During the summer of 1973, Stadler quit the band after a tumor was discovered on one of his lungs. It later dissolved, but Stadler decided to leave secular music to join a gospel group. He eventually became a Methodist minister. Greg T. Walker was invited to rejoin at this juncture.
A European tour followed in September and October 1973, which bypassed France, coming, as it did, after Richards’ recent arrest in England on drug charges.
The Saints’ original members were Brisbane schoolmates Bailey, Kuepper and Hay. They had formed Kid Galahad and the Eternals in 1973 with Belfast-raised Bailey on vocals, Brisbane-born Hay on piano and German-born Kuepper on guitar. Their musical inspirations came from 1950s rock ‘n’ roll musicians such as Little Richard and…
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In the summer of 1973, Genesis re-signed their contracts with Charisma.
The original members of Journey came together in San Francisco in 1973 under the auspices of former Santana manager Herbie Herbert . Originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section and intended to serve as a backup group for established Bay Area artists, the band included Santana alumni Neal Schon on…
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This, along with Jagger’s 1967 and 1970 convictions on drug charges, complicated the band’s plans for their Pacific tour in early 1973: they were denied permission to play in Japan and almost banned from Australia.
In 1973 Ed Spevock joined Babe Ruth, replacing Powell on drums. Babe Ruth appeared twice on BBC Two ‘s The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973 on 2 January and 2 August. Shacklock , Haan, Punshon, Hewitt and Spevock survived a near fatal car crash on the M1 motorway coming…
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ZZ Top released Tres Hombres in 1973
The band’s first public appearance came at the Winterland Ballroom on New Year’s Eve 1973 to an audience of 10,000. On the following day, the band flew to Hawaii to perform at the Diamond Head Crater to an audience over 100,000 strong. Prairie Prince rejoined The Tubes shortly thereafter; on…
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Houses of the Holy topped charts worldwide, and the band’s subsequent concert tour of North America in 1973 broke records for attendance, as they consistently filled large auditoriums and stadiums. At Tampa Stadium in Florida, they played to 56,800 fans, breaking the record set by the Beatles’ 1965 Shea Stadium…
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