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Infobox musical artist| name = Black Cat Bones| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = London, England| genre = Blues rock | years_active = 1966–1971| label = Decca Records|Decca | associated_acts = Free (band)|Free , Leaf Hound | website =| current_members =| past_members = Paul Tiller Paul Kossoff Derek Brooks Stuart Brooks Terry Sims Frank Perry Simon Kirke Brian Short Rod Price Phil Lenoir Bob Weston (guitarist)|Bob Weston Pete French Mike Halls Black Cat Bones was a British heavy blues rock group from London .
The band is perhaps best known for having had Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke in its lineup, both of whom later joined Free (band)|Free in 1968. Kirke also became a founding member of Bad Company in 1974.
History
The band formed in 1966 with original members Paul Tiller ( Singing|lead vocals and harmonica ), Paul Kossoff ( lead guitar ), brothers Derek Brooks ( rhythm guitar ) and Stuart Brooks ( Bass guitar|bass ), and Terry Sims ( Drum kit|drums ).
Black Cat Bones (named after black cat bone s, a Hoodoo (folk magic)|Hoodoo charm associated with blues music) played regularly on the London pub circuit.cite web | url= http://www.vintageguitar.com/artists/details.asp? ID=40 | title=The Story of the Back Street Crawler | author=Guerra, Tom | publisher=Vintage Guitar | accessdate=2007-01-28 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061231003414/ http://www.vintageguitar.com/artists/details.asp? ID=40 |archivedate = 2006-12-31 Early in the band's existence came several personnel changes, with Terry Sims being replaced by drummer Frank Perry, who was in turn replaced in early 1968 by drummer Simon Kirke. Paul Tiller was later replaced by vocalist Brian Short.cite web | url= http://www.frankperry.co.uk/Paul%20Kossoff.htm | title=Black Cat Bones | accessdate=2007-01-28 | author=Perry, Frank | year=1995
At the suggestion of Mike Vernon (producer) , owner of the Blue Horizon blues record label, Kossof, Kirke and Stuart Brooks, backed veteran blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree on his 1968 album "When You Feel The Feeling You Was Feeling" and played on his concurrent UK tour.Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X) p57 http://www.wirz.de/music/duprefrm.htm - although note this website spells Kossof's name wrong However, both Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke left soon after, replaced by guitarist Rod Price and drummer Phil Lenoir.cite web | url= http://www.alexgitlin.com/bcb.html | title=Black Cat Bones | accessdate=2007-01-28 | author=St. Michael, Mick It was this lineup that recorded Barbed Wire Sandwich , the band's only full-length album. The album was recorded at Tangerine Studios and Decca Studios and released in November 1969 on Decca's newly launched Nova label dedicated to progressive rock music. When the album failed to win the band critical acclaim, members Brian Short, Rod Price, and Phil Lenoir left the band, effectively ending its existence.
Brian Short went on to create a solo album entitled Anything for a Laugh in 1971, which also failed to win critical acclaim. Remaining band members Derek and Stuart Brooks were joined by vocalist Pete French and guitarist Mick Halls from the Brunning Sunflower Blues Band ; after adding drummer Keith George Young, the outfit became the hard rock band Leaf Hound in 1970.cite web | url= http://www.alexgitlin.com/npp/leaf.htm | title=Leaf Hound | accessdate=2007-01-28 | author=Joynson, Vernon Rod Price later went on to become the guitarist in Foghat from December 1970. Pete French joined Atomic Rooster and later Cactus which formed from the remnants of Vanilla Fudge . Mike Halls became an exceptional blues player.
Bob Weston, later of Fleetwood Mac also spent time with the band.
References
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External links
http://www.alexgitlin.com/bcb.html Alex Gatlin's Black Cat Bones page
Category:English rock music groups Category:Musical groups from London Category:Musical groups established in 1966 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1969
