The Black Crowes are an American

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band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1984. Their discography includes eight studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, '' Shake Your Money Maker'', the following year. Their follow-up, '' The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion'', reached the top of the ''Billboard'' 200 in 1992. The albums '' Amorica'' (1994), ''

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'' (1996), '' By Your Side'' (1999), and '' Lions'' (2001) followed, with each showing moderate popularity but failing to capture the chart successes of the band's first two albums. After a hiatus from 2002 to 2005, the band regrouped and toured for several years before releasing '' Warpaint'' in 2008, which reached number 5 on the Billboard chart. Following the release of their greatest hits/acoustic double album ''

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'' in August 2010, the band started a 20th anniversary tour that was followed by a second hiatus. After touring in 2013, the band announced another breakup in 2015, reforming in late 2019 to announce a 2020 tour in support of the 30th anniversary of ''Shake Your Money Maker''. By this point the band had none of its original line-up left except for Chris and Rich Robinson, the only two constant members of the band over its entire history. The Black Crowes have sold more than 30 million albums, and are listed at number 92 on

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's ''100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock''. They were labeled by ''

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'' as "The Most Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World" and the readers of '' Rolling Stone'' voted them 'Best New American Band' in 1990.

History

Formation: 1984–1989

The first incarnation of the band, "Mr. Crowe's Garden", named after Leonard Leslie Brookes children's book ''Johnny Crow's Garden'', began in 1984 in Marietta, Georgia. Influenced by contemporary local acts like R.E.M., as well as 1960s psychedelic pop and classic Southern rock, they gradually evolved into a revivalist band dedicated to 1970s-era

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.Biography: The Black Crowes
" '' Rolling Stone''. Taken from ''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'' (Simon & Schuster, 2001) Although the band has had a high turnover rate throughout their history, the driving force behind the band has always been brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, who initially formed the band while attending Walton High School. The first professional demo the Robinson brothers did was for A&M Records in 1987. The band's manager at the time, Dave Macias, got in touch with A&M rep Aaron Jacoves, from Los Angeles, who offered the band a 'demo' deal and arranged the band's first of several demo sessions. It was held at Steve Gronback's studio in Carrboro, North Carolina. They were paid $2,000 by Jacoves to cover production costs. Jeff Sullivan (of Drivin' 'n' Cryin' fame) played drums on the first demo, while subsequent demo recordings featured

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on the drums. Gorman played on the subsequent A&M demos in

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and Jeff Cease - met George Drakoulias, who signed the band at

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. Drakoulias turned the band on to music it had not heard before like The Faces and

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. Under Drakoulias' influence, the band began covering the Rolling Stones and Rich began playing in open-G tunings for Mr. Crowe's Garden songs. At this point, the band also changed their name, and considered ideas such as "The Heartless Crowes" and the ''Stone Mountain Crowes" before settling on "The Black Crowes".

Height of fame: 1990–1995

The Black Crowes released their first studio album, '' Shake Your Money Maker'', in 1990. Supported by the singles " Hard to Handle", "

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", "

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", " Twice As Hard", "Sister Luck", and "Seeing Things", the album received multi-platinum certification and eventually sold more than five million copies. Their cover of Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle", and acoustic ballad "She Talks to Angels", both achieved top 30 positions on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1991. The band opened for ZZ Top on a tour sponsored by Miller Beer, from which they were fired in March 1991 after Chris Robinson's verbal tirade aimed at Miller. The band launched its own tour that May and later took part in a '' Monsters of Rock'' tour in Europe, where they opened for

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and Queensrÿche. After replacing guitarist Jeff Cease with

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from blues-rock power trio Burning Tree, the band released its second album '' The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion'' in 1992. The album debuted at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The effort spawned the singles " Remedy", "Sting Me", "Thorn in My Pride" and "Hotel Illness", all of which topped the ''Billboard''

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chart. "Remedy" and "Thorn in My Pride" also charted on the Hot 100 in 1992. Due to the prevalence of

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's piano and

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parts on the first release, the band hired a keyboardist of its own,

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. He became a permanent member of the group beginning with the "High as the Moon" tour. In 1994, the now six-piece band released '' Amorica'', after scrapping the unreleased album ''Tall'' the previous year. The album eventually achieved Gold status, selling over 500,000 copies. The cover featured a picture of a woman's crotch wearing a

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thong with visible pubic hair, which was taken from a 1976 issue of '' Hustler'' magazine. As some stores would not carry the album because of the cover, a different version was released simultaneously with a solid black background, showing only the triangle featuring the flag.

