Luz Casal (born 1958) is a Spanish popular singer who released four albums on Zafiro between 1982 and 1987, followed by a string of discs on Hispavox from 1989 onward. Discography: Luz (1982) Los ojos del gato (1984) III (1985) Quiéreme aunque te duela (1987) V (1989)
Lisker were a Spanish folk/psych band that released a self-titled album on Xoxoa in 1979. Members: Julián Alberdi (electric guitar), Jesús Gil (flute), Ernesto Gómez (acoustic guitar, vocals), José Antonio Salado (drums), Javier Zabala (bass) Discography: Lisker (1979)
Leño were a Spanish rock trio that released three studio albums and a live disc on Chapa between 1979 and 1982. Members: Rosendo Mercado (guitar, vocals), Ramiro Penas (drums), Chiqui Mariscal (bass, 1979), Tony Urbano (bass, 1980-83) Discography: Leño (1979) Más madera (1980) En directo (1981) ¡Corre, corre! (1982)
Labanda were a Spanish folk/trad ensemble that released two albums on Guimbarda circa 1980/81, plus a later round of releases on RNE and Zafiro. Members: Luis Silva (mandolin, viola), José María Silva (bass), Pedro Guerrero (guitar, percussion), Joaquín Blanco (bagpipe, flute, percussion), Álvaro Domínguez (violin, dulcimer, acoustic guitar), Josué Vea (guitar), Carlos de Yebra (drums, […]
La Unión were a Spanish sophisti-pop band that released five albums on WEA between 1984 and 1990. Eight further discs appeared on the label during the two subsequent decades. Members: Rafa Sánchez (vocals), Luis Bolín (bass), Mario Martínez (guitar), Iñigo Zabala (keyboards, 1983-88) Discography: Mil Siluetas (1984) El Maldito Viento (1985) 4 x 4 (1986) […]
La Rondalla de la Costa were a Spanish jazz-rock band that released the album Records de València on Zeleste in 1976. Members: Marià Albero (lead vocals, guitar), Manel Joseph (vocals, percussion), Xavier Batllés (bass, contrabass, mandolin, bouzouki, [Puerto Rican quinto] conga, bandurria, laúd, marimba, keyboards), Víctor Ammann (piano, Mini Moog, [electric] accordion, clavinet), Ramón Olivares […]
La Mode was a Spanish new wave/art-pop behind the 1982 Nuevos Medios release El Eterno Femenino, followed by 1984, Lejos del Paraíso, and the 1986 Mercury album La Evolución de las Costumbres. Members: Antonio Zancajo (guitar), Mario Gil (keyboards, synthesizer, electronic drums), Fernando Márquez [aka El Zurdo] (vocals, 1981-84), Daniel Ballester (vocals, guitar, 1984-86) Background […]
Klamm were a Spanish art-rock band that released the album Africa Roja on namesake Klamm Records in 1983. Members: Antonio Puertas (drums), Josep “Toto” Saus (bass), Leo Mariño (guitar), Juanjo Ezquerra (bass), Tres (vocals) Discography: Africa Roja (1983)
Juan Hidalgo (Oct. 14, 1927 — Feb. 26, 2018) was a Spanish avant-garde composer, active three decades in theaters and conservatories before his 1974–76 Cramps albums Tamaran and Rrose Sélavy. Background Juan Hidalgo Codorniu was born on October 14, 1927, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He studied piano there with Luis Prieto and Carmen […]
Jordi Sabatés (born Oct. 23, 1948) is a Spanish jazz pianist who first emerged in the mid-1960s as a member of the Barcelona beat band Pic-Nic. During the first three years of the 1970s, he played in the jazz-psych bands Jarka and Om, recording two albums with the former and one with the latter. Since […]
Glamour was a Spanish new wave synthpop band behind the 1981–83 Polydor albums Imágenes and Guarda tus Lágrimas. Members: Luis Badenes (lead vocals), Adolfo Barberá (guitar), Remy Carreres (bass), José Luis Macías [aka Macías] (keyboards), José Payá (drums) Background Glamour formed in Valencia in 1981 when singer Luis Badenes, bassist Remi Carreres, and keyboardist José […]
Conexión were a Spanish jazz-rock/pop band that released two albums and more than a dozen singles between 1969 and 1976, mostly on Movieplay. Members: Luis Cobos (saxophone, flute, Mellotron, piano), Rafael López (trumpet), Danny McKanily (vocals, percussion), Alfredo Lozoya (bass), Luis Fornés (organ, piano), Rafael Ríos (guitar), Serafín Alberca (trumpet), Ernesto Herrero (drums) Discography: Conexión […]
