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The Zombies
Origin St Albans, Herts, England
Genre(s) Baroque Pop
British invasion
Psychedelic Pop
Beat
Years active 1961 - 1967
Label(s) Decca Records, CBS Records
Associated acts Argent
Colin Blunstone
Members
Rod Argent
Paul Atkinson
Colin Blunstone
Chris White
Hugh Grundy

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Line-up

History - the 1960s

The group formed in 1961 in St Albans, England, and gained their initial reputation playing the Old Verulamians Rugby Club in that town. Rod Argent (born Rodney Terence Argent, 14 June 1945, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) was a founding member of Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Paul Atkinson - born Paul Ashley Warren Atkinson 19 March 1946 in Cuffley, Hertfordshire and educated at St Albans School, was a pop guitarist Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Chris White (born Christopher Taylor White, 7 March 1943) was the Bass guitarist and Songwriter with the 1960s English band Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. 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 The group was formed whilst the members were at school. Some sources state that Argent, Atkinson and Grundy were at St Albans School, while Blunstone and White were students at St Albans Boys' Grammar School (since renamed Verulam School). History By c1100 the School had built for itself such a reputation that the Norman scholar Geoffrey de Gorham applied for the post of Master Verulam School is a state secondary school for boys in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK [2][3] Other sources claim they were all at St Albans Boys' Grammar School;[4] however, this is not correct. After winning a beat-group competition sponsored by the London Evening News, the Zombies signed to Decca and recorded their first hit, "She's Not There" (Argent's second song, written specifically for this session), which was released in mid-1964 and peaked at number 12 in the UK, where it was their only UK Top 40 hit. The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. " She's Not There " was the debut single by the British pop band, The Zombies. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed 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 Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. This minor-key, jazz-tinged number, distinguished by its musicianship and Blunstone's breathy vocal, was unlike anything previously heard in British rock and would become a bona fide classic. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States It was first aired in the United States in early August 1964 on New York City rock station WINS by Stan Z. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The City of New York WINS (1010 kHz known on-air as "Ten-Ten WINS", is a radio station in New York City, owned by CBS Radio. Burns, who debuted the song on his daily noontime "Hot Spot" segment during which new songs were played. The tune began to catch on in early fall and eventually climbed to #2. Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer

Like many other British Invasion groups, the Zombies were sent to America to tour behind their new hit single. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers One of their most memorable early U. S. gigs were Murray the K's Christmas shows at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre, where the band played seven performances a day. Murray Kaufman ( February 14, 1922 &ndash February 21, 1982) professionally known as Murray the K, was a famous and influential Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Hugh Grundy later recalled also contributing to the sets by the Shangri-Las. The Shangri-Las were a Girl group, an American pop group of the 1960s . . not as a musician, but by revving a motorcycle brought backstage as a sound effect for their performance of "Leader of the Pack". " Leader of the Pack " is a 1964 Pop song recorded by Girl group The Shangri-Las.

In early 1965, Rod Argent's "Tell Her No" became another big seller in the United States (where it was a hit a second time, in 1983 for American pop vocalist Juice Newton), but had failed to make the Top 40 in the band's native UK. Juice Newton (born Judy Kay Cohen 18 February 1952 in Lakehurst New Jersey) is an American Pop music and country singer Although subsequent recordings such as "I Love You" (which became a hit for People! in 1968), "Indication", "Whenever You're Ready", and "Is This the Dream" were of uniformly high quality, none achieved the success of the previous two singles. People! was a rock band originally formed in San Jose California in 1965 Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with

In 1967, the Zombies signed to CBS Records for one final LP, only the second of their career and the first one produced as a single unit. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Their previous LP, Begin Here (1965), was a collection of early singles, half a dozen original songs combined with several R&B covers. Begin Here is The Zombies ' British debut LP released in 1965 In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released The resulting album, Odessey and Oracle, was one of the very first to utilize a Mellotron keyboard, as the band's budget did not allow for the hiring of session musicians. Odessey and Oracle is a Psychedelic rock, Baroque Pop album by The Zombies released in 1968 The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right The band discovered too late that "odyssey" had been misspelled by the cover designers and were reportedly deeply embarrassed.

By the time Odessey and Oracle was released in April 1968, the band had broken up. The album sold little, and was only released in the U.S. because musician Al Kooper vouched for it. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, An album track called "Time of the Season", again written by Argent, was released as a single and eventually (1969) it became a huge nationwide hit (Billboard #3) after a radio DJ discovered it and put it on heavy rotation. " Time of the Season " is a song by The Zombies, featured on the 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Since the group declined to perform, various concocted groups tried to capitalize on the success and falsely toured under the band's name. Another such group toured in 1988, going so far as to trademark the group's name (since the band had let the mark lapse) and recruit a member named Ronald Hugh Grundy, who was passed off as being an original member, although he played bass rather than drums. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual [5]

History - later years

After The Zombies, Rod Argent formed a band called Argent, with Chris White as a non-performing songwriter. Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by Keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. Colin Blunstone eventually launched a solo career after brief careers outside the music biz including one stint in the burglary claims section of an insurance company. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer Both Argent and White continued to provide him with new songs.

