| Spooky Tooth | |
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| Also known as | Art |
| Origin | England |
| Genre(s) | Progressive rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 1967-1970 1972-74 1998 2004 |
| Label(s) | Island Records, CBS |
| Associated acts | The V.I.P.'s |
| Website | spookytooth.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Mike Harrison Greg Ridley Luther Grosvenor Mike Kellie Gary Wright Alan Spenner Henry McCullough |
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Career
Crucial to their sound was their instrumentation; they were one of the few acts within the rock forum of the time to adopt the twin keyboard approach (both an organ and a piano player) alongside The Band (whose "The Weight" was recorded by Spooky Tooth as a single in 1968) and Procol Harum. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers " The Weight " is the title of a 1968 song by The Band. Procol Harum are a British rock band formed in the 1960s which built an important foundation for what would become Progressive rock, or perhaps more
They formed in October 1967, out of a combination of The Ramrods (1960 - late 1963), The V.I.P.'s (late 1963 - April 1967) and Art (April - October 1967). The VIP's formed in Carlisle, Cumberland, ( North West England) in Late 1963 out of The Ramrods formed in Carlisle in 1960 Spooky Tooth were an English Progressive rock band from the late 1960s The line-up changed several times, but typically was -
- Mike Harrison (born Michael Harrison, 3 September 1942, Carlisle, Cumbria) (keyboards/vocals)
- Greg Ridley (born Alfred Gregory Ridley, 23 October 1942, Aspatria, Cumbria — died 19 November 2003, in Java, Spain) (bass guitar/vocals)
- Luther (Luke) Grosvenor (born Luther James Grosvenor, 23 December 1946, Evesham, Worcestershire) (guitar/vocals)
- Mike Kellie, (born Michael Kellie, 24 March 1945, Birmingham, Warwickshire) (drums)
- Gary Wright, (born 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, U.S.) (organ/vocals)
It was the latter's addition (after one album - see Discography) that signalled the name change from Art to Spooky Tooth. Mike Harrison (born 30 September 1942 in Carlisle) was an English Musician. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy Greg Ridley ( 1947-10-23 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England – 2003-11-19 in Alicante, Spain) was one of the more Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aspatria is a Town in Cumberland, England, and is between Maryport and Wigton, on the A596. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Luther James Grosvenor (born 23 December 1946 in Evesham, Worcestershire) is an English Rock musician, who played Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evesham ( is a middle-sized rural Market town in Worcestershire, UK in the Local Authority District of Wychavon. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Mike Kellie (born Michael Kellie, 24 March 1947 in Birmingham) is an English Drummer. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Gary Wright (born 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, US) is an American Musician, most famous for his Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cresskill is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public
1969's Spooky Two LP is generally considered to be the best effort by the group and was the last album release by the original lineup. A gramophone It included the song "Better By You, Better Than Me", which was covered by Judas Priest. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed " Better By You Better Than Me " is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Ridley joined Humble Pie in 1969 and was replaced by Andy Leigh (in time for 1970's album Ceremony) who went on to Matthews Southern Comfort with ex-Fairport Convention vocalist Ian Matthews. Humble Pie were a rock, Rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups of the 1970s. Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews is an English Musician and Songwriter Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews is an English Musician and Songwriter The experimental nature of Ceremony received mixed reviews and following its release Wright also bowed out. The core of Harrison, Grosvenor and Kellie struggled on for one more album, aptly titled The Last Puff, completed with friends from Joe Cocker's Grease Band. Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty
They broke up in the autumn of 1970, however after solo efforts Harrison and Wright reformed Spooky Tooth in September 1972 with a different (and frequently changing) line-up. Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer The best known member of these line-ups (from March 1973 to September 1974) was Mick Jones (guitar / vocals), later in Foreigner and, from February - May 1974, Mike Patto (vocals) replaced Harrison for the 1974 release The Mirror. Mick Jones (born Michael Leslie Jones 27 December, 1944 in Horsell, Surrey) is an English Guitarist, Songwriter Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, Mike Patto was a musician most notably with Timebox and Patto. The group then split again in September 1974.
Post Spooky
Grosvenor later played with Stealers Wheel and Mott the Hoople; while Wright had an enduring hit with the radio-friendly "Dream Weaver". Stealers Wheel was a Scottish folk / rock band formed in Paisley, Scotland in 1972 by former school friends Joe Egan and Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock band with strong R&B roots and known for being part of the popular Glam rock scene of the early " Dream Weaver " is a Song by Gary Wright that was a hit single in the US reaching #2 in the Billboard charts while it reached #1 in the Cash Harrison, Grosvenor, Ridley and Kellie briefly reunited in 1998 for an album (Cross Purpose) before Ridley died in November 2003. Harrison, Wright and Kellie reunited in 2004 with two concerts in Germany, resulting in a DVD release, Nomad Poets (2007).
Band members
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Discography
as Art (Mike Harrison (voc), Greg Ridley (b), Luther Grosvenor (guitar), Mike Kellie (drums))
- 1967 - Supernatural Fairy Tales
as Spooky Tooth
- 1968 - It's All About
- 1969 - Spooky Two
- 1970 - Ceremony (with Pierre Henry)
- 1970 - The Last Puff
- 1971 - Tobacco Road (=It's All About)
- 1973 - You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw
- 1973 - Witness
- 1974 - The Mirror
- 1999 - Cross Purpose
- 1999 - The Best of Spooky Tooth: That Was Only Yesterday
- 2000 - Comic Violence
- 2001 - BBC Sessions
- 2007 - Nomad Poets (DVD)
External links
- http://www.spookytooth.co.uk/ Official Site
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