The third album, Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1973), contained ” Breadfan “, which was covered by…
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In turn, Mitchell left in January 1971 and was replaced by Doug Bogie for two live gigs.
After a few more temporary band names, including the Santos Sisters, the band settled on Blue Öyster Cult in 1971 (see below for its origin).
A second Mark II studio album, the creatively progressive Fireball , was issued in the summer of 1971, reaching No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart . The title track ” Fireball ” was released as a single, as was ” Strange Kind of Woman “, not from the album…
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By 1971, Grand Funk equaled the Beatles ‘ Shea Stadium attendance record but sold out the venue in just 72 hours, whereas the Beatles concert took a few weeks to sell out. Following Closer to Home , the double disc Live Album was also released later in 1970 and was…
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With the assistance of Ham and engineer Robin Hood Brians, ZZ Top’s First Album (1971) was released.
The second retrospective album, The Flood , is a collection of demos of various origins. It includes four demos recorded by the original High Tide shortly before their breakup, six demos recorded in 1971 and 1976 by Tony Hill and Peter Pavli with other musicians, and a Peter Pavli solo…
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While Iron Butterfly was touring in Europe with Yes in early 1971, Doug Ingle announced his intention to leave the group. Ingle had grown tired of endless touring and wasn’t totally on board with the band’s new guitar-oriented blues and soul direction. The remaining four members cut the 45 rpm…
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