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Vinegar Joe

 
Artist: Vinegar Joe
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Group Members:

Tim Hinkley

Similar Artists:

Elkie Brooks, Wet Willie, The Allman Brothers Band

Performed Songs By:

Pete Gage

Formal Connection With:

Robert Palmer, Keef Hartley
  • Formed: 1971
  • Disbanded: 1973
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Six Star Gypsies", "Vinegar Joe", "Six Star General

Biography

Vinegar Joe might very easily have been Island Records' answer to the Allman Bros. or Wet Willie. A sextet formed out of a busted big-band rock outfit called Dada, they were brought together at the suggestion of Island founder Chris Blackwell. Elkie Brooks (vocals), Robert Palmer (vocals, guitar), Pete Gage (guitars, piano), and Steve York (bass, harmonica), were at the core of the group, with Tim Hinkley and then Mike Deacon on keyboards, and Conrad Isadore and Keef Hartley, and then John Woods and Pete Gavin on drums--the band cut three albums for between 1971 and 1973. Their live shows were well reviewed and attracted significant audiences in England, but this was never reflected in their record sales. They split up in 1973, with Robert Palmer becoming an international star as a pop-rock blue-eyed soul singer and Elkie Brooks a success as an MOR singer with Pete Gage as her arranger. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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Vinegar Joe[1] was a British R&B band in the early 1970s, who were best known for their live shows. The core members were lead singers Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer, bassist Steve York,[2] keyboard player Tim Hinkley and guitarist Pete Gage who also played piano.[3] Conrad Isidore played drums on their first album Vinegar Joe.[4] Their debut LP was released in April 1972.[3]

They released three albums in total on Island Records in the UK (released on Atco Records in the U.S.) before the band dissolved at the end of 1973. Brooks and Palmer went on to have solo success.

Album discography

  • Vinegar Joe - Island (UK), Atco (U.S.) 1972 (re-issued on Lemon)
  • Rock'n Roll Gypsies - Island (UK), Atco (U.S.) 1972
  • Six Star General - Island (UK), Atco (U.S.) 1973

Additional musicians

  • Jim Mullen - guitar
  • Dave Thompson - keyboards
  • Dave Brooks - tenor sax
  • Mike Deacon - keyboards
  • Keef Hartley - drums
  • John Woods - drums
  • Pete Gavin - drums
  • Rob Tait - drums
  • Gasper Lawall - percussion

References

  1. ^ Vinegar Joe biography by Bruce Eder at Allmusic
  2. ^ Steveyork.com
  3. ^ a b Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. pp. 237. CN 5585. 
  4. ^ Conrad Isador (Isidor)at Allmusic

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