Middle era: 1996–2001

'' was released in July 1996. The band's support tour included a summer stint with the 1997 Furthur Festival, along with Ratdog, Bruce Hornsby and others. During this period, the band recorded an album called ''Band'', which was scrapped. Guitarist Marc Ford was fired and bassist Johnny Colt subsequently left the group, dissolving the Crowes' line-up for the previous three albums. The unreleased tracks from ''Tall'' and ''Band'' surfaced among tape trading circles and were later officially released on ''

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'' (2006). The band regrouped, adding Sven Pipien on bass prior to its next recording sessions. '' By Your Side'' was released in January 1999; the album stripped away the more adventurous sounds of ''Amorica'' and ''Three Snakes and One Charm'' in favor of leaner, soul-influenced songs. Guitarist

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, joined prior to the recording of ''By Your Side'' but was not included in the recording sessions. In October 1999, the band was joined by Led Zeppelin guitarist

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for two pairs of shows in New York and Los Angeles, and also at the Centrum Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts, yielding a live release, '' Live at the Greek'' on TVT Records. Due to contractual issues with Columbia, ''Live at the Greek'' did not feature any of the band's songs performed with Page. The collaboration led to a more extensive tour with Page and The Who in summer 2000, during which Pipien was replaced by

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. Following the tour, singer Chris Robinson married actress Kate Hudson, before heading back to the studio to record the band's sixth studio album. In May 2001, the band released '' Lions'' on Virgin mogul

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's V2 record label; the album peaked at number 20 on the charts. The band launched its support of the album with the month-long

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with

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and Spacehog in May and June 2001. Throughout the rest of 2001, the band embarked on the "Listen Massive" headlining tour in support of ''Lions'', which spanned Europe and Japan before concluding with 36 U.S. shows. The band effectively dissolved in January 2002 with the departure of drummer Steve Gorman and an announcement that the band was "taking a hiatus."

First hiatus and reunion: 2002–2005

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A live album pieced together from two 2001 shows performed at Boston's Orpheum Theatre was released in August 2002. In 2004, some members of the band did reunite to play "Sometimes Salvation" with Gov't Mule at the 2004 Jammy Awards. During the hiatus, Chris Robinson released albums ''

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'' in 2002 and ''

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'' in 2004. Meanwhile, Rich Robinson formed a short-lived band called Hookah Brown before releasing his own solo album, '' Paper'', in 2004. In early 2005, the Robinson brothers and

reassembled the band, bringing Marc Ford and

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back into the fold and in the absence of founding member Steve Gorman, recruited drummer Bill Dobrow, from Rich's solo band. Dobrow's tenure was short-lived, however, as Gorman rejoined the band during a four-night stand at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. The reinvigorated band continued to tour throughout 2005, including a summer tour opening for

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and five nights at The Fillmore in San Francisco. The second show at The Fillmore was filmed in high definition and released later in 2006 as ''

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'' on DVD, Blu-ray and audio CD.