Golpes Bajos were a Spanish sophisti-pop band that released two albums and assorted shortplayers on Nuevos Medios between 1983 and 1985. Members: Germán Coppini (vocals), Teo Cardalda (guitar, drums, keyboards, percussion), Pablo Novoa [aka Novoa] (guitar, 1983-85), Luis García (bass, 1983-85) Discography: Golpes Bajos (EP, 1983) A Santa Compaña (1984) Devocionario (1985)
Formas was a Spanish symphonic-rock band that released the 1981 album Largos Sueños on Surcosur, S.A., in addition to two cassette-only titles. Members: F. J. Muñoz, F. Gaona, J. Alonso, Manuel López, A. García Background Formas formed in 1977 in Brenes, Seville, when members of the short-lived group Huracán changed names with a revised lineup. […]
Errobi was a Spanish folk-rock band that released four studio albums and a live disc between 1975 and 1985 on Elkar and Xoxoa. Members: Mixel Ducau (vocals, guitar, keyboards, saxophone), Anje Duhalde (vocals, guitar), Jean Phocas (bass, 1973-77), Robert Suhas (keyboards, 1975-77), Beñat Amorena (drums, vocals, 1975-79), Mixel Halty (bass, 1978), Jean-Paul Gilles (bass, 1979), […]
Feliu i Joan Albert were a Spanish classical/flamenco duo of pianist/composer Joan Albert Amargós and guitar prodigy Feliu Gasull. The pair released an eponymous album in 1977 on Zeleste. Members: Joan Albert Amargós (piano, [Fender] electric piano, clavinet), Feliu Gasull (Spanish guitar) Discography: Feliu i Joan Albert (1977)
Edelweiss were a Spanish folk/psych trio that released the album En el Principio… on TOP Records in 1973. Members: Eduardo Martí, Fernando Granados, Rafael Castañeda Discography: En el Principio… (1973)
Daniel Vega (1953 — May 9, 2010) was a Spanish singer/songwriter who released the album La Noche que Precede a la Batalla on Movieplay in 1976. Discography: La Noche que Precede a la Batalla (1976)
El Último de la Fila was the rock duo two Spanish new wave veterans: singer-percussionist Manolo García (Los Rápidos) and guitarist-keyboardist Quimi Portet (Kul de Mandril, Los Burros). They made four albums between 1985 and 1988 on PDI, followed by three Nineties-era titles on Perro. Members: Manolo García (vocals, percussion, tambourine), Quimi Portet (guitar, keyboards, […]
Eduardo Bort (1948 – Feb. 27, 2020) was a Spanish musician and composer who released a popular self-titled album on Movieplay in 1974, followed nine years later by Silvia on Bambule. Discography: Eduardo Bort (1974) Silvia (1983)
Danza Invisible was a Spanish new wave band that made the 1983–85 Ariola albums Contacto Interior and Maratón, followed by five albums through 1991 on the Twins label. Members: Manuel Rubio (guitar), Antonio Luis Gil (guitar), Chris Navas (bass), Texidó (drums, 1981-93), Javier Ojeda (vocals, 1982-present) Background Danza Invisible formed in 1981 in Torremolinos, Spain, […]
Cotò En Pèl was a Spanish symphonic-rock band behind the 1978 album Holocaust on the Nevada label. Members: Carles Picó (guitar), Pep Llopis (organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, vocals), Vicent Cortina (drums, percussion), Paco Cintero (bass, cornet, vocals), Vicent Fontelles (guitar) Background Cotó-en-Pèl (Cotton In Skin) formed in 1976 in the Valencia region when singer-keyboardist Pep Llopis […]
Scars were a Scottish post-punk band from Edinburgh that released the 1979 single “Adult/ery” / “Horrorshow” on Fast Product, followed with three 1980/81 singles on Charisma-subsidiary Pre, culminating with the 1981 album Author! Author! Their first single appeared on the seminal sampler Fast Product: The First Year Plan and its stateside variant Mutant Pop 78/79 […]
The Normal was the imaginary band moniker of English producer Daniel Miller (born Feb. 14, 1951), who used the name on the seminal, self-recorded electro-punk single “T.V.O.D.” / “Warm Leatherette,” issued in November 1978 on self-press Mute Records. He subsequently used the band moniker Silicon Teens for the self-recorded electro-covers album Music for Parties in […]
