What about the "PIPKINS".
You know, "Gimme dat, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme dat Ding, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme dat ding, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme Gimme dat Ding".
You know I've done alot of research on the Pipkins, because every time I hear their songs, I swear I hear Leo Sayer's voice in there. But, I can't uncover any evidence to support my ears. Especially Leo's vocal stylings in "You make me feel like Dancin' ". What do you'all think?
John H.
For those 35 and over
Okay, here is an additional list to jog your memories.
• Gong – Lineups included Alan Holdsworth and Bill Bruford before they formed U.K.
• The Flock – Jerry Goodman on violin who went on to The Mahvishnu Orchestra
• Mahavishnu Orchestra – lineups included John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, Rick Laird, and Jean-Luc Ponty
• Armageddon – Included Keith Relf after The Yardbirds
• Renaissance - Included Keith Relf after The Yardbirds
• Lighthouse – One Fine Morning, Sunny Days, and more
• Five Man Electrical Band – Signs and You’re Absolutely Right
• Colosseum
• Wiggy Bits – With Peppy Castro from The Blues Magoos and Balance
• Derringer – Rick Derringer’s band
• Legs Diamond
• Les Dudek
• Rory Gallagher
• Earl Slick Band
• Ides Of March – With Jim Peterik on lead vocals and guitar, who would go on to form the band, Survivor as well as write lots of hits for other groups such as .38 Special
• The New York Dolls
• Frank Zappa – His bands in the 70’s were like a who’s who of great musicians
• Roy Buchanan
• The Illusion – Their big hit was Did You See Her Eyes
• The Puzzle – Remember Hey, Medusa
• .38 Special – Their first couple albums came out in the 70’s
• Crow – They did Evil Woman
• Three Rivers Blues Band – Pittsburgh band that had a hit with a song called Captain America
• Mother’s Finest – This band was like mixing Led Zeppelin with Sly & The Family Stone and it was great.
• The Shocking Blue – Venus, Long And Lonesome Road, Mighty Joe, and more hits
• The Jaggerz – With Donnie Iris when he was still Dominic Ierace and we all remember their huge hit, The Rapper; but, do you remember I Call My Baby Candy and their several other hits.
• The Raspberries – Eric Carmen and Jim Bonfanti from Beaverdale, PA on drums
• Ace – With Paul Carrack
• Squeeze
• The Rockets – Their big hit was a remake of the Fleetwood Mac song, Oh, Well
• Streetheart – Included Paul Dean and Matt Frenette who went on to form Loverboy
• Chilliwack
• Toronto
• Dave Edmunds
• Nick Lowe
• Elvis Costello
• Rockpile – with Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe
• Tantrum
• Harlequin
• Scubbaloe Caine – with Paul Dean before Streetheart & Loverboy, Henry Small (Prism), and Jim Kale (The Guess Who)
• Moxy – One lineup included Mike Rynowski who became Mike Reno and he later formed Loverboy
• Clover – This band from California included in its many members Huey Lewis and Sean Hopper from The News and John McFee, who joined The Doobie Brothers. They were The backup band for Elvis Costello on his album, My Aim Is True.
• Ian Lloyd
• Stories – With Ian Lloyd – Remember their remake of the Hot Chocolate song, Brother Louie
• The Babys – Lineups included John Waite and Jonathan Cain before he joined Journey
• The Knack – My Sharona (what else can you say?)
• The Faces – Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan. Kenney Jones.Ronnie Wood, and Rod Stewart
• Atomic Rooster – One lineup included Carl Palmer before he joined Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
• Beck, Bogart, & Appice – Jeff Beck, Tim Bogart, and Carmine Appice
• Cactus – Included Tim Bogart and Carmine Appice
• Vanilla Fudge – Included Tim Bogart and Carmine Appice
• Buddy Miles
• Gong – Lineups included Alan Holdsworth and Bill Bruford before they formed U.K.
