Bootleg Family Band
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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The Bootleg Family Band were an Australian
History
The Bootleg Family Band were formed in 1973 in Melbourne by Brian Cadd on lead vocals (ex-the Castaways, the Beale Street Band, the Groop, Axiom) with Geoff Cox on drums (ex-Cycle), Penny Dyer on backing vocals, Gus Fenwick on bass guitar (ex-Healing Force), Brian Fitzgerald on keyboards, Angela Jones on lead and backing vocals, Louise Lincoln on backing vocals, Tony Naylor on lead guitar (ex-Ida May Mack, Band of Talabene) and Russell Smith on trumpet (ex-Ram Jam Big Band, Levi Smith's Clefs).[1] Fable Records owner and producer, Ron Tudor, and Cadd had established a sub-label, Bootleg Records, in late 1971. Initially the label had used session musicians for recordings, "[who] would back [Cadd] and all the other artists on the label - singer songwriter Stephen Foster, jazz singer Kerrie Biddell, and the harmony group Mississippi."[2]
Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described why Cadd formed the Bootleg Family Band: it was "drawn along similar lines to that employed by American singer/producer Leon Russell" for Shelter Records.[1][3] Their debut single was a cover version of Loggins and Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance" in February 1973.[1][4] It peaked at number 4 on the Go-Set Top 40 Singles Chart.[5] The second single, "Wake Up Australia", released in June failed to reach the top 40. The band's third single, a cover version of "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)", was released in July 1974,[6] which peaked at number 10 on the Kent Music Report.[7] Also in that year the band provided a cameo in a nightclub scene of the Australian feature film, Alvin Rides Again. The group toured the United States and performed on the TV shows, The Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in 1974.[1]
In February 1975 the group issued a self-titled extended play (a four-track compilation of their singles' A-sides) via the Bootleg label, which was produced by Cadd.[8] A trimmed line-up in May 1975 with Cadd, Cox and Naylor joined by Clive Harrison on bass guitar (ex-Kush) and Ian Mason on keyboards (ex-Mason's Cure), was renamed, the Bootleg Band.[1] After Cadd left the group to return to the US, in November 1975, they were renamed Avalanche, with Cox, Harrison and Naylor joined by Adrian Campbell on lead vocals (ex-Raw Glory).[8][9] That group issued a self-titled album in September 1976.[9] Early in the following year Cox and Harrison left and were replaced by John Barnes and Graham Thompson, respectively.[9] Barnes was soon replaced by Barry Cram on drums, while Gerard McCabe joined on keyboards. Avalanche issued a final single, which was a cover version of the Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life", in November 1978 before disbanding.[9]
Cadd re-assembled the Bootleg Family Band in 2015, with Cox, Fenwick, Jones (as Angela Labrandi), Lincoln and Naylor joined by additional musicians.[10] The group issued a studio album, Bulletproof (November 2016).[10][11] A brief tour supported its release.[10]
Discography
Albums
- Avalanche (by Avalanche) (September 1976) Bootleg Records
- Bulletproof (by Brian Cadd and the Bootleg Family Band) (11 November 2016) – Caddmann Enterprises / MGM Distribution (CDMN006)[12]
Extended plays
- The Bootleg Family Band (February 1975) Bootleg Records
Singles
- The Bootleg Family Band
- 1973 "Honky Tonk Woman" AUS Go-Set: No. 4
- 1973 "Wake Up Australia" / "Ballad of Billy Clover"
- 1974 "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" / "Walking Home in the Morning" AUS KMR: No. 10
- 1975 "Green Door" / "Kenny" AUS KMR: No. 98
- The Bootleg Band
- 1975 "How Do I Try?" / "Rockin' Hollywood" AUS KMR: No. 60
- Avalanche
- 1976 "Wizard of Love"
- 1976 "Sweet Baby Brown Eyes"
- 1976 "Landslide"
- 1977 "Good for Me Good for You"
- 1978 "Got to Get You into My Life"
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
- 1st Edn: McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Bootleg Family Band'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 19 April 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- 1st Edn: McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Bootleg Family Band'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Brian Cadd". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Brian Cadd". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 19 March 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Nuttall, Lyn. "'Your Mama Don't Dance' - Bootleg Family Band (1973)". PopArchives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s (Lyn Nuttall). Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed (26 May 1973). "National Top 40". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Nuttall, Lyn. "'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)' - Bootleg Family Band (1974)". PopArchives – Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s (Lyn Nuttall). Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own chartsin mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ a b Kimball, Duncan (2002). "The Bootleg Family Band". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
- 1st Edn: McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Avalanche'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 3 August 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- 1st Edn: McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Avalanche'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
- ^ a b c Cashmere, Paul (1 November 2016). "Brian Cadd Gathers Up a New Bulletproof Bootleg Family". Noise11. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Jenkins, Jeff (15 November 2016). "Review: Brian Cadd & the Bootleg Family Band, Bulletproof". Stack. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Cadd, Brian; Bootleg Family Band (2016), Bulletproof, retrieved 29 May 2020