2.3 was an English post-punk trio from Sheffield that released the single “All Time Low” / “Where to Now?” on small-press Fast Product in 1978. The band initially called itself 2.3 Children, based on the average number of children beared per U.S. household. Both their songs were included with early sides by labelmates The Human […]
Canarios were a Spanish rock band that originated as Los Ídolos, a prominent Madrid beat group. They became Los Canarios for a 1967/68 singles run that culminated with the national No. 1 “Get on Your Knees” and the 1970 album Libérate! When the original group split, bandleader Teddy Bautista formed a new Canarios for Ciclos, […]
Borne were a Spanish jazz-rock/New Wave band that released two albums on Chapa and Auvi between 1979 and 1982. Members: Victor Molero (guitars, vocals), Jose Miguel Oca (bass, vocals), Sergio Oca (drums), Ricardo Rauet (keyboards) Discography: Exprime la Naranja (1979) Unidades Didácticas (1982)
Blay Tritono were a Spanish jazz-rock band that released the album Clot 20 on Zeleste in 1976. Members: Eduard Altaba (electric bass, double bass, Spanish guitar, bongos), Néstor Munt (trumpet, flugelhorn, bass, vocals), Quino Béjar (drums, bells), Vicenç Calvo (trombone), Joan Josep Blay (tenora, saxophone), Víctor Ammann (keyboards, xylophone) Discography: Clot 20 (1976) Tatuaje (OST, […]
Bibiano Adonis Morón Giménez (Dec. 21, 1950 — Dec. 28, 2016) was a Spanish singer/songwriter who performed under his forename. He emerged with the 1976/77 Explosión albums Estamos Chegando o Mar and Alcabre, followed by the 1979 Guimbarda title Aluminio. Background Bibiano was born Bibiano Adonis Morón Giménez on December 21, 1950, in Santiago de […]
Barrabás was a Spanish Latin-rock/funk band that released nine albums on RCA, Ariola, and Atco between 1972 and 1983. Members: José María Moll (drums), Fernando Arbex (drums, vocals, 1971-77), Iñaky Egaña [Iñaki] (vocals, bass, 1971-72, 1985-?), Tito Duarte (saxophone, flute, tumbadoras, 1971-78), Ricky Morales (lead guitar, vocals, 1971-78), Miguel Morales (rhythm guitar, bass, vocals, 1971-78, […]
Barón Rojo was a Spanish hard-rock/metal band that debuted with the 1981 Chapa album Larga vida al rock and roll, followed by six studio albums and two live discs through 1989 on Kamaflage and Zafiro. Members: Carlos de Castro (vocals, guitar), Armando de Castro (guitar, vocals), Hermes Calabria (drums, percussion, 1980-89, 2009-11), José Luis Campuzano [aka […]
Barcelona Traction was a Spanish jazz-rock band behind a 1975 self-titled album on Òliba, followed by the 1982 Auvi release Nano. Members: Francis Rabassa, Jordi Clua, Josep María Durán, Lucky Guri Background Barcelona Traction formed in Barcelona in 1975 when pianist Joaquim “Lucky” Guri, bassist Jordi Clua, and drummer Francis Rabassa renamed their New Jazz […]
Azul y Negro are a Spanish synthpop combo that made five albums between 1981 and 1986 on Mercury and PolyGram. Members: Carlos García-Vaso (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, percussion), Joaquín Montoya (keyboards, vocals, percussion, 1981-88), José Antonio Álvarez (keyboards, 2002-05), Carlos López Leal (keyboards, 2013-present) Background Azul y Negro formed in 1981 in Madrid when guitarist […]
Asturcón was a Spanish symphonic/folk band behind a 1981 self-titled album on Dial. Members: Paulino Solana (guitar), José Carlos [aka Mingla] (keyboards), Víctor Carrizo [aka Viti] (drums, flute, bagpipes, vocals), Juan Carlos Martínez (bass) Background Asturcón formed in 1978 in Gijón around singer-drummer Víctor “Viti” Carrizo, a former member of Crack. Carrizo played during 1974–75 […]
Alfredo Carrión is a Spanish composer and arranger who released the 1976 album Los Andares del Alquimista on Movieplay. Background Alfredo Carrión Sáiz was born in 1944 in Bilbao, Spain. He moved at twelve to Madrid. Carrión studied at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid and continued at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in […]
Alaska y Los Pegamoides were a Spanish new wave band led by vocalist/performer Alaska. The band released five singles between 1980 and 1982, culminating with the popular album Grandes éxitos on Hispavox. In 1983, she departed with two members for Alaska y Dinarama, a configuration that yielded five further albums. Members: Alaska (vocals), Nacho Canut […]
