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re: What popular bands still tour with little or no original members?
Posted on 12/16/23 at 4:08 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 12/16/23 at 4:08 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
30 yrs ago an act calling itself The Del Vikings ("Come Go With Me", 1957) played a motel lounge in Jackson MS, not exactly a hotbed of doo wop. A curious booking - I don't know if any original members were involved.
Around that same time "The Byrds" played Meridian MS. I think this was the touring group operated by drummer Michael Clarke, which the other original members sued over. Clarke died of alcoholism not long after, & the issue became moot when Crosby bought the name rights about 10 yrs later.
Often one or two members will buy the touring rights. I know a guy from The Guess Who did this.
Clifford & Cook toured w/o Fogerty & he filed suit, forcing them to be called Credence Clearwater Revisited.
John Densmore wrote an entire book about his suit to stop the Doors touring under that name.
Around that same time "The Byrds" played Meridian MS. I think this was the touring group operated by drummer Michael Clarke, which the other original members sued over. Clarke died of alcoholism not long after, & the issue became moot when Crosby bought the name rights about 10 yrs later.
Often one or two members will buy the touring rights. I know a guy from The Guess Who did this.
Clifford & Cook toured w/o Fogerty & he filed suit, forcing them to be called Credence Clearwater Revisited.
John Densmore wrote an entire book about his suit to stop the Doors touring under that name.
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Posted on 12/16/23 at 4:23 pm to Kafka
There are some crazy stories, especially involving managers.
The Vogues ("You're the One", 1965) were sued by their manager who owned the name. In a settlement they were given the rights to play their hometown Pittsburgh area. He got the rights for everywhere else.
Moby Grape's manager would not advance them money unless he owned the rights to the name. For 50 yrs he would not allow them to use it. I think they played one reunion show as "Maybe Grope". I believe they finally got the rights back about five yrs ago.
The king of this was probably the Drifters' manager, who kept a revolving door on members (& paid them as little as possible).
But perhaps the strangest story involves The Zombies ("She's Not There"). For many yrs there apparently was a band using that name, touring the state fair and small time oldies circuit, totally unbeknownst to the actual band members & rights holders, & certainly w/o their permission.
The Vogues ("You're the One", 1965) were sued by their manager who owned the name. In a settlement they were given the rights to play their hometown Pittsburgh area. He got the rights for everywhere else.
Moby Grape's manager would not advance them money unless he owned the rights to the name. For 50 yrs he would not allow them to use it. I think they played one reunion show as "Maybe Grope". I believe they finally got the rights back about five yrs ago.
The king of this was probably the Drifters' manager, who kept a revolving door on members (& paid them as little as possible).
But perhaps the strangest story involves The Zombies ("She's Not There"). For many yrs there apparently was a band using that name, touring the state fair and small time oldies circuit, totally unbeknownst to the actual band members & rights holders, & certainly w/o their permission.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 8:15 pm to Kafka
quote:over 40 years ago I saw The Association (“Windy”, “Never My Love”, etc.) play a small club in Auburn
30 yrs ago an act calling itself The Del Vikings ("Come Go With Me", 1957) played a motel lounge in Jackson MS, not exactly a hotbed of doo wop. A curious booking - I don't know if any original members were involved
except it wasn’t really The Association, as i found out years later - original drummer Ted Bluechel Jr had leased the touring rights to a totally unrelated company, so the band I saw that night had zero relation to the originals
Posted on 4/29/24 at 4:04 pm to Kafka
Was Chris ethridge with the Bryds then?
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