We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago….
It annoys me to no end that there were so many excellent bands in the late 60’s and early 70’s that we never heard up here in the wilds of Wisconsin. The one you are going to meet today was a new one for me as well. They are a Texas band called “Eric Quincy Tate” that made a small mark with Capricorn Records in Macon Georgia back in the early 70’s. They opened for all the big bands of the day including the Allman Brothers . The club crowds loved them but they never really broke through.
I discovered them while reading an excellent book called “Southbound”, An Illustrated History of Southern Rock by Scott Bonar.
The album they released in 1972 was called “Drinking Man’s Friend and to me, it’s really strong.
The band was led by singing drummer Donnie McCormick and guitarist Tommy Carlisle. They became local stars in Atlanta and other southern hot beds and were championed by Tony Joe White and the Allmans.
Here is an example of their live work….
I’ll never know what I’ll come across in doing research for these pieces. I hope you dig this as much as I did.
1) Brown Sugar – 3.59 2) Things – 6.59 3) Whiskey Woman Blues – 2.27 4) Another Sunshine Song – 3.03 5) Water To Time – 2.02 6) Can’t Get Home For Your Party – 3.24 7) Texas Sand – 3.03 8) Suzie B. Dunn – 4.53
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