Origin United States | Years active 1975–1977 Active until 1977 | |
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Past members Bob WelchGlenn CornickThom MooneyHunt SalesTony Sales Members | ||
Paris was an American rock music power trio formed in 1975 by guitarist and vocalist Bob Welch, who had just left Fleetwood Mac, bass player Glenn Cornick, formerly of Jethro Tull, and drummer Thom Mooney who had been a member of Nazz with Todd Rundgren.
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History
The group released two albums for Capitol Records, Paris and Big Towne, 2061, both from 1976. After the first album, Mooney was replaced by Hunt Sales, who had also played with Rundgren.
Initially the band's sound was rock-oriented, but later developed towards funk, and represented a departure from Welch's work with Fleetwood Mac. Cornick then departed the band and was replaced by Sales' brother Tony Sales. A third album was planned, but Hunt Sales fell ill and after they did not achieve commercial success, the group split in 1977.
Songs from the aborted third Paris album were used for Welch's first solo album, French Kiss, and the deal with Capitol was converted into a solo album deal for Welch.
After Paris split up, Welch launched a successful solo career, and Sales worked with Iggy Pop and later Tin Machine with David Bowie. British-born Cornick moved to the US where, after a decade out of the music business, he reformed his band Wild Turkey in the 1990s.
Discography
Songs
StarcageParis · 1976
Slave TraderBig Towne - 2061 · 1976
Rock of AgesParis · 1976