Alameda was a Spanish flamenco/jazz-rock band that released four albums between 1979 and 1983 on Epic. Members: Pepe Roca (guitar, vocals), Rafael Marinelli (keyboards), Manolo Marinelli (keyboards), Manolo Rosa (bass), Luis Moreno (drums) Background Alameda formed in Seville in 1977 when singer and guitarist Pepe Roca and keyboardist Manuel Marinelli started a new group after […]
Agamenon was a Spanish folk/psych band behind the 1975 album Todos Ríen de Mí on Explosión. Members: Carlos García (bass, vocals), Javier Moreno (guitar, vocals), Arturo Terriza (drums, vocals), Vicente Andújar (keyboards, vocals), Dulce Ayala (vocals), Carmen García (vocals) Background Agamenón formed in the late 1960s in Madrid when fourteen-year-old songwriter Carlos García assembled a […]
Acción Rock Band was a Spanish symphonic-rock band behind a 1981 self-titled album on Universitas. Members: Enrique Fernández (vocals), Diego González Sierra (guitar), Ricardo Bartolomé (bass), Tony García (drums), Luis Mangas (organ) Background Acción Rock Band emerged by 1975 in Badajoz and developed as a quartet with bassist Ricardo Bartolomé, drummer Tony García, guitarist Diego […]
Abedul was a Spanish symphonic-rock band behind the 1979 Columbia album Nosotros. Members: Albert Aranega (keyboards), Narcis Baiges (vocals), Pedro Castro (bass), José Luis Pérez (guitar), Lluis Visiers (drums) Background Abedul formed circa 1978 in Barcelona when guitarist Josep Lluís Pérez teamed with bassist Pedro Castro Bruque and drummer Lluís Visiers. Pérez grew up with […]
Patrick D. Martin is an English new wave musician who released three 1979/80 singles on Deram and Illegal, all compiled on a 1981 I.R.S. EP. Background Martin began guitar and piano at age five with encouragement from his parents. He developed an early interest in electronic technology through one parent’s work as a hi-fi and […]
Paice Ashton Lord was an English hard-rock band that released the album Malice in Wonderland on Oyster/Polydor in 1977. They centered on the super-trinity of vocalist Tony Ashton, organist Jon Lord, and drummer Ian Paice, the latter two of once-and-future Deep Purple fame. The project evolved from the 1974 album First of the Big Bands, […]
Pablo Gad is a Jamaican-English reggae musician who cut two 1977 singles on Caribbean, followed by five 1978–80 singles on the Rockers/Vibrations imprints of Burning Sounds Recordings Ltd. As an album artist, he made the 1979 Celluloid album Trafalgar Square and the 1980 FORM release Hard Times. Background Pablo Gad was born in Jamaica, where […]
J. J. Johnson (Jan. 22, 1924 — Feb. 4, 2001) was an American trombonist, composer, and arranger from Indianapolis whose catalog includes The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, J.J. Inc., and Proof Positive. He recorded with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and Kai Winding, then moved into film scoring with the 1970s blaxploitation productions Across […]
Jimmy Smith (December 8, 1928 — February 8, 2005) was an American soul-jazz/funk organist who popularized the Hammond B-3 through his virtuosic improvisations. He rose from Philadelphia R&B groups to Blue Note Records in 1956, where he cut more than forty sessions including The Sermon!, House Party, and Back at the Chicken Shack. At Verve […]
Jimmy Ponder (May 10, 1946 — Sept. 16, 2013) was an American jazz guitarist from Pittsburgh who emerged through organ-combo work with Charles Earland and backed Lou Donaldson, John Patton, Stanley Turrentine, and Donald Byrd. He launched his solo discography with the Cadet album While My Guitar Gently Weeps and remained active as a leader […]
Jimmy McGriff (April 3, 1936 — May 24, 2008) was an American soul-jazz/funk organist who helped define the Hammond B-3 sound. He broke through in 1961 with his hit “I’ve Got a Woman” and followed with Sue Records albums including All About My Girl and Blues for Mister Jimmy. At Solid State and Groove Merchant, […]
