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The band were formed in Stafford, Staffordshire, England in 1968 by vocalist, saxophonist, guitarist and harmonica player Colin Cooper (1939–2008), guitarist, bassist and vocalist Pete Haycock (1951–2013), guitarist Derek Holt (b. 1949), bassist and keyboardist Richard Jones (b. 1949), drummer George Newsome (b. 1947) and keyboardist Arthur Wood (1929–2005).
"Couldn't Get It Right" is a 1976 song by the Climax Blues Band. The song was written after the band's label told them that their 1976 album Gold Plated lacked a standout track and asked them to "try and write a hit". [3] They then wrote it, in the words of its bassist Derek Holt, "from absolutely nowhere", [3] and it hit #10 on the UK Singles ...
"I Love You" was also covered by the band the H Factor, and was released as a single, from their 1989 sole eponymous album. Two members of the H Factor, Pete Haycock and Derek Holt, were members of the Climax Blues Band before forming the H Factor with Steve Hunter.
The Climax Chicago Blues Band. Colin Cooper – lead vocals, harmonica; Pete Haycock – lead and slide guitars, vocals, lead vocals (track 9); Derek Holt – rhythm guitar, organ, bass
In 1968, they founded a new band, the Climax Chicago Blues Band, and then they eventually changed its name to the Climax Blues Band, in 1970. The band's original line-up consisted of Haycock (lead guitar, vocals), Cooper (harmonica, vocals), Derek Holt (guitar, vocals), Richard Jones (bass), Arthur Wood (keyboards), George Newsome (drums). [2] [4]
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Derek Holt, Brit bassist with Climax Blues Band, turns 75. Andy Hummell, American bassist of Big Star fame, turns 73. David Briggs, Australian guitarist with Little River Band, turns 73. Lucinda Williams, American folk music singer and three-time Grammy Award winner, turns 71. Bert Heerink, Dutch hard rock vocalist of Vandenberg fame, turns 71.