Savoy Brown was an English blues-rock band that released eleven albums on Decca between 1967 and 1974, followed by further titles on London, Town House, and Relix during the subsequent decade. Guitarist Kim Simmonds (1947–2022) was the one constant member throughout numerous lineups. Like John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Savoy Brown served as a launching […]
Foghat is an English hard-rock/blues band that formed in London in 1971 and built its main recording career in the United States after signing with Bearsville. The founding lineup paired singer-guitarist “Lonesome” Dave Peverett, slide guitarist Rod Price, bassist Tony Stevens, and drummer Roger Earl. Across twelve studio albums and one live set between 1972 and […]
Chris Youlden is an English blues-rock singer who sang in the second lineup of Savoy Brown from 1968 to 1970. As a solo artist, he issued the 1973/74 Deram albums Nowhere Road and City Child. Youlden was born in 1943 in Dagenham, Essex. In 1967, he replaced Brice Portius as the vocalist in blues rockers […]
