Whitesnake was an English hard-rock band formed in 1978 after David Coverdale left Deep Purple at the close of that band’s first run. The story starts the prior year with his debut solo album White Snake, followed by Northwinds and the first official Whitesnake release, the Snakebite EP. Coverdale built the first lineup with bassist […]
Tramline was an English blues-rock band from Middlesbrough that released the 1968–69 albums Somewhere Down the Line and Moves of Vegetable Centuries, both on Island Records. Members: Micky Moody (guitar), John McCoy (vocals, harmonica), Terry Sidgwick (bass, vocals), Terry Popple (drums) Background Tramline formed when guitarist Micky Moody teamed with singer John McCoy after respective […]
Juicy Lucy was an English blues-rock band that released the 1969–70 Vertigo albums Juicy Lucy and Lie Back and Enjoy It. They charted with the revved-up Bo Diddley cover “Who Do You Love?” Amid multiple lineup changes, they cut the 1971 Bronz title Get a Whiff a This and the 1972 Polydor album Pieces. Steel […]
Snafu was an English rustic funk-rock band behind the 1973–74 WWA albums Snafu and Situation Normal, followed by the 1975 Capitol release All Funked Up. Frontman Bobby Harrison played in the initial Procol Harum lineup that recorded their 1967 hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale.” As Snafu folded, he went solo with Funkist. Other players […]
