Jim Hanson from St. Louis
MO, Steve Gaines from Oklahoma, Bix Clements from
Detroit, and Dennis Tieken from Illinois.We met
each other in the Illinois, Iowa area while playing
in different bands. Jim, Bix and Dennis moved to
Detroit and later called Steve to join.We played
all the clubs in and around Detroit, were signed to
Westbound label that had Parliment Funkadelics,
Nancy Wilson, Ohio Players, yet they did not have a
white band. They all loved our sound, John Sinclair
of the Rainbow Peoples Party tried to sign us but
we were already signed with Westbound. That kind of
pissed him off and we were in a way kind of black
balled from the Ann Arbor scene, so we went on tour
in the Midwest and returned to Toronto, Canada to
record at RCA studios. Jim and Steve had written
some nice material for the album,some of the stuff
you have heard later on Lynyrd Skynyrd albums while
Steve was with them. While in Toronto a lot of
friction went down between the Manager of the band
and Jim and Steve. Jim moved to Jamaica, Steve
joined Detroit. Personnel: Influences: Setlist
Sample: Equipment:
Rehearsal
Space: Band
Vehicles: Fashion
Statement: Best
Gig: Gig
from
Hell!: Last
Gig:
Information contributed by Jim Hanson (Jimmy Hawkins) djhawkff@bellsouth.net |
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