Changing lineup and renewed success: 2006–2009

In fall 2006, Eddie Harsch and Marc Ford left the band. Replacing Harsch and Ford were

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and Paul Stacey, respectively. In August 2007, the band replaced Clores with Adam MacDougall. Stacey's tenure was never intended to be permanent and when the band invited guitar player Luther Dickinson from North Mississippi Allstars to perform on their upcoming record, entitled '' Warpaint'' Dickinson officially replaced Stacey as guitarist. Stacey continued to work with the band, however, as producer of ''Warpaint''. A live album entitled ''Live at the Roxy'', culled from the 2006 Brothers of a Feather performances (featuring Chris and Rich Robinson performing mostly acoustic sets) was released on July 10, 2007. The album featured performances of old and new Black Crowes material mixed with covers, taken from a three-night run at The Roxy in Los Angeles in early 2006. The Black Crowes' first album since reforming, '' Warpaint'' was released on March 3, 2008. ''Warpaint'' was critically acclaimed and the album landed at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200, the band's best debut since '' The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion'' topped the charts. The band launched an international tour March 24 when they played the

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in Australia. The band continued its Australia and New Zealand tour—the first since 1992—through April 5, before departing for a European trek. A US tour began in May and concluded in December with another five-night stand at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Also that year, the Black Crowes filed a

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against country singer

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, claiming that she infringed upon their copyright for the song "Jealous Again". In April 2009, the band released a two-disc live album entitled ''

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''. The first disc consists of the ''Warpaint'' album played in its entirety, while the second disc is made up of catalog classics and cover selections. The entire performance contained on the set was recorded on March 20, 2008, at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. A DVD of the same performance was released on June 30, 2009. The band released its eighth studio album, '' Before the Frost...Until the Freeze'', later that year. A CD purchase of the album is accompanied with a download code to receive the album's companion release, ''...Until the Freeze''. The vinyl version is a double album that includes all of the songs but in a different running order. These albums resulted from five days of recording at

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s Studio in Woodstock, and present a combination of new material and a few new cover songs recorded live in front of an audience. Continuing the trend set with ''Warpaint'', the Crowes incorporated more of their country and bluegrass

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in these recordings as well as venturing into new avenues such as disco in the song "I Ain't Hidin'". A DVD of these sessions, including some interview and backstage segments, was released named '' Cabin Fever''.

"Final" years: 2010–2015

On April 21, 2010, the Black Crowes announced an August 3 release date for a double, all-acoustic album ''

'', as well as tour dates for the "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys" tour, which featured two 90-minute sets at the majority of shows: one acoustic and one electric. After the tour, the band went on another "indefinite" hiatus. On November 26, 2010, the Black Crowes released a special edition ''Record Store Day Black Friday'' 10" vinyl picture disc with download card, called ''Say Goodnight to The Bad Guys/Remedy'' (acoustic live) for independent record stores. The band was also inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, performing Georgia on My Mind with Chuck Leavell at the 2010 ceremony. After ending the U.S. tour at The Fillmore in December 2010, the Crowes played nine ''Goodnight to the Bad Guys'' shows in Europe in July 2011. These included festivals in Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as a few headlining shows where, comparable to the U.S. tour, they played a 90-minute acoustic and 90-minute electric set. The final four shows included two in London (the second of which featured a

-led encore), followed by two that saw them return to Amsterdam's Paradiso. On December 25, 2012, it was announced that the Crowes would embark on a five-show UK trek in March 2013, followed by a 21-date U.S. tour from April to early May. Instead of Luther Dickinson,

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would play guitar and provide backup vocals. Black Crowes Hangout 2013

On March 19, 2013, the band released its fourth live album, ''Wiser for the Time''. It was released as a digital download and as a four-record vinyl set. The album was recorded during the band's 2010 series of concerts in New York City. On April 23, 2013, the Black Crowes returned to Atlanta and played at The Tabernacle in front of a capacity crowd. In July 2013, the band kicked off a tour with the Tedeschi Trucks Band. They returned to hiatus in December that year, but played a show in Boston the following February (a benefit event for the Big Brothers association). On January 15, 2015, Rich Robinson announced the final breakup of the band due to a disagreement with his brother Chris Robinson over an alleged proposal regarding ownership of the band. In an interview, drummer Steve Gorman indicated that prior to the breakup, the Black Crowes had been discussing a tour.

