In 1969, the band went through lineup changes (Gary Ziegelman—former lead singer of Buffalo Clancy—on lead vocals, Fisher on guitar, Fossen on bass, James Cirrello on guitar, Ron Rudge on drums, and Ken Hansen on percussion) and took on a new name, Hocus Pocus.
We were actually a five-piece, I was the singer, there were four other musicians (including Brewer), but I wasn’t playing anything in that band, the Fabulous Pack (so renamed after Knight had gone). I just stood up front and sang. We got waylaid; we were out in Cape Cod in…
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Unwilling to sign a recording contract, Ethridge quit the band and Dusty Hill , Frank Beard’s American Blues bandmate, became his replacement in late 1969.
The Knowbody Else moved to Memphis, Tennessee , in 1969 and signed a record deal with Stax Records . Their self-titled debut album (Hip Records #HIS-7003 [a subsidiary of Stax]) was largely ignored by the public. During that time the band became interested in psychedelia and Eastern spiritualism which, combined…
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Their debut album, Led Zeppelin , was released in the US in January 1969 during the tour, and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard chart
The band first achieved recognition at the 1969 Atlanta International Pop Festival after their local promoter, Jeep Holland, got them the slot for no monetary compensation, and after opening the first day, the band went down so well that they were invited to appear on all three days. This exposure…
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During the spring of 1969, Rickey Medlocke and Greg T. Walker met New York City natives Ron Sciabarasi and Charlie Hargrett in Jacksonville and organized the band “Fresh Garbage” (named after the like titled song from California psychedelic rock act Spirit ), featuring Medlocke on drums and vocals, Walker on…
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In 1969, an edited version of ” Whole Lotta Love “, a track from their second album, was released as a single in the US.
During this time, the band was represented by the William Morris Agency , which booked all their live concerts. Iron Butterfly played its first national tour in the summer of 1968 alongside Jefferson Airplane . By the end of 1968, the band was back in the studio at work on…
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Bruce began a varied and successful solo career with the 1969 release of Songs for a Tailor , while Baker formed a jazz-fusion ensemble, Ginger Baker’s Air Force , from the remnants of Blind Faith, with Winwood, Blind Faith bassist Rick Grech , Graham Bond on saxophone, and guitarist Denny…
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