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Blues Image became the house band at the club, which featured acts like Cream, Grateful Dead, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. The band moved to Los Angeles and signed with Atco Records, releasing their self-titled debut album in February 1969. [1] Their second album, Open was released in April 1970 and included the single " Ride Captain Ride." [1]
Ride Captain Ride. " Ride Captain Ride " is a song recorded by the American rock band Blues Image. It was co-written by the band's singer-guitarist Mike Pinera and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte and was included on the group's 1970 album, Open. Released as a slightly shortened single in the spring of 1970, it shot up the charts, eventually ...
Musical artist. James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician and producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Prolific in creating guitar riffs, Page’s style involves various alternative guitar tunings and melodic solos, coupled with aggressive, distorted guitar ...
Mike Pinera. Mike Pinera (born September 29, 1948) [1] is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who started professionally in the late 1960s with the group Blues Image, which had a number 4 hit in 1970 with their song "Ride Captain Ride". After the breakup of that group, he joined Iron Butterfly, and later formed the group Ramatam.
All songs composed and arranged by Blues Image; except where noted. "Love Is the Answer" – 2:35 ... Blues Image. Mike Pinera – lead guitar, lead vocals; Skip ...
In the wake of the Assassins 1991 break-up, Thackery has been leading a trio, Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, whose early recordings were for the San Francisco, California based Blind Pig Records. In 2002 Thackery released, We Got It, his first album on Telarc and in 2006, In the Natural State with Earl and Ernie Cate on Rykodisc.
Guitar. Years active. 1999–present. Labels. Provogue Records. Website. albertcummings.com. Albert Cummings (born Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States) is an American blues musician who has recorded with Blind Pig Records. [1] He has played alongside many notable artists, such as B.B. King, Johnny Winter, and Buddy Guy.
To create lead guitar lines, guitarists use scales, modes, arpeggios, licks, and riffs that are performed using a variety of techniques. [1] In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop contexts as well as others, lead guitar lines often employ alternate picking, sweep picking, economy picking and legato (e.g., hammer ons, pull offs), which are used to maximize the speed of ...