Spooky Tooth was an English progressive rock band from the late 1960s. They faded into obscurity afterwards, facing problems similar to The Band, in that they were more popular among fellow musicians and industry insiders than with the general public, though they still have quite a few devoted fans. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... For other uses, see Band. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Much Music in Toronto The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a sporting club, person, group of persons, company, product, work of art, idea, or trend. ...

Career

Crucial to their sound was their instrumentation; they were one of the few acts within the rock forum of the time to adopt the twin keyboard approach (both an organ and a piano player) alongside The Band (whose "The Weight" was recorded by Spooky Tooth as a single in 1968) and Procol Harum. Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... The Weight is the title of a 1968 song by The Band. ... Sound recorder redirects here. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Procol Harum are an English progressive rock band, formed in the 1960s. ...

They formed in October 1967, out of a combination of The Ramrods (1960 - late 1963), The V.I.P.'s (late 1963 - April 1967) and Art (April - October 1967). The line-up changed several times, but typically was - The V.I.P.s formed in Carlisle, (North West England) in 1963. ... Spooky Tooth was an English progressive rock band from the late 1960s. ... Queue at US Air Force station in Iraq, for food at a birthday celebration. Queue areas are areas in which people queue (first in, first out), that is they wait in line for something. ...

• Mike Harrison (born Michael Harrison, 3 September 1942, Carlisle, Cumbria) (keyboards/vocals)
• Greg Ridley (born Alfred Gregory Ridley, 23 October 1942, Aspatria, Cumbria — died 19 November 2003, in Java, Spain) (bass guitar/vocals)
• Luther (Luke) Grosvenor (born Luther James Grosvenor, 23 December 1946, Evesham, Worcestershire) (guitar/vocals)
• Mike Kellie, (born Michael Kellie, 24 March 1945, Birmingham, Warwickshire) (drums)
• Gary Wright, (born 26 April 1943, Cresskill, New Jersey, U.S.) (organ/vocals)

It was the latter's addition (after one album - see Discography) that signalled the name change from Art to Spooky Tooth. Mike Harrison (born 30 September 1942, Carlisle, England) was a musician with The V.I.P.s, Art, and Spooky Tooth, among others. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of England, and is the largest urban area in Cumbria. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), created in 1974, is a county in the North West region of England. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Alfred Ridley (born Alfred Gregory Ridley, October 23, 1942 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England - died November 19, 2003 in Javea, Spain) was an English rock bass guitarist and vocalist, best known as a member of the bands Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Aspatria is a town in Cumbria, England, and is between Maryport and Wigton, on the A596. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Market Place in Evesham, circa 1904. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mike Kellie (born March 24, 1947, Birmingham, England) is an English drummer. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Birmingham (pron. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced //, //, or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group, technically classified as a membranophone. ... Gary Wright (born April 26, 1943 in New Jersey, USA) is a musician, most famous for his song Dream Weaver. Gary Wright, a personal friend of George Harrison, appeared in a TV show at the age of 7. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Map highlighting Cresskills location within Bergen County. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ...

The song "Better By You, Better Than Me", recorded by Judas Priest is a Spooky Tooth cover. It was taken from 1969's Spooky Two LP which is generally considered to be the best effort by the group. It was the last album release from the original line-up. Ridley joined Humble Pie in 1969 and was replaced by Andy Leigh (in time for 1970's Ceremony) who went on to Matthews Southern Comfort with ex-Fairport Convention vocalist Ian Matthews. The experimental nature of Ceremony received mixed reviews and following its release Wright also bowed out. The core of Harrison, Grosvenor and Kellie struggled on for one more album, aptly titled The Last Puff, completed with friends from Joe Cocker's Grease Band. A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands of England, near Birmingham. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... For the hard rock band of the same name, see Humble Pie (band). ... Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian MacDonald, and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews) is a British musician and songwriter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian MacDonald, and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews) is a British musician and songwriter. ... Joe Cocker (born 20 May 1944) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of other performers songs. ...

They broke up in the autumn of 1970, however after solo efforts Harrison and Wright reformed Spooky Tooth in September 1972 with a different (and frequently changing) line-up. The best known member of these line-ups (from March 1973 to September 1974) was Mick Jones (born Michael Leslie Jones, 27 December 1944, London) (guitar / vocals), later in Foreigner and, from February - May 1974, Mike Patto (born Michael Thomas McCarthy, 22 September 1942, Cirencester, Gloucestershire) (vocals) replaced Harrison for the 1974 release The Mirror. The group then split again in September 1974. Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition from summer into winter. ... Mick Jones (born Michael Leslie Jones, December 27, 1944 in London, England) is a guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of the rock band Foreigner. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Foreigner is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and Ian McDonald, along with then unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km) west northwest of London. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...

Post Spooky

Grosvenor later played with Stealers Wheel and Mott the Hoople; while Wright had an enduring hit with the radio friendly Dream Weaver. Harrison / Grosvenor / Ridley / Kellie briefly reunited in 1998, before Ridley died in November 2003. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mott the Hoople was a 1970s British rock and roll and glam rock band with strong R&B roots. ...

Discography

as Art (Mike Harrison (Vocals), Luther Grosvenor (Guitar), Mike Kellie (Drums), Keith Emerson (Keyboards))

• 1967 - Supernatural Fairy Tales

as Spooky Tooth Supernatural Fairy Tales is the only L.P. by Art, who became Spooky Tooth. ...

• 1968 - Its All About
• 1969 - Spooky Two
• 1970 - Ceremony (with Pierre Henry)
• 1970 - The Last Puff
• 1971 - Tobacco Road (=It's All About)
• 1973 - You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw
• 1973 - Witness
• 1974 - The Mirror
• 1999 - Cross Purpose
• 1999 - The Best of Spooky Tooth: That Was Only Yesterday
• 2000 - Comic Violence
• 2001 - BBC Sessions

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External link

• Fan Site