Crowbar (Canadian band)
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Crowbar was a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario, probably best known for their 1971 hit "Oh, What a Feeling".
The band included:
- King Biscuit Boy (Richard Newell) on harmonica[1]
- Roly Greenway on bass guitar
- Kelly Jay (Blake Fordham) on vocals and piano
- Jozef Chirowski on keyboards
- Sonnie Bernardi on drums
- Rheal Lanthier on guitar
- John Gibbard on guitar and slide guitar
From 1969 to 1970, most of the members of the group had been a backup band for Ronnie Hawkins. However, he fired them, saying "You guys are so crazy that you could fuck up a crowbar in three seconds!" They recorded their first album in 1970 as King Biscuit Boy and Crowbar. King Biscuit Boy left the band later in 1970, but continued to appear as a guest performer.
The band split up in 1974 but reformed in 1977, except for Chirowski, who had joined Alice Cooper's band in the meantime.
[edit] References
- ^ Canadian Encyclopedia Biography: King Biscuit Boy. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
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