Crow (band)

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Labels Amaret Records		Record label Amaret Records

Years active 1967–1972 1980–1982 1988–present Website http://www.thecrowband.com Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (1967) Albums Crow Music, Crow (Self Titled), The Best of Crow, Evil Woman: The Best of Crow, Best Hits, Colors, Mosaic Members Larry Wiegand, Dick Wiegand, Dave Wagner Genres Blues rock, Psychedelic rock, Garage rock, Hard rock Similar Alvaro Guerra, Young B, Rob Lewis, Icey Hott, Calibre

Crow was a Minneapolis-based blues rock band, that was first active from 1967 to 1972. They are best known for the song "Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)," which was notably covered by Black Sabbath.

History

Crow was formed in 1967 by singer David Wagner, guitarist Dick Wiegand, bassist Larry Wiegand, keyboardist Kink Middlemist, and drummer Harry Nehls under the name South 40, which was used until the group went national. Nehls was replaced by Denny Craswell at that time. Columbia Records brought them in to record a demo in 1969; they passed, and Crow was signed to Amaret.

In 1969, Crow’s debut album Crow Music was recorded. The single "Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)" made the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 that fall, peaking at #19 the following January. Crow by Crow and Mosaic were the follow-up releases in 1970 and 1971 respectively. Singles released off Crow's later albums were not as successful; the band wanted to move to Elektra Records, but Amaret would not release them from their recording contract while retaining their name. Wagner left the group in 1971; the band replaced him with Mick Stanhope and attempted to move forward, but collapsed for good in 1972. David Wagner recorded a solo album for Amaret in late 1972 titled: d/b/a Crow.

They disbanded in 1972, but reformed again in 1980. This version of Crow included original lead vocalist David Wagner, John Richardson and Jeff Christensen on lead guitar/vocals, Denny Johnson on bass and Robby Belleville on drums. From September 1980 to July 1981, they recorded many sessions, which resulted in a new studio album titled Crow on the Run in 1982. This version of Crow disbanded in early 1982. In 1988, Crow reformed and they continue to play concerts all over the United States and have released numerous albums. All the members have won Minnesota Music Awards for their own individual instruments. In 2005, they were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame and, in 2009, the Iowa Rock & Roll Music Hall of Fame.

Crow still play occasionally in the Midwest with Dave Wagner on vocals.

Live albums

1968 Live at Someplace Else – (as South 40)

Studio albums

1969 Crow Music

1970 Crow by Crow

1971 Mosaic

1972 d/b/a Crow (David Wagner – solo)

1982 Crow on the Run (local release only)

2005 Before the Storm

Compilation albums

1972 Best of Crow

1992 Evil Woman: The Best of Crow

2000 Classics 1969–1972

All releases on Amaret, except for Live at Someplace Else (Metrobeat) and Evil Woman: The Best of Crow (K-Tel).

Singles

1969 "Time To Make a Turn"

1969 "Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me)" (#19 U.S. Hot 100)

1970 "Cottage Cheese"

1970 "Slow Down"

1970 "(Don’t Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie on The) King of Rock N' Roll"

1971 "Watching Can Waste Up Time"

1971 "Yellow Dawg"

1972 "Mobile Blues" (David Wagner – solo)

1972 "Cado Queen" (David Wagner – solo)

All releases on Amaret.

Members

David Wagner – vocals (1967–1971)

Dick Wiegand – guitar (1967–1972)

Larry Wiegand – bass (1967–1972)

Dave "Kink" Middlemist – keyboard (1967–1972)

Harry Nehls – drums (1967–1969)

Denny Craswell – drums (1969–1972)

Mike Mlazgar – drums (1969)

Mick Stanhope – vocals (1971–1972)

Chico Perez – percussion (1971–1972)

Songs

Evil WomanCrow Music · 1969
Time to Make a TurnCrow Music · 1969
Cottage CheeseCrow (Self Titled) · 1970

References

Crow (band) Wikipedia

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