Active until 1983 Genre Rock | Active from 1972 | |
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Albums Macon Tracks, Honest to Goodness, Pullin' Together Members Larry Howard, Dru Lombar, Joe Dan Petty Similar |
High society grinderswitch
Grinderswitch was an American southern rock band. They recorded a number of albums for Capricorn Records in the 1970s, but never achieved the same widespread recognition enjoyed by some of the label's other artists, such as The Allman Brothers Band and Marshall Tucker Band. They also recorded for Atlantic. In the UK they are perhaps best known for their recording "Pickin' the Blues", which was used for many years by the disc jockey John Peel as the theme tune for his BBC radio shows.
Contents
- High society grinderswitch
- Grinderswitch mail train blues 1975
- History
- 1974 Honest to Goodness US
- 1975 Macon Tracks US
- Personnel
- 1976 Pullin Together US UK
- 1977 Redwing US US No144
- 1981 Have Band Will Travel
- 2005 Ghost Train From Georgia
- Songs
- References
Grinderswitch mail train blues 1975
History
The nucleus of the band for most of its lifetime consisted of Paul Hornsby (keyboards), Dru Lombar (lead guitar, lead vocals), Joe Dan Petty (bass guitar, vocals), Rick Burnett (drums) and Larry Howard (guitar, vocal). The lineup for their first album was augmented by Dickey Betts (guitar) and Jai Johanny Johanson (congas). Former Elvin Bishop Band keyboardist Stephen Miller joined the band starting with their "Pullin' Together" album.
1974 Honest to Goodness (US)
Tracks:
- "Kiss The Blues Goodbye" - (Dru Lombar) - 4:57
- "Can't Keep A Good Man Down" - (Dru Lombar, Larry Howard, Joe Dan Petty, Rick Burnett) - 3:55
- "How The West Was Won" - (Larry Howard) - 5:23
- "Eighty Miles To Memphis" - (Joe Dan Petty) - 3:01
- "Catch A Train" - (Dru Lombar) - 4:43
- "Roll On Gambler" - (Larry Howard) - 5:17
- "Homebound" - (Dru Lombar) - 6:47
- "Peach County Jamboree" - (Dru Lombar) - 3:49
Bonus:
- "You're So Fine (live version)" - (Lance Finnie, Willie Schofield, Bob West) - 3:28
1975 - Macon Tracks (US)
All tracks written by Dru Lombar, Joe Dan Petty, Larry Howard and Rick Burnett except where noted.
- "Mail Train Blues" - 3:55
- "Put It All In Today" - 4:09
- "Now I'm Lovin' You" - 4:04
- "Happy Like Me" - 3:25
- "The Best I Can" - 2:53
- "Let The South Wind Blow" - 4:12
- "Drifter" - 4:13
- "Get It While It's Hot" - 3:30
- "Pickin' The Blues" - (Lloyd Copas) - 5:01 This song is credited to Cowboy Copas on the album, but Dru later said it was actually an Elmore James jam.
Personnel
1976 - Pullin' Together (US & UK)
Tracks:
- "Higher Ground"
- "I'm Satisfied"
- "That Kind Of A Woman"
- "Kill The Pain"
- "You're So Fine"
- "Open Road"
- "Fact Of Life"
- "Nobody Can"
- "As Sure As Tomorrow"
1977 - Redwing (US) U.S. No. 144
Tracks: All tracks written by Grinderswitch except where noted.
01. Redwing - 4:2702. You And Me - 2:5003. That Special Woman - 2:2804. Taste Of Love - 7:1405. This Road - 4:0506. Wings Of An Angel - 3:3307. Watermelon Time In Georgia (Harlan Howard) - 2:1808. I Bought All The Lies - 2:5609. Faster And Faster - 3:05Personnel:
1981 - Have Band Will Travel
Tracks:
01. One Hour Into Sunday02. A Real Good Sign03. The Warm Kind04. Ashes And Stone05. Golden Minutes06. Lady Luck07. Open Road08. The Fever09. Bound And Determined2005 - Ghost Train From Georgia
Tracks:
01. Where'd You Learn To Love Like This?02. Who's Been Cheatin' On Who03. When Two Hearts Beat As One04. Ghost Train From Georgia05. Holding On To Someone Letting Go06. Two Wheel Ride07. Close Enough For Love (For Me)08. Homebound09. Help Me Lord10. Miss Understanding11. Dixie FlyerSongs
Pickin' The BluesMacon Tracks · 1975
Kiss The Blues GoodbyeHonest to Goodness · 1974
Mail Train BluesMacon Tracks · 1975