• The Flock – Jerry Goodman on violin who went on to The Mahvishnu Orchestra
• Mahavishnu Orchestra – lineups included John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, Rick Laird, and Jean-Luc Ponty
• Armageddon – Included Keith Relf after The Yardbirds
• Renaissance - Included Keith Relf after The Yardbirds
• Lighthouse – One Fine Morning, Sunny Days, and more
• Five Man Electrical Band – Signs and You’re Absolutely Right
• Colosseum
• Wiggy Bits – With Peppy Castro from The Blues Magoos and Balance
• Derringer – Rick Derringer’s band
• Legs Diamond
• Les Dudek
• Rory Gallagher
• Earl Slick Band
• Ides Of March – With Jim Peterik on lead vocals and guitar, who would go on to form the band, Survivor as well as write lots of hits for other groups such as .38 Special
• The New York Dolls
• Frank Zappa – His bands in the 70’s were like a who’s who of great musicians
• Roy Buchanan
• The Illusion – Their big hit was Did You See Her Eyes
• The Puzzle – Remember Hey, Medusa
• .38 Special – Their first couple albums came out in the 70’s
• Crow – They did Evil Woman
• Three Rivers Blues Band – Pittsburgh band that had a hit with a song called Captain America
• Mother’s Finest – This band was like mixing Led Zeppelin with Sly & The Family Stone and it was great.
• The Shocking Blue – Venus, Long And Lonesome Road, Mighty Joe, and more hits
• The Jaggerz – With Donnie Iris when he was still Dominic Ierace and we all remember their huge hit, The Rapper; but, do you remember I Call My Baby Candy and their several other hits.
• The Raspberries – Eric Carmen and Jim Bonfanti from Beaverdale, PA on drums
• Ace – With Paul Carrack
• Squeeze
• The Rockets – Their big hit was a remake of the Fleetwood Mac song, Oh, Well
• Streetheart – Included Paul Dean and Matt Frenette who went on to form Loverboy
• Chilliwack
• Toronto
• Dave Edmunds
• Nick Lowe
• Elvis Costello
• Rockpile – with Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe
• Tantrum
• Harlequin
• Scubbaloe Caine – with Paul Dean before Streetheart & Loverboy, Henry Small (Prism), and Jim Kale (The Guess Who)
• Moxy – One lineup included Mike Rynowski who became Mike Reno and he later formed Loverboy
• Clover – This band from California included in its many members Huey Lewis and Sean Hopper from The News and John McFee, who joined The Doobie Brothers. They were The backup band for Elvis Costello on his album, My Aim Is True.
• Ian Lloyd
• Stories – With Ian Lloyd – Remember their remake of the Hot Chocolate song, Brother Louie
• The Babys – Lineups included John Waite and Jonathan Cain before he joined Journey
• The Knack – My Sharona (what else can you say?)
• The Faces – Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan. Kenney Jones.Ronnie Wood, and Rod Stewart
• Atomic Rooster – One lineup included Carl Palmer before he joined Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
• Beck, Bogart, & Appice – Jeff Beck, Tim Bogart, and Carmine Appice
• Cactus – Included Tim Bogart and Carmine Appice
• Vanilla Fudge – Included Tim Bogart and Carmine Appice
• Buddy Miles
John,homerski wrote:What about the "PIPKINS".
You know, "Gimme dat, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme dat Ding, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme dat ding, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme Gimme dat Ding".
You know I've done alot of research on the Pipkins, because every time I hear their songs, I swear I hear Leo Sayer's voice in there. But, I can't uncover any evidence to support my ears. Especially Leo's vocal stylings in "You make me feel like Dancin' ". What do you'all think?
John H.
Here is the story about The Pipkins and Gimme Dat Ding
The Pipkins were a short-lived novelty duo best known for their hit song "Gimme Dat Ding", which reached No. 6 in 1970. They were Roger Greenaway, best known as a member of several songwriting teams as evidenced by the track listing, and Tony Burrows, singer who had fronted several groups (often simultaneously) such as Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, First Class,and Brotherhood of Man.
The lead singer of this tune, Tony Burrows, a British studio singer, holds the record for having more top 40 hits with more different groups than anybody else. He was also the lead singer on such huge hits with Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes, My Baby Loves Lovin', Beach Baby, United We Stand, and many more.
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Yes I know Duaine, but I still hear Leo Sayer.moxham123 wrote:John,homerski wrote:What about the "PIPKINS".
You know, "Gimme dat, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme dat Ding, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme dat ding, Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme dat, Gimme Gimme Gimme dat Ding".
