This band played Newport in the late 60's in a place called Bambi's. It's now a hardware store off Bellevue Ave near Stop & Shop.
After they broke up Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert went with Jeff Beck to form a great band. RIRock and myself worked with a guy who owned the lead guitarists guitar. I believe he since has sold it to the R&R Hall of Fame.
Hey T-1, I can't recall if I saw them at Bambi's or not but I did see them at the original Candy Store when it was still on Thames St - it had been The El Camino before that, if you remember - and at that time they were called 'The Pigeons'.
Of course, they were later to become Vanilla Fudge and the building the Candy Store was in was moved down to Bowens' Wharf and became The Clarke Cooke House.
Can't believe I remember that much considering we were stumbling back and forth between the Candy Store, The Seventies, Jim's Place and Frenchy's Back Room...
All while trying to avoid the beer bottles the squids were throwing out the front door of Kay's Melody Lounge at Jim's Place...
Hey, how's that for a trip in the Wayback Machine ...
God, me and a buddy watched the moon-landing on the back porch of the Candy Store on a black and white TV - we were always cruising that place like sharks looking for Vernon Court girls, if memory serves -
Those were the days, my friend...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
Oh yeah, I would assume the guy you and the Rock worked with and got the guitar probably wasn't Mad Billison - I still see and talk to the good captain on a semi-regular basis...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
that was good. I have never heard of them. Thanks..
Mr. Crafty their first album was in 77. 6 in all . I have all but 1 on vinyl and when I get some time to put on cd I will send them along to you. I saw them twice live and music was as good as the studio. Awesome band
Yup, that sounds about right, Paul - I was remembering the place I lived in then right on Thames where it was always on the turntable, turned a bunch of people on to them.
That's a pretty danged nice offer, Paul - thank you -
I certainly wouldn't refuse if you ever get the time -
I've been doing a little research to find a USB turntable myself and haven't come up with anything that looks good yet - what are you using, just out of curiosity...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
I'll tell ya, nobody's more surprised than me given the amount of fun I had in Newport...
Ya know, they really have torn down most all the good places in town - so much for progress, I guess.
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
back when salve was an all girls school... we practically lived there .
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
I would have to second both Sea Level and Grahm Parker, and add Little Feat. Overall, I don't know that there is a band out there where the talent to popularity discrepancy is any bigger. Had their moment in the sun with Waiting for Columbus, but it didn't last long. Personally I would add The Dixie Dregs, but that is way off the main stream to most folks. The one band that actually let Steve Morse get up front and play. That's the short list anyways.
I am a gigantic Dixie Dregs fan. Got every album they ever made. Just figured they were so far off mosts radar so I didn't mention them. Saw them several times and a few as just the Dregs. Group of some of the best musicians you will ever see, but again not in most listeners wheelhouse. Morse was and is off the charts and used to give me goosebumps live. Used to leave their shows never wanting to pick up an instrument again.
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Flaptails mention of the Pixies made me think of these guys.
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