| Crow | |
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| Origin | Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Progressive Rock |
| Years active | 1967–1972 |
| Label(s) | Amaret |
| Members | |
| Dave Wagner Dick Wiegand Larry Wiegand Kink Middlemist Harry Nehls Denny Craswell |
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History
Crow was formed in 1967 by singer Dave Wagner, guitarist Dick Wiegand, bassist Larry Wiegand, keyboardist Kink Middlemist, and drummer Harry Nehls under the name South 40, which was used until the group went national. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Nehls was replaced by Denny Craswell once the group went national. [1] Columbia Records brought them in to record a demo in 1969; they passed, and Crow was signed to Amaret. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company [2]
In 1969, Crow’s debut album Crow Music was recorded. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The single "Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)" made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 that fall. [3] “Crow by Crow” and “Mosaic” were the follow-up releases in 1970 and 1971 respectively. Singles released off Crow’s later albums were not as successful; the band wanted to move to Elektra Records, but Amaret wouldn’t let them out of their contract while retaining their name. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records [4] Wagner left the group in 1971; the band replaced him with Mick Stanhope and attempted to move forward, but collapsed for good in 1972. [5]
Discography
Albums
- 1968 Live at Someplace Else – (as South 40)
- 1969 Crow Music
- 1970 Crow by Crow
- 1971 Mosaic
- 1972 Best of Crow
- 1992 Evil Woman: The Best of Crow
All releases by Amaret, except for Live at Someplace Else (Metrobeat) and Evil Woman: The Best of Crow (K-Tel). For the Albuquerque Telemundo station see KTEL-LP. K-tel International is an " As-Seen-On-TV " company which is most noted for
Singles
- 1969 "Time to Make a Turn"
- 1969 "Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)"
- 1970 "Cottage Cheese"
- 1970 "Slow Down"
- 1970 "Don’t Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie"
- 1971 "Watching Can Waste Up Time"
- 1971 "Yellow Dawg"
- 1972 "Mobile Blues"
- 1972 "Cado Queen"
Members
- Dave Wagner – vocals (1967-1971)
- Dick Wiegand – guitar (1967-1972)
- Larry Wiegand – bass (1967-1972)
- Kink Middlemist – keyboard (1967-1972)
- Harry Nehls – drums (1967-1969)
- Denny Craswell – drums (1969-1972)
- Mike Malasgar – drums (1969)
- Mick Stanhope – vocals (1971-1972)
- Chico Perez – percussion (1971-1972)
References
- “Crow: History” “Official Web Site”, retrieved August 7, 2006. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of Keyboard instrument. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- "Crow: page" Scott Q's Midwest Music Tribute page to Crow, since 2001
- “Crow” by Jason Ankeny, “All Music”, retrieved August 7, 2006. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- “Minnesota’s 50 Greatest Hits” by Nate Patrin, “City Pages”, June 8, 2005, retrieved August 7, 2006. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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