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Biography
original research|date= September 2007Refimprove|date=February 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Mother's Finest| image = 2011-05-26 Mothers Finest, Kubana, Siegburg IMG 6830.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , U.S.| genre = R& B , funk rock , heavy metal music|heavy metal | years_active =| label = RCA Records|RCA , Epic Records|Epic , Atlantic Records|Atlantic , Capitol Records|Capitol , UTR Music| associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members ='''Mother's Finest''' is a funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia by Joyce Kennedy and Glenn Murdock in the early 1970s. The group charted with the singles "Fire" (#93 Billboard Hot 100|Pop Singles ), "Baby Love" (#79 Black Singles, #58 Pop Singles), "Don't Wanna Come Back" (#54 Black Singles), "Love Changes" (#26 Black Singles), and "Piece Of The Rock" in the mid to late 1970s.
History
Mother's Finest are a funk rock group from the US South. Their music is a blend of funky rhythm, heavy guitars and expressive R& B singing. Their debut album ''Mother's Finest from 1972 was banned by the band. Citation needed|date=July 2011 Their (second) debut album Mother's Finest'' from 1976 today is a rare collector's piece Citation needed|reason=This vinyl album can be found easy, does the writer mean the really hard to get first album from 1972? |date=July 2011 and contained with the ironic song "Niggizz Can't Sing Rock'n Roll" (although they were criticized for it by an important religious leader and dropped it from their live concerts). In the Fall of 1976, they opened for The Who in their laser lit tour through Canada. October 12 was the last show of the tour, taking place at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. An unusual choice of opening acts, they impressed with their performance and choreographed stage show. In 1978 they were guests in German broadcast Rockpalast and with one concert they gathered a cult status in Europe which lasts until today (this concert appears on the DVD ''Mother's Finest - At Rockpalast ).
In the late seventies they produced more soul-oriented albums and at the beginning of the eighties some heavy rock as on Iron Age . In the nineties they were back with ''Black radio Won't Play This Record , a funk metal album, and their most recent CD is Meta-funk'n-physical from 2004 which is more hip hop- and electronic beats-oriented.
Mother's Finest was well respected within the southern rock musical community. Their fellow Epic Records label-mates The Stranger (band) would play "Another Mother Further" as their introductory music.
Joyce Kennedy was seen on the international Daughters Of Soul tour along with Sandra St. Victor , Nona Hendryx , Lalah Hathaway (daughter of Donny Hathaway ), Indira Khan (daughter of Chaka Khan ), and Simone (actress)|Simone (daughter of Nina Simone ).cite web|url= http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? f=/c/a/2005/10/20/DDGEVFAFBP1.DTL|title=Lalah Hathaway grateful for her father's gifts|author=Shelah Moody|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=October 20, 2005
On September 16, 2011 Mother's Finest was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Members
Original members 1972
Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy - vocals and percussion
Glenn "Doc" Murdock vocals and percussion
Gary "Mo" Moore guitar
Jerry "Wiz" Seay Bass guitar|bass
Mike Keck Keyboard instrument|keyboards
Donny Vosburgh - Drum kit|drums
Original members
Joyce Kennedy - vocals
Glenn "Doc" Murdock vocals
Gary "Moses Mo" Moore guitar
Barry "B.B. Queen" Borden Drum kit|drums
Jerry "Wyzard" Seay (a/k/a "Wizzard") Bass guitar|bass
Mike Keck Keyboard instrument|keyboards
1993 world tour members
Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy vocals
Glenn "Doc" Murdock vocals
John Hayes (guitarist)|John Hayes guitar
Jerry "Wyzard" Seay bass
Dion Derek drums
Ace Baker keyboards
Circa 2004 members
Joyce Kennedy vocals
Glenn Murdock vocals
Gary "Moses Mo" Moore guitar
Kerry 'Lovinggood' Denton drums
Jerry "Wyzard" Seay bass
John Hayes guitar
Johnnetta "JJ" Johnson Backing vocalist|backing vocals
Right Here, Right Now: Live at Villa Berg (2005), MTM Music
Compilations
Rock Your Soul (1996), Sony Special Products
''The Very Best of Mother's Finest: Not Yer Mother's Funk (1997), Razor & Tie
Definitive Collection (1998), Sony International
Burning Love: Best (2000), Cedar
DVD
At Rockpalast (2004), ARD (broadcaster)|ARD Video
Gallery
References
reflist
External links
http://www.mothersfinest.com/ Mother's Finest Official Site
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4962
http://www.daughtersofsoul.com/ Daughters Of Soul Official Site
Category:American funk musical groups Category:African American musical groups Category:Funk rock musical groups Category:Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
