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Gloria is the first album by the Shadows of Knight, released in 1966 on Dunwich Records 666. The title track , a cover of the song by Them , became the group's biggest hit, reaching number 10 on the Billboard charts.
[12] [13] [14] A year later, after the release of a cover version of "Gloria" by the Shadows of Knight, Them's original entered the national Billboard Hot 100 chart. Both peaked during the week of 14 May 1966, with Them at number 75 and the Shadows of Knight at number 10. [15] Cash Box described it as "a bluesy, up tempo stomp'er devoted to ...
The Shadows of Knight were an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, that played a version of British blues influenced by their native city. When they began recording in 1965, the band's self-description was "the Stones, Animals and the Yardbirds took the Chicago blues and gave it an English interpretation.
The singer, best known for covering Van Morrison's "Gloria," died after suffering a stroke. R.I.P. Jim Sohns, Founding Vocalist of The Shadows of Knight Dead at 75 Abby Jones
Jimy Sohns, the lead singer of The Shadows of Knight rock band and the voice of its monster hit “Gloria,” has died at the age of 75 of complications from a stroke. His death was announced on ...
The Shadows of Knight had initially come to national prominence in early-1966, when their less-risqué interpretation of Them's "Gloria" reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] and number eight on Canada's RPM magazine charts. [2]
Back Door Men was recorded at Universal Recording in Chicago, Illinois, in late 1966. The album was recorded as a quick follow-up to the Shadows of Night # 10 debut release Gloria.
Traut, Higgins and Badonsky formed their first record label, Amboy, in 1963 and released recordings of themselves and other bands. In 1965 they changed the label's name to Dunwich, and in December released a cover version of Van Morrison's "Gloria" by the Chicago band Shadows of Knight. By the spring of 1966, the song was a hit.