In 1991 Blunstone, Grundy and White briefly reunited as The Zombies with guitarist Sebastian Santa Maria and recorded the album New World. Sebastian Santa Maria was born in 1959 in Santiago Chile, but settled in Lausanne Switzerland at age 17

On November 25, 1997, all five Zombies reunited at the Jazz Cafe in London's Camden Town as part of a solo show by Blunstone, to perform "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season". The Jazz Café is a music venue in Parkway in Camden Town, London, England. Camden Town is the district of London, England around Camden High Street, in the London Borough of Camden.

Blunstone and Argent reunited for an album and tour together in 2001 under the Blunstone & Argent monicker and continued playing live shows together into 2004 when they began going out under The Zombies name again. The new line up included Rod's cousin Jim Rodford (formerly of The Kinks and Argent), his son Steve Rodford on drums and Keith Airey (brother of Don Airey) on guitar. Jim Rodford (born James Rodford 7 July, 1941, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) is a Musician who played with The The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band In Heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals" Don Airey (born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland, England) has been the Keyboardist in the Rock band Deep Purple

An album of new material released in 2004, As Far as I Can See. . . , received mixed reviews. A 120-track compilation of the original band's work, Zombie Heaven, was much better regarded.

Guitarist Paul Atkinson died in Santa Monica, California, on April 1, 2004. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Having retired as a performer, he was an A&R man for many years.

In 2005 Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of The Zombies released a DVD and 2-CD album (Live At The Bloomsbury Theatre), which received excellent reviews in the Times, Mojo, The Sun and other publications.

In 2006 Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone carried on touring as The Zombies.

Their U. S. tour of 2007 garnered stellar reviews. "The Zombies, still led by original keyboard wizard Rod Argent and featuring the smoked-silk vocals of Colin Blunstone, is the finest British-invasion-era band still touring that doesn't have Mick Jagger as a frontman"- The Washington Times.

To mark the 40th anniversary of Odessey & Oracle the four surviving original members of The Zombies participated in a three-night series of concerts at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre between 7th and 9th March 2008. Shepherd's Bush (also Shepherds Bush) is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4 For the opening set Blunstone and Argent, with their current touring group, played a selection of other Zombies songs, two Argent songs, and some of Blunstone's solo material, for which a string quintet joined them on stage. For the second set, introduced by Al Kooper, The Zombies, with Keith Airey handling the guitar parts of the late Paul Atkinson, played the album in its entirety, and to reproduce the many overdubs on the album, they were joined by a horn section, additional vocalists and percussion, including Jim and Steve Rodford and Darian Sahanaja on memotron. Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, Darian Sahanaja is a singer songwriterand is currently playing in the Brian Wilson band with The Wondermints. They closed the set by performing Tell Her No and She's Not There. [6] [7] [8] Rod and Colin's respective sites had advertised that the 8th March concert was recorded for a CD and/or DVD release later in 2008, and the CD has been officially posted by Amazon. com to be presold for a release of July 1 2008.

Film & Advertising

Bunny Lake is Missing, 1965 feature film - directed by Otto Preminger

Songs on the soundtrack:

In 1991 Time of the Season appeared in the movie Awakenings. Bunny Lake Is Missing is a Psychological thriller directed and produced by Otto Preminger. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Awakenings is a 1990 Drama film based on Oliver Sacks ' memoir of the same name.

This Will be Our Year, was featured in a 2006 Nike advertisement dedicated to Tiger Woods's late father. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for

Use of the Begin Here album track The Way I Feel Inside in the soundtrack to the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou has spurred on another generation to seek out and revive their music. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson 's fourth feature length Film, released in the U Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time.

Many of their songs are used in the 2004 film Dear Wendy. Dear Wendy is a 2005 Movie directed by Thomas Vinterberg, and starring Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman, Mark Webber

A remix of She's Not There can be heard in Kill Bill Volume 2 as The Bride enters Bill's home.

Time of the Season was used by Bulmers/Magners cider in their March 2007 spring television advertisement campaign (http://www.bulmers.ie/the-ads/) in the UK (as Magners) and Republic of Ireland (as Bulmers).

Time of the Season" was also used in Noxzema commercials in the late 90s.

Quotation

Discography

Main article: The Zombies discography

Covers

References

  1. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time : Rolling Stone
  2. ^ Zombies' heyday recalled - The Hendon Times
  3. ^ Classic Bands - The Zombies
  4. ^ The Zombies
  5. ^ "Jim Powers, The Zombies Biography", enotes. Of Montreal (officially capitalized " of Montreal " is an American Indie pop band formed in Athens Georgia. If He Is Protecting Our Nation Then Who Will Protect Big Oil Our Children? is an EP by Indie rock band Of Montreal. com
  6. ^ Coplin, James (2008-03-10). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing The Zombies - Shepherds Bush Empire, London - Music-News.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2008-03-10), The Guardian, <http://music.guardian.co.uk/live/story/0,,2263788,00.html> 
  8. ^ Sinclair, David (2008-03-10), The Times, <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3516439.ece> 
  9. ^ "MC Tom, Flop: 2 Degrees Separated from Cat Butt", Lamestain

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