Jeremy Steig (Sept. 23, 1942 — April 13, 2016) was an American jazz-rock flutist from NYC, known for Flute Fever, Jeremy & the Satyrs, Energy, and the Bill Evans Trio collaboration What’s New. Background Jeremy Steig was born Sept. 23, 1942, in Greenwich Village, New York City. Father William Steig worked as a New Yorker […]
Jasmine was an American jazz-funk/soul band from New Orleans that released the 1981 album Tropical Breeze on Inner City Records, followed by the 1986/87 titles Foreign Affairs and Softly Strong on Broken Records. Members: Patrice Fisher (harp), Kent Jordan (flute), James Black (drums), Cassandra Wilson (vocals), Sun Kim (violin), Jim Markway (bass), Mark Sanders (percussion) […]
James Williams (March 8, 1951 — July 20, 2004) was an American post-bop/jazz-funk pianist, composer, and bandleader from Memphis. He spent 1977–81 with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, followed by work with Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, and Sonny Stitt. Williams led albums from the 1978 debut Flying Colors, co-founded the Contemporary Piano Ensemble, and later taught at […]
Joseph Samuel Thomas (May 31, 1933 — July 26, 2017) was an American jazz-funk flutist and saxophonist from Newark, New Jersey. Thomas first recorded with organist Rhoda Scott in the early 1960s and subsequently led albums that ranged from soul-jazz to the funk-oriented recordings of the 1970s. Background Joseph Samuel Thomas was born on May […]
Joe Chambers is an American jazz-funk drummer, pianist, vibraphonist, and composer from Stoneacre, Va. He became a central Blue Note session player in the 1960s through recordings with Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, and McCoy Tyner, while several of those sessions also featured his compositions. Chambers joined Max Roach in […]
Horacee Arnold (born Sept. 25, 1937) is an American jazz-funk drummer, composer, and bandleader from Wayland, Ky. He worked with Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bud Powell, Hugh Masekela, and Miriam Makeba, then joined Chick Corea’s original Return to Forever lineup and the Stan Getz Quartet. Arnold led the 1973/74 Columbia albums Tribe and Tales […]
Harold Vick (April 3, 1936 — Nov. 13, 1987) was an American post-bop/jazz-funk saxophonist and flautist from Rocky Mount, NC. Vick emerged through early-1960s organ-jazz work with Jack McDuff and made his 1963 Blue Note bandleader debut with Steppin’ Out!, followed by The Caribbean Suite, Watch What Happens, The Power of Feeling, and Don’t Look […]
Jack McDuff (September 17, 1926 — January 23, 2001) was an American soul-jazz/funk organist. He rose in the 1960s as a leader on Prestige, where his hard-driving combos featured future stars like George Benson and Joe Dukes. In the 1970s he moved into funk and fusion on Cadet and Blue Note, later revitalizing his career […]
Jack DeJohnette (Aug. 9, 1942 – Oct. 26, 2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist, composer, and bandleader from Chicago. He rose through Charles Lloyd Quartet and Miles Davis electric ensembles, with Davis credits that include Bitches Brew, Live-Evil, and Jack Johnson. DeJohnette later led Directions, New Directions, and Special Edition and maintained a long-running trio […]
Ivan Boogaloo Joe Jones (Nov. 1, 1940 — May 15, 2026) was an American soul-jazz/funk guitarist who entered the Prestige circle through 1966 sessions with Billy Hawks and Richard “Groove” Holmes, then launched his leader career with Introducing the Psychedelic Soul Jazz Guitar of Joe Jones. His run from My Fire! through Black Whip placed his […]
Hugh Abdullah Rashid Brodie (Feb. 7, 1933 — April 5, 2017) was an American jazz-funk tenor and soprano saxophonist from Warrenton, N.C. He recorded with Cal Massey, Pharoah Sanders, and Vera Auer in the Sixties, then launched his leader catalog with Hugh Brodie & The Real Thing in 1975. Brodie later co-led Bebop Loose & Live […]
Rinder & Lewis was the American musical/production team of percussionist Laurin Rinder and keyboardist W. Michael Lewis. Between 1975 and 1982, they arranged a string of AVI Records releases for the dance-funk/vocal projects El Coco and Le Pamplemousse. The pair also issued four AVI albums as a duo, starting with Seven Deadly Sins in 1977. […]
