Stretch (band)

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Stretch was a 1970s British band that grew from the collaboration between Elmer Gantry (vocals, guitar, real name Dave Terry) and Kirby (guitar,vocals, real name Graham Gregory). Gantry was previously the frontman of ELmer Gantry's Velvet Opera. Kirby was previously a member of Curved Air.

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[edit] Formation

The band was put together with help from Gantry and Kirby's management on the initiation of Mick Fleetwood, to perform as Fleetwood Mac on a US tour, because of outstanding contractual obligations. Unfortunately, Fleetwood was unable to join the band for personal reasons, and part way through the tour it was realised that there was no original member of Fleetwood Mac in the band. The tour collapsed because the band was declaimed as a bogus Fleetwood Mac.

[edit] Music Career

The band, Stretch, rose from the ashes of this debacle. They initially recorded an album, "You Can't Beat Your Brain For Entertainment", and had a No2 hit single with "Why Did You Do It?", the lyric of which was actually a direct attack on Mick Fleetwood for his failure to join the band on the ill-fated Fleetwood Mac tour. They followed this up with two further studio albums, entitled "Lifeblood" and "Elastique", as well as a 'greatest hits' compilation.

[edit] Problems

Unfortunately both Gantry and Kirby were becoming reliant on drugs to maintain their lifestyle - a second album was made, but Gantry played a minor part because Kirby sacked him (at a later date Kirby famously sacked himself). Sadly, the band always had to endure the stigma of the "bogus Fleetwood Mac" episode.


[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • You Can't Beat Your Brain For Entertainment
  • Lifeblood
  • Elastique
  • Why Did You Do It: the Best of Stretch

[edit] Singles

  • Why Did You Do It?

[edit] External Links

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