sam' lost bands

Do you remember the Amboy Dukes? Everyone knows the guy who became famous after leaving the band and that would be Ted Nugent.  But back in the day they were a band to be reconed with. Ted left the band and went solo because he wasn't satisfied with how things were going in the band and it's a good thing that he did...

This band was from the early seventies and they were a great band that just didn't make it to the top. They were a southern rock band that didn't always have that southern sound. The band was Hydra. And as I was trolling the internet I see that they are playing together again...

Today's lost band is The Ozark Mountain Daredevils an old band out of Missouri These guys are fantastic they are the first band I ever saw that had someone do signing on the stage for the def. And what a show a bunch of guys that just want to play music and have fun...

This band was from Long Island New York that formed in the mid sixty's. Their music had a wide mix of styles from hard rock with jazz and pop. They did have some success nationally in their home stomping grounds is where they were best known...

Spirit was a band that at one time was on top. They were a California band and wrote some great songs that were covered by many  many bands . They had that California sound and as far as I know are still gigging around if your lucky enough to catch them I'm sure it would be worth your time...

Today's lost band is a band formed in 1967 in Wales. In the beginning they were known as Hills Contemporary Grass. Tony Bourge on vocal and guitar Burke Shelley vocals and bass with Ray Phillips on drums. Not keeping that name long they changed there name to Budgie after a couple of gigs...

Stray was a British band formed in 1966. They got a recording contract around 1970 with Transatlantic Records. Their brand of melodic,hook-laden hard rock was a popular in the clubs on the local scene during the early 70s. But the band didn't have commerical success with it's record releases...

Crawler was a band that came about when Paul Kossoff the guitar player from Free died. The remaining members got together and formed a band called Back Street Crawler and then became Crawler. Just one of the many bands from the seventy's that became lost in the music world...

Sometimes I like to cruise the internet and find old bands that have just vanished.  It's fun to check out the different kinds of music and how it has changed over the years. A lot of things change but most of all it is how the bands were recorded back in the seventy's...

Today I thought we would do another lost band. Stray is a band from the early seventy's. There is a lot of great music that has been lost over the years. The name of this tune is After The Storm and is from 1971. A lot of these bands were just in the wrong place at the right time and didn't get any airplay for one reason or the other...

Today's lost band is a band by the name of Crawler. Crawler made two albums in a couple of years then went their seperate ways to some large bands. Paul Rogers, The Who, Procol Harum are just a few names that some of the members moved on to...

This is a story about a band out of St Louis Mo. They were a progressive rock band in the seventy's. The guy singing you will love or hate his name is David Surkamp. But the music is fantastic and tight as can be. Pampered Menial was their first album and a fine peace of vinyl it was their second album Sound Of The Bell not so much...