You know I've done alot of research on the Pipkins, because every time I hear their songs, I swear I hear Leo Sayer's voice in there. But, I can't uncover any evidence to support my ears. Especially Leo's vocal stylings in "You make me feel like Dancin' ". What do you'all think?
John H.
Here is the story about The Pipkins and Gimme Dat Ding
The Pipkins were a short-lived novelty duo best known for their hit song "Gimme Dat Ding", which reached No. 6 in 1970. They were Roger Greenaway, best known as a member of several songwriting teams as evidenced by the track listing, and Tony Burrows, singer who had fronted several groups (often simultaneously) such as Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, First Class,and Brotherhood of Man.
The lead singer of this tune, Tony Burrows, a British studio singer, holds the record for having more top 40 hits with more different groups than anybody else. He was also the lead singer on such huge hits with Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes, My Baby Loves Lovin', Beach Baby, United We Stand, and many more.
JH
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
-- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
That is cool about Tony Burrows, though. I remember that song, I was pretty young, but it was pretty goofy, so kids could like it. It kinda reminds me of something you'd hear on The Muppet Show.
JP, I actually had a Baker-Gurvitz Army LP. I think it was Adrian Gurvitz, and Ginger Baker... not unlike Cream, as I recall. I remember a Triumvirat record, but I never owned one.
I also had an early, live Chicago record that had a lot of experimental stuff on it... like a guitarist plugging into an old Bogen tube PA head, and letting it feedback for what seemed like half an LP-side.---->JMS
JP, I actually had a Baker-Gurvitz Army LP. I think it was Adrian Gurvitz, and Ginger Baker... not unlike Cream, as I recall. I remember a Triumvirat record, but I never owned one.
I also had an early, live Chicago record that had a lot of experimental stuff on it... like a guitarist plugging into an old Bogen tube PA head, and letting it feedback for what seemed like half an LP-side.---->JMS
Diamond Reo was from the "burgh" I have two LPs by them. Norman Nardini plays bass on both.CCdrums wrote:Hey JP, remember the band Fanny from the 70's (all girls) that had a hit "Aint that peculiar" an old motown tune? Another band called Diamond Reo (weren't they from Pittsburgh?) redid it and it rocked!
Donnie Iris was in the Jaggerz. Let's not forget ZZ top and Foghat! The story behind the name "Foghat". Lonesome Dave Previtt, lead singer of Foghat, was playing scrabble with his mom as a child. He came up with a word "Foghat", but his mom wouldn't allow it to be used for a word because it didn't mean anything. Dave thought "Hmmm...that would be a cool name for a band" and the rest is history...
The Headpins were a Canadian formed on the 80's and put out a few records. I saw them open for Loverboy in Toronto and they rocked. Darby Mills was the lead singer and was put together as a side project by Brian McLeod from Chilliwack and some other well known musicians. Here is more about them.
http://www.canadianbands.com/Headpins.html
They are still together with a different lineup. here is their website.
http://www.headpins.net/
http://www.canadianbands.com/Headpins.html
They are still together with a different lineup. here is their website.
http://www.headpins.net/
John,jangel wrote:The Instigation fronted the Jaggerz at the war memorial when they were promoting "The Rapper"
got to meet the guys all super!
I was at that concert The Instigation did with The Jaggerz along with The Kindred Spirit. I still have my ticket stub somewhere. Great show by all three bands.
John,homerski wrote: Yes I know Duaine, but I still hear Leo Sayer.
JH
I did some more research and found out that Tony Burrows did lots of recording as a studio musician and singer at Olympic Studios in London. Leo Sayer also did recordings there about the same time. So, who knows, maybe he did sing a part on Gimme Dat Ding. I could find if that song was recorded at that studio or not. I did find out it was written by Albert Hammond (It Never Rains in California) and Mike Hazelwood and they wrote a number of hits including The Air That I Breathe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEEy615J ... re=related
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The Firm, with Jimmy Page.
You know NT, that's something I was thinking about as I was reading this thread. There are several Bands in this thread of which a Musician/Singer in it belonged to another Band or Bands either before or after the one mentioned. Just a few I noticed: Blind Faith, Traffic, Humble Pie, Small Faces and Hot Tuna.
