Stone the Crows
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| Stone The Crows | |
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| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genre(s) | Blues |
| Years active | 1970s |
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| Leslie Harvey Maggie Bell Colin Allen John McGinnis Jim Dewar Steve Thompson (Bass, 1971) |
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Stone The Crows was a band formed in Glasgow in late 1969.
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[edit] Etymology
Stone the Crows is a Scottish phrase meaning "To Hell with It", which reflects the style of the band.
[edit] History
The band was formed after Maggie Bell was introduced to Les Harvey by his elder brother, Alex Harvey. After playing together in the Kinning Park Ramblers, they rejoined in a band Power, later renamed Stone The Crows, after Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant, heard them and took them on.
[edit] Original line-up
- Maggie Bell, vocals (born Margaret Bell, 12 January 1945, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland.
- Les Harvey, guitar (born Leslie Harvey, in 1945, in the Gorbals, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland died 2 May 1972).
- Colin Allen, drums (ex-Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)
- James Dewar, bass (born James Dewer, 12 October 1942, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland). (Later with Robin Trower)
- John McGinnis, keyboards
The band's first two albums were produced by the above line-up, with Bell's vocals "reminiscent of Janis Joplin" [1].
[edit] Second line-up
McGinnis and Dewar left in 1971, to be replaced by Ronnie Leahy and Steve Thompson. The tragic death of Les Harvey (electrocuted by a live microphone on stage at Swansea's Top Rank Suite in May 1972) almost led to the breakup of the band. After trying Peter Green, the band brought in ex-Thunderclap Newman prodigy Jimmy McCulloch as lead guitarist.
Stone the Crows broke up in June 1973. Maggie Bell recorded two albums in the early seventies, Queen Of The Night and Suicide Sal and joined Rod Stewart on Every Picture Tells A Story.
[edit] Discography
- Stone The Crows 1969
- Ode To John Law 1970
- Teenage Licks 1971
- Ontinuous Performance 1972
[edit] Notes
- ^ Logan, Nick &Woffinden, Bob (eds.) The New Musical Express Book of Rock, W.H. Allen &Co. Ltd (Star), 1973, p. 489-490. ISBN 0-352-39715-2.
[edit] External links
Stone the Crows biography from linernotes by Chris Welch at Alex Gaitlin's web site
