The Rockfords

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This article is about the rock group. For the self-titled album, see The Rockfords (album).
The Rockfords
Origin Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Years active 1999–2004
Label(s) Epic Records
Kufala Recordings
Associated acts Pearl Jam, Goodness
Website Epic: The Rockfords
Members
Carrie Akre
Chris Friel
Rick Friel
Mike McCready
Danny Newcomb

The Rockfords were a Seattle project band formed by five friends who had already tasted success with their respective bands: Carrie Akre, Chris Friel and Danny Newcomb of Goodness; Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready; and Rick Friel of Jodie Watts.

[edit] History

The group had originally existed, minus Carrie Akre, as Shadow, during the mid 1980s in Seattle. After a couple of attempts at breaking into the Los Angeles scene, the group broke up and the members went their separate ways. Mike McCready would go on to co-form Pearl Jam in 1990, and sometime as early as June 20, 1998, Chris Friel and Danny Newcomb of Goodness would invite McCready to play with Goodness onstage prior to a Pearl Jam set. They soon decided to put the old band back together, adding Carrie Akre of Goodness as their new vocalist. They named themselves The Rockfords, after one of McCready's favorite TV shows The Rockford Files.

The band's self-titled studio album was released on Epic in 2000. Produced by John Goodmanson, it featured Nancy Wilson (of Heart) contributing guest vocals on the track "Riverwide". The band members would go back to their regular work for some time after playing at least five shows together in the Seattle area in 2000.

In 2003, the band got together again, playing several more shows around Seattle and writing several new songs. A live album, Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03, was released on Kufala Recordings in 2003. An EP containing the new songs, Waiting... (again produced by Goodmanson), was released in 2004.

[edit] Discography

Year Title Label Type
2000 The Rockfords Epic Studio album
2003 Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03 Kufala Live album
2004 Waiting... Ten Club EP

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