Thanks Donna. My mind is slipping. How could I forget my favorite vocalists band The Firm. Cool stuff.
The Firm, with Jimmy Page.
You know NT, that's something I was thinking about as I was reading this thread. There are several Bands in this thread of which a Musician/Singer in it belonged to another Band or Bands either before or after the one mentioned. Just a few I noticed: Blind Faith, Traffic, Humble Pie, Small Faces and Hot Tuna.
Thanks Donna. My mind is slipping. How could I forget my favorite vocalists band The Firm. Cool stuff.
This is a great musical thread. Thanks CCdrums for starting it. I was coming up with even more 70's groups that had a brief run or longer and many had members from other groups.
• Rare Earth
• Procul Harum
• Robin Trower – formerly of Procul Harum
• Gary Wright – formerly of Spooky Tooth
• Harry Nilsson
• Generation X – with Billy Idol
• Ten Years After
• Spy
• Medusa
• Warren Zevon
• Orleans
• Curved Air – Stewart Copeland from The Police was in one lineup
• Stallion
• Brave Belt – This band became Bachman Turner Overdrive
• The Jam
• The Flying Burrito Brothers
• New Riders Of The Purple Sage
• The The
• Mandrill
• Osibisa
• Poco – Alumni include Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner, and Timothy B. Schmit
• Pure Prairie League – Vince Gill was in this band for a few years
• Firefall
• Sea Level – This band was a side project for Allman Brother members Lamar Williams (bass), Jaimoe (drums), and Chuck Leavell (piano, keyboards, vocals) and had a few hits with That;s Your Secret being the biggest
• Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express
• Lobo – Who can forget Me And You And A Dog Named Boo among his hits
• The Stampeders – This Canadian band had a lot of hits but everybody remembers Sweet City Woman
• Return To Forever – Original lineup was Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, and Lenny White
• Charlie
• Crawler & Back Street Crawler – This band was formed by Paul Kossoff from Free and he died shortly after their first hit, Stone Cold Sober but they continued on.
• Shoes
• Duke Jupiter
• The Sherbs & Sherbet – Well known Australian band. They changed the name from Sherbet to The Sherbs
• Average White Band
• The Buoys – From Wilkes-Barre, PA. They had a few minor hits but the big one was Timothy, the cannibal song written by Rupert Holmes, who also brought us such gems as Escape (The Pina Colada Song) and Him (one of the worst songs ever written). Holmes was not in the band though.
• Chase – One of the best horn bands of the era whose big hit was Get It On and headed up by Bill Chase on trumpet. Sadly, Bill Chase and three other band members died in a plane crash in 1974 on their way to a gig. Listen to this song here. http://www.tilldawn.net/ChaseGIO.mp3 http://www.tilldawn.net/MP3/chase.html
• Lone Star – (Not the country band). This was a British rock band from Wales.
• Elephant’s Memory – They had a hit with Mongoose in 1969 but went on to be John Lennon’s back up band (aka The Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band) but still did their own thing.
• The Runaways – Alumni included Joan Jett, Lita Ford, and Cherrie Curie, and Micki Steel (The Bangles)
• Iggy Pop – With and without The Stooges
• Johnny Winter
• White Trash – Johnny & Edgar Winters’ band
• The Residents
• Rare Earth
• Procul Harum
• Robin Trower – formerly of Procul Harum
• Gary Wright – formerly of Spooky Tooth
• Harry Nilsson
• Generation X – with Billy Idol
• Ten Years After
• Spy
• Medusa
• Warren Zevon
• Orleans
• Curved Air – Stewart Copeland from The Police was in one lineup
• Stallion
• Brave Belt – This band became Bachman Turner Overdrive
• The Jam
• The Flying Burrito Brothers
• New Riders Of The Purple Sage
• The The
• Mandrill
• Osibisa
• Poco – Alumni include Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner, and Timothy B. Schmit
• Pure Prairie League – Vince Gill was in this band for a few years
• Firefall
• Sea Level – This band was a side project for Allman Brother members Lamar Williams (bass), Jaimoe (drums), and Chuck Leavell (piano, keyboards, vocals) and had a few hits with That;s Your Secret being the biggest
• Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express
• Lobo – Who can forget Me And You And A Dog Named Boo among his hits
• The Stampeders – This Canadian band had a lot of hits but everybody remembers Sweet City Woman
• Return To Forever – Original lineup was Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, and Lenny White
• Charlie
• Crawler & Back Street Crawler – This band was formed by Paul Kossoff from Free and he died shortly after their first hit, Stone Cold Sober but they continued on.
