The first crawl of Giant Crab was kickstarted by ex Emperors guitarist Ernie Oroscoe. Ernie & the Emperors debut bill was opening for the Isley Brothers at ‘Earl Warren Showgrounds’. The ‘Peppermint twist’ era gave way to acid days with Ernie and his brothers Raymond & Ruben forming Giant Crab with the brothers Fricia. The Crab’s final claws […] Continue reading →

German band Kin Ping Meh chose their name in Chinese language. The Mannheim quintet that rose from the ashes of the German jazz group Take Five and The Thunderbirds comprised Werner Stephan (lead vocals), Joachim Schafer (guitar, piano, vox), Fritz Schmitt (organ, piano), Torsten Herzog (bass) & Kalle Weber (drums). In the early years Kin […] Continue reading →

Help Yourself transpired in 1969 as backup for Malcolm Morley, under the management of ‘Famepushers’. The completed Help Yourself comprised ex Monday Morning Glory Band Richard Treece (guitars/vox) ex Sam Apple Pie Dave Charles (drums/vox), ex Growth Ken Whaley (bass) & ex Sam Apple Pie Malcolm Morley (guitars/keyboards/vox). Help Yourself recorded their self titled 1971 […] Continue reading →

Wild Turkey on the Tull menu The age of Tull had come to pass through three seminal albums This Was, Stand Up and Benefit, strongly surcharged by bassist Glen Cornick. Glenn, a veteran of early sixties groups Vikings / Hobos and Executives left Jethro Tull just before they entered the global arena with their Aqualung […] Continue reading →