Eddie Hardin (1949–2015) was an English keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who replaced Steve Winwood in the Spencer Davis Group and teamed with their drummer, Pete York, in the duo Hardin & York. He cut two albums with Axis Point, a blues-rock supergroup formed by Family–Streetwalkers mainstay Charlie Whitney. Hardin debuted as a solo artist with […]
Chain Reaction was a Jamaican-Brit soul trio that released the album Indebted to You in 1977 on Gull. A later album, Chase a Miracle, appeared in 1981 on Congress Productions. Members: Dave Barker, Bobby Davis, Bruce Ruffin Chain Reaction formed in 1975 by three Jamaican singers living in the UK. Discography: Indebted to You (1977) […]
Intimate Strangers were a Scottish sophisti-pop duo that released the album Charm in 1986 on IRS. They preceded it with the EP Deliverance, released in 1984 under the name Raise the Dragon. Musician Sean Lyons hailed from Metro. Members: Richard Spellman (vocals), Sean Lyons (guitar) Intimate Strangers formed in 1984 as Raise the Dragon. Discography: […]
Airrace was an English hard-rock band behind the 1984 Atlantic album Shaft of Light. They spun from the NWOBHM bands Girl, More, and White Spirit and included drummer Jason Bonham. Members: Laurie Mansworth (guitar), Jim Reid (bass, 1982-84, 2009-present), Phil Lewis (vocals, 1982-83), Simon Tomkins (drums, 1982-83, 1986), Keith Murrell (vocals, 1983-84, 2009-present), Toby Sadler […]
Adrian Gurvitz — aka Adrian Curtis (born June 26, 1949) — is an English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter from London who played in the hard-rock bands Gun, Three Man Army, the Baker Gurvitz Army, and the Graeme Edge Band with his bassist brother Paul Gurvitz. Collectively, those projects produced 10 albums between 1968 and 1977. […]
Wolfgang Düren is a German electronic musician who served as a late-Seventies sequencer programmer for Tangerine Dream. As a recording artist, he released the 1980 album Eyeless Dreams on WPL Records. He subsequently went into keyboard distribution and by 1988 founded Waldorf Electronics, a synthesizer manufacturer. Background Wolfgang Düren was born on July 9, 1956, […]
999 was an English rock band that emerged in the initial London punk wave with the 1977 singles “I’m Alive” and “Nasty! Nasty!” and the 1978 albums 999 and Separates. Guitarist-singer Nick Cash played alongside Ian Dury in the early Seventies retro-R&B act Kilburn and the High Roads. Members: Nick Cash (guitar, vocals), Guy Days […]
Shoot was an English folk-rock band that released the 1973 EMI album On the Frontier. Ex-Yardbirds and Renaissance drummer Jim McCarty fronted the project on keyboards, backed with guitarist–singer Dave Green (Raw Material) and drummer Craig Collinge (Manfred Mann Chapter Three, Third World War). McCarty later reformed the original Renaissance lineup under the name Illusion. […]
1919 was an English goth-rock band that released three singles and two EPs (1982–84) on Red Rhino and Abstract, compiled with missing material on the 2001 Anagram disc The Complete Collection. Members: Mark Tighe (guitar, 1979-2017), Ian Tilleard (lead vocals, 1979-84), Nick Hiles (bass, 1979-83), Ian Anderson (keyboards, 1979-80), Tony Horsfall (drums, 1979-80), Mick Reed […]
The 13th Chime was an English goth-rock band that cut three independent singles and recorded an intended 1984 album, released in 2009 by archivists Sacred Bones. Members: Mick Hand (vocals), Gary O’Connor (guitar), Terry Taylor (bass), Ricky Cook (drums) Background 13th Chime formed in 1980 in Haverhill, Suffolk, when singer Mick Hand, guitarist Gary O’Connor, […]
Quarterflash was an American modern-rock band from Portland that scored a rare NW breakout with “Harden My Heart” and “Find Another Fool” from their 1981 debut album, also noted for “Cruisin’ With the Deuce” and “Valerie,” an early example of girl/girl curiosity. They scored a third hit with “Take Me to Heart” from their 1983 […]
Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 — Dec. 23, 1992) was an American guitarist from Brooklyn who played in the bands Funkadelic and Parliament during the 1970s as well as the collective offshoot P-Funk All Stars during the 1980s. As a solo artist, he released the 1977 album Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs on Warner Bros. […]
Dynasty was an American soul-funk band from Los Angeles that debuted with the 1979 Solar release Your Piece of the Rock. They released five albums through 1986 and hit the R&B charts with “I Don’t Want to Be a Freak (But I Can’t Help Myself),” “I’ve Just Begun to Love You,” and “Here I Am.” Members: […]
Dreamboy was an American soul-funk band that released a 1983 extended-play and the 1984 album Contact, both on the Quincy Jones Warner-subsidiary Qwest Records. Members: Jeff Stanton (lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Jeff Bass (lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Jimi “Boxx” Hunt (backing vocals, keyboards, programming), George “Dewey” Twymon […]
Donald Austin is an American R&B musician who made the 1973 album Crazy Legs on the Westbound-subsidiary Eastbound. Crazy Legs by Donald Austin Background Donald Rae Austin was a Detroit guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and session musician active in the local soul-funk scene by the early Seventies. Austin debuted in 1972 with the two-part instrumental “Side […]
Defunkt was an American avant-jazz/funk band from N.Y.C. that released two albums on Hannibal Records between 1980 and 1982, followed by a lengthy run of studio and live albums on assorted labels from 1988-onward. Members: Joseph Bowie (trombone, vocals), Kim Clarke (bass), Ronnie Drayton (guitar), Bill Bickford (guitar), John Mulkerin (trumpet), Kenny Martin (drums), Kahil […]
Crystal Winds were an American soul-funk combo that released the 1982 album First Flight on Cash Ear Records. Co-leader Paul Coleman hailed from Seventies Chicago legends Rasputin’s Stash. Members: M. Cortez Brown, Martin Dumas Jr, Paul Coleman (keyboardist, percussionist) Background Crystal Winds formed around 1981 in Chicago when keyboardist-singer Paul Coleman teamed with saxophonist-singer Morris […]
Cold Fire was an American soul-funk band that released the 1981 Capitol album Too Cold. Members: Douglas Stevens, Jimmy Weaver, Michael Loatman, Ray Towns, Raymond Towns Jr., Roland Jennings, Ronald Rillera, Warren Petty, William Reese Background Cold Fire emerged from the Bay Area in the mid-Seventies with keyboardist-songwriter Ron Rillera and bassist Warren Anthony Petty. […]
Change was a soul-funk studio project that spawned six albums between 1980 and 1985 on Warner and Atlantic/RFC. The project was assembled by a Bologna-based production team and featured a revolving cast of American vocalists and musicians. Members: Jocelyn Brown (lead vocals, 1980), Luther Vandross (lead vocals, 1980), Diva Gray (lead vocals, 1981), James Robinson […]
Cesar Ascarrunz was a Bolivian/American Latin-rock musician based in San Francisco who released the 1975 album Cesar 830 on Flying Dutchman. Background Cesar Ascarrunz was born in Potosí, Bolivia, one of seven children. His father, lawyer and Bolivian legislator Macedonio Ascarrunz, first brought Cesar to San Francisco. Ascarrunz returned to the Bay Area from Bolivia in […]
Calender was an American soul-funk band from New Jersey that released the 1976 album It’s a Monster on Pi Kappa Records. Members: Donna Ahjuder, Gerald Fair, Hurlie Hannet Fair, John Barbee, Michael Barbee, Stanley Barnett Haygood, William Jones Background Calender formed in New Jersey by 1975 under songwriter-producer Paul L. Kyser. The seven-piece comprised drummer […]
The Motors were an English rock band from London, formed by Ducks Deluxe alumni Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster. They released the 1977–80 Virgin albums Motors 1, Approved by The Motors, and Tenement Steps. Their 1978 single “Airport” became a UK Top 4 hit. Guitarist Peter Bramall left after two albums to front his own […]