• Shoes
• Duke Jupiter
• The Sherbs & Sherbet – Well known Australian band. They changed the name from Sherbet to The Sherbs
• Average White Band
• The Buoys – From Wilkes-Barre, PA. They had a few minor hits but the big one was Timothy, the cannibal song written by Rupert Holmes, who also brought us such gems as Escape (The Pina Colada Song) and Him (one of the worst songs ever written). Holmes was not in the band though.
• Chase – One of the best horn bands of the era whose big hit was Get It On and headed up by Bill Chase on trumpet. Sadly, Bill Chase and three other band members died in a plane crash in 1974 on their way to a gig. Listen to this song here. http://www.tilldawn.net/ChaseGIO.mp3 http://www.tilldawn.net/MP3/chase.html
• Lone Star – (Not the country band). This was a British rock band from Wales.
• Elephant’s Memory – They had a hit with Mongoose in 1969 but went on to be John Lennon’s back up band (aka The Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band) but still did their own thing.
• The Runaways – Alumni included Joan Jett, Lita Ford, and Cherrie Curie, and Micki Steel (The Bangles)
• Iggy Pop – With and without The Stooges
• Johnny Winter
• White Trash – Johnny & Edgar Winters’ band
• The Residents
Since we have been mentioning lots of bands from the 70’s that might have been moderately successful or lesser known groups, I was thinking of a list of bands that had some level of major success in the 70’s. Some of these groups started in the 60’s and were still going strong in the 70’s. Some started and ended in the 70’s and some started in the 70’s and had bigger success in the 80’s. Of course, some of these bands and artists were huge.
• Z Z Top
• Eagles
• Journey
• Styx
• Foreigner
• Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
• The Steve Miller Band
• Fleetwood Mac
• Judas Priest
• Iron Maiden
• Deep Purple
• Led Zeppelin
• Jethro Tull
• The Moody Blues
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• The Charlie Daniels Band
• Black Sabbath
• Whitesnake
• Bad Company
• The Police
• James Taylor
• The Kinks
• Paul McCartney solo and with Wings
• The Rolling Stones
• Electric Light Orchestra
• Yes
• Linda Ronstadt
• Steely Dan
• U.F.O.
• Santana
• Pat Benatar
• Heart
• George Harrison
• Ringo Starr
• John Lennon
• The Blues Brothers
• The Allman Brothers Band
• Van Halen
• Rush
• The Guess Who
• Triumph
• Bryan Adams
• Three Dog Night
• The Grass Roots
• The Cars
• Alice Cooper
• David Bowie
• Billy Joel
• Elton John
• Foghat
• Chicago
• Blood, Sweat, & Tears
• Genesis
• Earth, Wind, & Fire
• The Bee Gees
• Peter Frampton
• Cheap Trick
• The Commodores
• Kool & The Gang
• The Ohio Players
• Tower Of Power
• Parliament Funkadelic
• Prince
• Carpenters
• Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• Scorpions
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• The Hollies
• The Beatles – Their last hits were in 1970
• Aerosmith
• The Doors
• The Doobie Brothers
• Loggins & Messina
• George Thorogood & The Destroyers
• Pat Travers Band
• Blue Oyster Cult
• Huey Lewis & The News
• Toto
• Rainbow
• Rick Springfield
• R.E.O. Speedwagon
• The Outlaws
• Molly Hatchet
• Robert Palmer
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Loverboy – Formed in 1979
• The Knack
• .38 Special
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
• Kansas
• Bachman Turner Overdrive
• The Edgar Winter Group
• Frank Zappa
• Jefferson Starship
• Def Leppard
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• Steppenwolf
• Ted Nugent
• Carly Simon
• Cliff Richard
• Kenny Loggins
• Eric Clapton
• Pink Floyd
• The Band
• The Grateful Dead
• AC/DC
• Queen
• The Who
• Rare Earth
• Robin Trower
• Kiss
• Grand Funk Railroad
• Elvis Presley - He was still putting out hits in the 70's
• Paul Revere & The Raiders
• Jackson Browne
• Dan Fogelberg
• The Little River Band
• America
• Tommy James solo and with The Shondells
• Midnight Oil
• INXS
• Split Enz
• Head East
• Petra - This great band is the one that started the entire Christian rock scene. They evolved from the early 70's until a few years ago changing their sound from country rock to Journey/Styx/Boston like arena rock to very hard rock. Their lead singer during their last 20 years was John Schlitt from Head East. They were together from 1972 to 2005 and sold millions of records along the way.
