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Zephyr was an American hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, bass guitarist David Givens, drummer Robbie Chamberlin, and vocalist Candy Givens. The band's first release, Zephyr (sometimes referred to as the bathtub album [1] ), on ABC/Probe reached #48 on the Billboard 200 chart on ...
Zephyr played on through the 70s and into the 80s, still writing and recording until Candy’s tragic death in 1984. In November 2021, David Givens completed a complete remix of Sunset Ride using modern digital techniques. His principal goal was to give Candy her props as a pioneering female singer, writer, master harmonica player and arranger.
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The band, after fulfilling the Boulder, Colorado engagement, became quite popular in that city, influencing local bands such as Zephyr, featuring guitarist Tommy Bolin (d. 1976) and lead singer Candy Givens (d. 1984).
In Boulder, a feisty little singer named Candy Givens, a Golden High School graduate, and her husband, bassist David Givens, recruited drummer Robbie Chamberlin, keyboardist John Faris and a special young Iowa guitar player named Tommy Bolin to play this same style in a band called Zephyr.
Jun 17, 2014 · Written by Lisa on June 17, 2014. If you picked up a newspaper on January 27th, 1984, the big news was Michael Jackson's head catching fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. A less splashy story was the accidental death of Candy Givens, the 37-year old singer, songwriter and harmonica player of the bluesy Boulder hard rock band Zephyr.
Candy Givens – lead vocals, harmonica. Tommy Bolin – guitar, backing vocals. John Faris – organ, piano, flute. David Givens – bass, backing vocals. Robbie Chamberlin – drums, backing vocals. With: Bill Halverson – production, engineering. Alden Spillman & William Shepard – cover design. References. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r22677.
Jan 19, 2024 · He mentions that Bolin dabbled with THC (aka tetrahydrocannabinol), the main mind-altering ingredient in cannabis. Much later, in 1984, Candy Givens suffered a drug-related death – after a marathon drinking session, she gulped down a handful of Quaaludes, or downers, and drowned in the bath. But enough of that for the time being.
