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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).
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]
"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; Arthur Augustin Wood – piano, organ, celesta, harmonium; Richard Jones – bass; George Ewart Newsome – drums
"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 ...
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But, more importantly, his biggest reason to smile these days begins and ends with his wife, Hayley Erbert, who is "doing amazing" amid her recent health scare.Speaking to ET's Denny Directo, the ...
Climax descended from the 1960s hit band The Outsiders. [3] Former Outsiders members Geraci, Nims, and D'Amico, along with new member Guttman recorded and released one single under the Outsiders name ("Changes"/"Lost in My World") and another issued as a solo single by Geraci ("Lovin' You"/"Think I'm Fallin'"), but when Tom King of the original band threatened legal action, the name of the ...