• Z Z Top
• Eagles
• Journey
• Styx
• Foreigner
• Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
• The Steve Miller Band
• Fleetwood Mac
• Judas Priest
• Iron Maiden
• Deep Purple
• Led Zeppelin
• Jethro Tull
• The Moody Blues
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• The Charlie Daniels Band
• Black Sabbath
• Whitesnake
• Bad Company
• The Police
• James Taylor
• The Kinks
• Paul McCartney solo and with Wings
• The Rolling Stones
• Electric Light Orchestra
• Yes
• Linda Ronstadt
• Steely Dan
• U.F.O.
• Santana
• Pat Benatar
• Heart
• George Harrison
• Ringo Starr
• John Lennon
• The Blues Brothers
• The Allman Brothers Band
• Van Halen
• Rush
• The Guess Who
• Triumph
• Bryan Adams
• Three Dog Night
• The Grass Roots
• The Cars
• Alice Cooper
• David Bowie
• Billy Joel
• Elton John
• Foghat
• Chicago
• Blood, Sweat, & Tears
• Genesis
• Earth, Wind, & Fire
• The Bee Gees
• Peter Frampton
• Cheap Trick
• The Commodores
• Kool & The Gang
• The Ohio Players
• Tower Of Power
• Parliament Funkadelic
• Prince
• Carpenters
• Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• Scorpions
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• The Hollies
• The Beatles – Their last hits were in 1970
• Aerosmith
• The Doors
• The Doobie Brothers
• Loggins & Messina
• George Thorogood & The Destroyers
• Pat Travers Band
• Blue Oyster Cult
• Huey Lewis & The News
• Toto
• Rainbow
• Rick Springfield
• R.E.O. Speedwagon
• The Outlaws
• Molly Hatchet
• Robert Palmer
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Loverboy – Formed in 1979
• The Knack
• .38 Special
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
• Kansas
• Bachman Turner Overdrive
• The Edgar Winter Group
• Frank Zappa
• Jefferson Starship
• Def Leppard
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• Steppenwolf
• Ted Nugent
• Carly Simon
• Cliff Richard
• Kenny Loggins
• Eric Clapton
• Pink Floyd
• The Band
• The Grateful Dead
• AC/DC
• Queen
• The Who
• Rare Earth
• Robin Trower
• Kiss
• Grand Funk Railroad
• Elvis Presley - He was still putting out hits in the 70's
• Paul Revere & The Raiders
• Jackson Browne
• Dan Fogelberg
• The Little River Band
• America
• Tommy James solo and with The Shondells
• Midnight Oil
• INXS
• Split Enz
• Head East
• Petra - This great band is the one that started the entire Christian rock scene. They evolved from the early 70's until a few years ago changing their sound from country rock to Journey/Styx/Boston like arena rock to very hard rock. Their lead singer during their last 20 years was John Schlitt from Head East. They were together from 1972 to 2005 and sold millions of records along the way.
I saw moxham123 mention Kindred Spirit. Is that the band from the Johnstown area ?
Does anyone remember the Penn Alto and the bands they brought in, in the early 70s ?
I remember a Kindred Spirit playing regularly at the Penn Alto. They were a great band.
Another popular draw at the Penn Alto was a band called "Blue Ash". Anyone remember them ? They went on to cut an album, but I heard it didn't do well.
Does anyone remember the Penn Alto and the bands they brought in, in the early 70s ?
I remember a Kindred Spirit playing regularly at the Penn Alto. They were a great band.