Post breakup: 2015–2018

Following the Crowes' most recent breakup, band members moved on to other musical projects, some of which were active prior to the band's disbandment. Chris Robinson has continued performing with the

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, a band he formed in 2011 which also includes Adam MacDougall. He released his third studio album with them, ''Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel'', in 2016, followed by the EP ''If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now'' later the same year. In 2017, the CRB released ''Barefoot in the Head''. The CRB has also released four live albums: ''Betty's Blends Volumes 1, 2, 3'', and ''Betty's Midwestern Magic Blends''. Chris Robinson has performed a few solo acoustic shows during which he played several Black Crowes songs, including "Hotel Illness" and "Bad Luck, Blue Eyes Goodbye". In 2018, Chris Robinson formed the band As the Crow Flies, which performs songs from the Black Crowes catalogue. Robinson noted, “I'm not out to redo the Black Crowes or outdo the Black Crowes or anything like that. I just want to sing the music.” The band includes former Crowes Audley Freed and Adam MacDougall and Andy Hess as well as Marcus King and Tony Leone. Rich Robinson has continued his solo career, recording his fourth solo album, ''

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'', in 2016. In late 2016, he announced the formation of The Magpie Salute which also includes former Black Crowes members Marc Ford and Sven Pipien. The band performs original songs, Black Crowes songs, covers, and selections from Robinson and Ford's solo careers. The band released a live album, ''The Magpie Salute'', in 2017, and their debut studio album, ''

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'', was released on August 10, 2018, and ''High Water II'' was released in 2019. Steve Gorman continues to perform with

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, a band he co-founded in 2009 (which also featured Jackie Greene until late 2015 when he left to focus on his solo career). His memoir of his time in the band, ''Hard to Handle'', was published on September 24, 2019. Former keyboardist

died November 4, 2016, at the age of 59.

Third reunion: 2019–present

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In late 2019, during an interview on '' The Howard Stern Show'', Chris and Rich Robinson announced that they had resolved their differences (the brothers had not spoken in the years since the band's 2015 split) and were planning a 2020 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''Shake Your Money Maker''. The reunion was greeted with mixed reaction from fans, as the 46-date tour featured no former band members apart from the brothers and, instead, was to feature an entirely new backing band, including guitarist Isaiah Mitchell (from the bands Earthless and

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), bassist Tim Lefebvre (formerly of the Tedeschi Trucks Band), keyboardist Joel Robinow, and drummer Raj Ojha. This line-up premiered at

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in New York City on November 11, 2019, where they played the entire ''Shake Your Money Maker'' album. Chris had tested out several of the new members with his As the Crow Flies project. Ultimately, the tour was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The dates were eventually rescheduled for summer and fall of 2021. In May 2021, the Crowes announced their rescheduled tour dates and revealed that Sven Pipien would be returning on bass. In June 2021, it was announced that the band had already written at least 20 songs for an upcoming album but had no plans to record them until after the tour. It was also announced that Brian Griffin is the new drummer. He has toured with

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, Patti Smith and others. On January 8, 2021, The Black Crowes announced a 30th Anniversary multi-format re-issue of ''Shake Your Money Maker'', releasing a previously unheard track "Charming Mess" in conjunction. In May 2022, the band released their first newly recorded material since the reunion, ''

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'', an EP consisting of covers of famous tracks released in 1972.

Band members

Current members * Chris Robinson – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, percussion (1984–2002, 2005–2015, 2019–present) * Rich Robinson – guitar, backing vocals (1984–2002, 2005–2015, 2019–present) *

– bass, backing vocals (1997–2000, 2005–2015, 2021–present) Current touring musicians *Isaiah Mitchell – guitar, backing vocals (2019–present) *Joel Robinow – keyboards, backing vocals (2019–present) *Brian Griffin – drums, percussion (2021–present) *

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– guitar, backing vocals (2022) * Erik Deutsch – keyboards (2022–present)

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Shake Your Money Maker'' (1990) * '' The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion'' (1992) * '' Amorica'' (1994) * ''

'' (1996) * '' By Your Side'' (1999) * '' Lions'' (2001) * '' Warpaint'' (2008) * '' Before the Frost...Until the Freeze'' (2009)

References

External links

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