Taste was an Irish blues-rock power trio, active between 1968 and 1970. They made two turn-of-the-decade albums on Polydor before guitarist/singer Rory Gallagher disbanded the group and launched his solo career. Two live documents and a mini-album of unreleased early recordings appeared post-breakup. Members: Rory Gallagher (vocals, guitar, 1966-70), Eric Kittringham (bass, 1966-68), Norman Damery […]
Hardin & York were the English blues-rock-soul duo of drummer Pete York and keyboardist–singer Eddie Hardin. York co-founded the Spencer Davis Group, which Hardin joined as Steve Winwood‘s replacement. Hardin & York released the 1969–70 albums Tomorrow Today and World’s Smallest Big Band on Bell Records, followed by the 1971 Decca title For the World. […]
Axis Point was an English hard-rock supergroup that released the 1978–80 RCA albums Axis Point and Boast of the Town. They featured guitarist Charlie Whitney (Family, Streetwalkers), bassist Charlie McCracken (Taste, Stud), and keyboardist–singer Eddie Hardin (Hardin & York). McCracken and Hardin first interacted in the 1973–74 Spencer Davis Group reboot. Axis Point features two […]
