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Savoy Brown, originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, are a British blues band formed in 1965, in Battersea, South West London. Part of the late 1960s blues rock movement, Savoy Brown never achieved as much success in their homeland as they did in the United States, where they promoted their albums with non-stop touring. Show more. Sites:
John Mayall, Savoy Brown, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Chicken Shack and Ten Years After became the “big six” blues bands at that time. In fact a 45 single was released by The Liverpool Scene called “I’ve Got These Fleetwood Mac Chicken Shack John Mayall Can’t Fail Blues” and the second chorus has Savoy Brown and Jethro Tull to round ...
Apr 24, 2022 · Also in 2017, Savoy Brown released Still Live After 50 Years, Vol. 2, which followed 2015’s first volume. It marked the 50 th anniversary of their debut album on Decca, Shake Down.
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Led by guitarist and sole constant member Kim Simmonds, the band was at the fore of the 1960s and '70s blues-rock movement. With Simmonds at the helm, Savoy Brown remained prolific over the decades, touring the world and recording and issuing new material on an annual basis. In 2020 the group released Ain't Done Yet, their 40th long-player.
Dec 20, 2022 · Kim Simmonds, a fleet and commanding guitarist who for over 50 years led one of Britain’s seminal blues bands, Savoy Brown, died on Dec. 13 in Syracuse, N.Y.He was 75. His wife and manager ...
Feb 24, 2008 · From there, the Savoy Brown Blues Band, as they were then called, graduated to such world-famous venues as Klooks Kleek and the Marquee, and became the first homegrown act signed to producer Mike Vernon’s Purdah label (an offshoot of the legendary Blue Horizon).
Jan 24, 2023 · Blues All Around follows Savoy Brown’s critically acclaimed 2022 album, Ain’t Done Yet, and is lovingly dedicated to the band’s families, friends and Savoy Brown fans everywhere. “The new album continues the approach I’ve been taking with the band this past decade,” said Kim Simmonds at the time of the sessions.
