VINEGAR JOE
''SIX STAR GENERAL''
1973
40:47
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1 Proud To Be (A Honky Woman) 04:31 (Pete Gage)
2 Food For Thought 03:49 (Pete Gage)
3 Dream My Own Dreams 03:18 (Robert Palmer)
4 Lady Of The Rain 03:53 (Elkie Brooks, Pete Gavin)
5 Stay True To Yourself 04:00 (Steve York)
6 Black Smoke Rising From The Calumet 06:13 (Pete Gage)
7 Giving Yourself Away 04:15 (Pete Gage)
8 Talkin' 'Bout My Baby 03:44 (Andy Fraser)
9 Let Me Down Easy 03:24 (Pete Gage)
10 Fine Thing 03:36 (Robert Palmer)
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The Vinegarettes/Backing Vocals
Steve York/Bass Guitar, Harmonica
John Woods/Drums (Second) On 1, Additional Percussion
Pete Gavin/Drums, Congas, Percussion
Robert Palmer/Guitar On 3, Vocals
Pete Gage/Guitar, Slide Guitar (Bottleneck), Pedal Steel Guitar, Piano On 6
Elkie Brooks/Vocals, Piano On 4
Mike Deacon/Piano, Electric Piano, Organ Synthesizer (Moog)
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Bruce Eder
Vinegar Joe might very easily have been Island Records' answer to the Allman Bros. or Wet Willie. A sextet formed out of a busted big-band rock outfit called Dada, they were brought together at the suggestion of Island founder Chris Blackwell. Elkie Brooks (vocals), Robert Palmer (vocals, guitar), Pete Gage (guitars, piano), and Steve York (bass, harmonica), were at the core of the group, with Tim Hinkley and then Mike Deacon on keyboards, and Conrad Isadore and Keef Hartley, and then John Woods and Pete Gavin on drums--the band cut three albums for between 1971 and 1973. Their live shows were well reviewed and attracted significant audiences in England, but this was never reflected in their record sales. They split up in 1973, with Robert Palmer becoming an international star as a pop-rock blue-eyed soul singer and Elkie Brooks a success as an MOR singer with Pete Gage as her arranger.
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''SIX STAR GENERAL''
1973
40:47
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1 Proud To Be (A Honky Woman) 04:31 (Pete Gage)
2 Food For Thought 03:49 (Pete Gage)
3 Dream My Own Dreams 03:18 (Robert Palmer)
4 Lady Of The Rain 03:53 (Elkie Brooks, Pete Gavin)
5 Stay True To Yourself 04:00 (Steve York)
6 Black Smoke Rising From The Calumet 06:13 (Pete Gage)
7 Giving Yourself Away 04:15 (Pete Gage)
8 Talkin' 'Bout My Baby 03:44 (Andy Fraser)
9 Let Me Down Easy 03:24 (Pete Gage)
10 Fine Thing 03:36 (Robert Palmer)
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The Vinegarettes/Backing Vocals
Steve York/Bass Guitar, Harmonica
John Woods/Drums (Second) On 1, Additional Percussion
Pete Gavin/Drums, Congas, Percussion
Robert Palmer/Guitar On 3, Vocals
Pete Gage/Guitar, Slide Guitar (Bottleneck), Pedal Steel Guitar, Piano On 6
Elkie Brooks/Vocals, Piano On 4
Mike Deacon/Piano, Electric Piano, Organ Synthesizer (Moog)
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Bruce Eder
Vinegar Joe might very easily have been Island Records' answer to the Allman Bros. or Wet Willie. A sextet formed out of a busted big-band rock outfit called Dada, they were brought together at the suggestion of Island founder Chris Blackwell. Elkie Brooks (vocals), Robert Palmer (vocals, guitar), Pete Gage (guitars, piano), and Steve York (bass, harmonica), were at the core of the group, with Tim Hinkley and then Mike Deacon on keyboards, and Conrad Isadore and Keef Hartley, and then John Woods and Pete Gavin on drums--the band cut three albums for between 1971 and 1973. Their live shows were well reviewed and attracted significant audiences in England, but this was never reflected in their record sales. They split up in 1973, with Robert Palmer becoming an international star as a pop-rock blue-eyed soul singer and Elkie Brooks a success as an MOR singer with Pete Gage as her arranger.
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