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Nazareth
Origin Dunfermline, Scotland
Genre(s) Hard rock, rock, Proto Metal
Years active 1968–present
Label(s) Mooncrest, Mountain, Nems, Eagle
Website www.nazarethdirect.co.uk

Nazareth is a Scottish rock band that had several hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, "Love Hurts", in the middle of the 1970s. Dunfermline (Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Eagle Records are a leading independent Record label. Also trading as " Eagle Rock Entertainment " Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Felice Bryant ( August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Boudleaux Bryant ( February 13, A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. " Love Hurts " is the name of a Song written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant, and first recorded by The Everly Brothers This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

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Career

Nazareth was formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, out of the ashes of semi-professional local group The Shadettes (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton (ex Mark V and The Red Hawks), bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dunfermline (Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dan McCafferty (born William Daniel McCafferty, 14 October 1946, Dunfermline, Scotland) is the lead Singer for the 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 Manny Charlton (born Manuel Charlton 25 July 1941, in La Linea Spain) is notable for being the Guitarist and founding member of the Scottish A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Peter 'Pete' Agnew (born 14 September 1946 in Dunfermline, Scotland) is the bassist for the Scottish rock band A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Darrell Antony Sweet (born May 16 1947, Bournemouth, Dorset, England - 30 April 1999) was a Drummer They took their name from the first line of The Band's classic song, "The Weight" ("I pulled into Nazareth / Was feelin' about half past dead. The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed " The Weight " is the title of a 1968 song by The Band. . . ")

The band moved to London, England in 1970, and released their self-titled debut album in 1971. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. After getting some attention with their second album Exercises, released in 1972, Nazareth issued Razamanaz in early 1973. Exercises is the second studio album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Razamanaz" was the 3rd studio album by album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1973 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. This collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time " This was followed by Loud 'N' Proud in late 1973, which contained another hit single with a hard-rocking cover of Joni Mitchell's song "This Flight Tonight". Disambiguation BBC Radio show see Loud'n'proud "Loud 'n' Proud" was the 4th studio album by album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, and their In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and Then came another album Rampant, in 1974, that was equally successful although it did not yield a single. "Rampant" was the 5th studio album by album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1974 Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. A non-album song, again a cover version, this time of Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle", was a UK Top 20 entry in 1975. Tomorrow (previously known as The In Crowd and before that as Four Plus One) were a 1960s Psychedelic rock band Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Hair of the Dog was released in 1975. "Hair of the Dog" was the 6th studio album by album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth, released in 1975 The title track of that album (popularly, though incorrectly, known as "Son Of A Bitch" due to its chorus lyrics) became a staple of 1970s rock radio. A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The American version of the album included a song originally recorded by The Everly Brothers, and also covered by Roy Orbison, the expressively melodic ballad "Love Hurts", that was released as a hit single in the UK and in the U.S., where it went platinum. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning " Love Hurts " is the name of a Song written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant, and first recorded by The Everly Brothers The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In addition, the track became the band's only U. S. Top Ten hit. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.

In 1979, second guitarist Zal Cleminson was added to the lineup, remaining for two albums, No Mean City and Malice in Wonderland, contributing numerous compositions. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Alasdair 'Zal' Cleminson is a Scottish Guitarist, best known for his prominent role in the Sensational Alex Harvey Band during the 1970s No Mean City is the 10th Studio album by the Hard rock band Nazareth. Malice in Wonderland produced a popular AOR single called "Holiday".

Various Nazareth lineups continued to make studio albums and tour throughout the Eighties and Nineties, although their popularity had declined such that some albums no longer received a UK release, nor American. However, they remained popular in Europe, particularly Germany, where "Dream On" became a hit single.

In 1999, while touring the U. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) S. , original drummer Darrell Sweet died at age 51 - the result of a heart attack. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply He was replaced by bassist Pete Agnew's son for later editions of the band. More recently the band toured Canada with the opening act, Headpins. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Headpins are a Canadian Rock group founded as a Side project in the late 1970s by then Chilliwack members Ab Bryant and Brian MacLeod

In February 2008, a new album was released on the Hamburg based label Edel Entertainment entitled The Newz. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany The release of the album coincided with Nazareth's fortieth anniversary tour which started on 25 January in Sweden and visits most of Europe, finishing on the 4 November in Norway. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

Band member history

Dec 1968 – Sep 1978
Sep 1978 – Jul 1980
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Manny Charlton – guitar
  • Zal Cleminson – guitar
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Darrell Sweet – drums
Jul 1980 – late 1982
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Manny Charlton – guitar
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Billy Rankin – guitar
  • Darrell Sweet – drums
  • John Locke – keyboards
Late 1982 – 1983
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Manny Charlton – guitar
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Darrell Sweet – drums
  • Billy Rankin – keyboards

1984 – May 1990
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Manny Charlton – guitar
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Darrell Sweet – drums

late 1990 – late 1994
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Billy Rankin – guitar
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Darrell Sweet – drums
Late 1994 – Apr 1999
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Jimmy Murrison – guitar
  • Ronnie Leahy – keyboards
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Darrell Sweet – drums
Apr 1999 – Late 2002
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Ronnie Leahy – keyboards
  • Jimmy Murrison – guitar
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Lee Agnew – drums
Late 2002 – present
  • Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
  • Jimmy Murrison – guitar
  • Pete Agnew – bass
  • Lee Agnew – drums

By instrument

Lead vocals

Guitar

Keyboards

Drums

Bass

Discography

Albums

Hit singles

Dan McCafferty - Singles

Solo Albums

See also

References

External links

British Hit Singles & Albums is a Music Reference book published in the United Kingdom by Hit Entertainment
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