Another popular draw at the Penn Alto was a band called "Blue Ash". Anyone remember them ? They went on to cut an album, but I heard it didn't do well.
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Joe is a good friend of mine also. He also played in Stillwater for a while. He is working for an armored car service, so I still run into him ever so often at my work (at the bank). The last time I talked to him, he said that he hasb't even picked up his guitar for years. You're right though, just one hell of a nice guy... and a great storyteller too!mjb wrote:my buddy joe neminich was in kindred spirit. a little before my time.
does anybody know JOE? i know bassfinger does.
he's a great guy.
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
-- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
Funny Blue Ash story. Back around the time when they played the Penn Alto and all us "kids" went to see them I went on vacation with my parents to Sea World in Ohio and invited Randy Rutherford and Ralph Young along as we were in a band together back then called Beginings if anyone is old enough to remember that. Well word was that Blue Ash were from that area but never played around there so they were more well known in our neck of the woods than Ohio. So Randy, Ralph and I are walking around Sea World and we spot Blue Ash's guitar player there and we followed him and his friends into one of the shows and sat in the row behind him. Now this is right after their record came out. So one of us taps him on the shoulder and asks him if he played guitar for Blue Ash and you should have seen his face light up that someone in his area recognized him. We explained were we from Altoona and saw Blue Ash at the Penn Alto all the time. So he looks back at us and he said did you guys buy the new album yet? Randy looks at him with a deadpan expression and say No! The guy shut up and turned back around.Hawk wrote:I saw moxham123 mention Kindred Spirit. Is that the band from the Johnstown area ?
Does anyone remember the Penn Alto and the bands they brought in, in the early 70s ?
I remember a Kindred Spirit playing regularly at the Penn Alto. They were a great band.
Another popular draw at the Penn Alto was a band called "Blue Ash". Anyone remember them ? They went on to cut an album, but I heard it didn't do well.
I remember Blue Ash and the Penn Alto .......and even Beginnings! Tim, I actually was going to audition for Beginnings when I was in high school after Tyke Rhodes heard that I played drums. Funny thing was, I didn't even play yet but I told some girl that I did. I even came out to someone's basement to a rehearsal and there was a red headed kid playing drums. I just sat there with a deer caught in the headlights look. I was terrified because I had no idea how to play. I didn't start playing until after I got out of high school and taught myself.
Anyway...I digress. The Penn Alto had some great dances going on back then. I lived right around the corner from Barry Yeager, (remember him?)and I remember him and his band rehearsing and then going down to the Penn Alto to hang out.
Anyway...I digress. The Penn Alto had some great dances going on back then. I lived right around the corner from Barry Yeager, (remember him?)and I remember him and his band rehearsing and then going down to the Penn Alto to hang out.
yeah, joe is a great storyteller and he's got 100's of them. joe funny cuz whatever he's into, he collects them. he gave a 56' strat to mehomerski wrote:Joe is a good friend of mine also. He also played in Stillwater for a while. He is working for an armored car service, so I still run into him ever so often at my work (at the bank). The last time I talked to him, he said that he hasb't even picked up his guitar for years. You're right though, just one hell of a nice guy... and a great storyteller too!mjb wrote:my buddy joe neminich was in kindred spirit. a little before my time.
does anybody know JOE? i know bassfinger does.
he's a great guy.
John H.
one time and i must of had that thing 2 or three years, it was such a nice piece it made me nervous having in my house 
same with amps, i'd go down his house and he'd disappear upstairs and come back with another goody maybe an original 59' tweed bassman, maybe two of them! then he was into archery, he must of had 20 long bows in his room. then it was pocket knives, the last i heard it was bicycles, he had like 15 of them. he was into fiddles for a while. funny guy. some friday nights i grab a pizza and head down to joes, always a good time and i usually leave there with my face hurting from laughing so hard.do you happen to know Don Martz? he's a peddle steel player and he's played on tons of old school country records and even had an endorsement from some company, i remember seeing a poster at his house that said such and such peddle steele guitars used by the pros and it was Don martz, gerry garcia and somebody else. he was actually the original owner of Music Haven here in town. back in the day, early 60's.
i don't think i saw Derek and the Dominoes on that list? come on!