Blue Cheer was an American hard-rock band that released six albums between 1968 and 1971 on Philips. They first recorded as a power-trio with guitarist Leigh Stephens, who plays on the 1968 albums Vincebus Eruptum and Outsideinside. The former contains an amplified cover of “Summertime Blues,” often cited as the world’s first heavy metal recording. […]
Pilot was an American soul-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1971 on RCA Victor. Members: Bruce Stephens (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Leigh Stephens (electric guitar), Martin Quittenton (acoustic guitar), Neville Whitehead (bass), Mick Waller (drums) Pilot formed in London in 1971 when two ex-members of American hard-rockers Blues Cheer, Bruce Stephens and Leigh Stephens […]
