Steampacket

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Steampacket
OriginLondon
Genres
  • British R&B
Years active1965–1966
LabelsCharly Records
MembersLong John Baldry
Rod Stewart
Julie Driscoll
Brian Auger
Vic Briggs
Ricky Fenson
Micky Waller

Steampacket (sometimes shown as Steam Packet)

band[2] formed in 1965 by Long John Baldry with Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, and organist Brian Auger
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History

A musical revue rather than a single group,[3][4] Steampacket was formed in 1965 by Long John Baldry after the break-up of his previous group the Hoochie Coochie Men.[5] It included Rod Stewart who had been with Baldry in the Hoochie Coochie Men, vocalist Julie Driscoll, organist Brian Auger, guitarist Vic Briggs, Richard Brown aka Ricky Fenson on bass guitar and Micky Waller on drums. They were managed by Giorgio Gomelsky,[6] who had previously been involved with the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds.

Steampacket played at various clubs, theatres and student unions around the country, including supporting the Rolling Stones on their 1965 British tour.[7][8] Because of contractual difficulties, however, they never formally recorded a studio or live album. Tracks from some demo tapes they recorded at a rehearsal in the Marquee Club were released in 1970 on the French label BYG as Rock Generation: Volume 6 - The Steampacket (Or the First Supergroup).[9] The same material was later re-released under other titles, including First of the Supergroups: Early Days and The First Supergroup: Steampacket Featuring Rod Stewart, to cash in on Stewart's success.[10][11]

Aftermath

Stewart left in early 1966, followed by Long John Baldry a few months later, and the group disbanded soon after. Long John Baldry then joined

This Wheel's on Fire". Rod Stewart later sang with the Jeff Beck Group, the Faces and as a solo artist. There is an urban legend that Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood, later of Fleetwood Mac, played with Steampacket. In fact Steampacket, with the exception of Rod Stewart's departure, had the same personnel from its inception to its disintegration. The group that Green and Fleetwood played in alongside Rod Stewart was Shotgun Express.[14]

Lineup

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8264-7234-2
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  2. ISBN 1-904041-96-5
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  3. ^ "Brian Auger". MTV Artists. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Spotify - Steampacket". Spotify. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ISBN 978-1-78057-416-5
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  6. ISBN 978-1-4803-2970-6
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  7. ^ "Concerts & Package Tours : 1965 (July - August)". Bradfordtimeline.co.uk.
  8. ISBN 978-0-7894-4613-8
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  9. ^ "Rock Generation Volume 6 The Steampacket". 45worlds.com.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ^ Richie Unterberger. "The First Supergroup: Steampacket Featuring Rod Stewart". AllMusic.
  11. ^ Richie Unterberger. "The Steampacket Artist Biography". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "BackstageE: Blue Kiwi Tour". Eltonjohnworld.com. 26 August 2002.
  13. ISBN 978-0-9571442-0-0
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  14. ^ Hedin, Mark (25 May 2000). "Legendary British Bluesman Peter Green's Back On The Scene". MTV. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

Further reading

  • Paul Myers: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues, Vancouver 2007 - GreyStone Books

External links

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