Scott Morgan is an American

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and

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musician, most known for his work with the

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, The Solution as well as his solo work. He was born in

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, United States.

Recording career

The Rationals

Morgan's first band was The Rationals. In the early years the band went through several lineup changes but in the end, the lineup consisted of Scott Morgan (guitars and vocals), Steve Correll (guitars), Terry Trabandt (bass guitar) and Bill Figg (drums). The band started out playing instrumental blues and surf-inspired music but in 1964 the band played a cover of

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's "

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", which was noticed by manager Jeep Holland. The band soon started to record their music and started touring. In 1968 the

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opened for the band when the Five were recording their debut live LP. By the late 60's there was tension building within the band and both

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and

Scott Asheton Scott Randolph Asheton (August 16, 1949 – March 15, 2014) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band the Stooges. Asheton was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan with his family at the age of ...

were considered as replacements for drummer Bill Figg, and Terry Trabandt was supposedly considering leaving the band. In 1969 the band recorded their self-titled LP which was released in 1970. After an argument at the Embassy Hotel Lounge in Windsor, Ontario, the band finally decided to break up. Morgan then briefly regrouped with a band called Guardian Angel with his brother David on drums and Wayne "Tex" Gabriel on guitar.

Sonic's Rendezvous Band

After Guardian Angel Morgan joined up with former

guitarist

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, drummer

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and "Lightnin'" Gary Rasmussen in the late 1970s to form the

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supergroup Sonic's Rendezvous Band. The band only officially recorded in a studio once, which resulted in the "City Slang" single (self-released on their own label, Orchid). The only other studio track to have been released from the session is "Electrophonic Tonic," which was considered as a b-side for the "City Slang" single. However, for reasons now unknown, it was decided that the single would have a stereo version of "City Slang" on the a-side and a mono version on the b-side. By 1980 the band decided to go their separate ways. In the ensuing years, many bootlegs from the band's high energy live shows at venues such as Detroit's Bookies and Ann Arbor's Second Chance were passed around by fans. Due to the lack of recorded material, the band remained a mystery to many. Later, many of the bootlegged recordings would be remastered and released by Mack Aborn Rhythmic Arts in 1999.

The Scott Morgan band and Scott's Pirates

During the 1980s, Morgan formed the Scott Morgan Band, which occasionally played in the Ann Arbor/Detroit area. In 1988, his band released an album entitled "Rock Action," which found Morgan (guitar and vocals) backed up by ex-Sonic's Rendezvous bassist Gary Rasmussen and ex-Stooges drummer Scott (aka "Rock Action") Asheton. The trio later toured in America under the name Scotts Pirates, which took its name from Morgan's song "Pirate Music," and released their self-titled album included two tracks from the Rock Action. Rock Action was followed up in 1996 with the record Revolutionary Means in 1996. The same year Scott teamed up with Wayne Kramer of the

and Deniz Tek under the name Dodge Main. The band played live together around the midwest and recorded an eponymous album. One of the shows was recorded however it has not yet been released. In 1998 Morgan teamed up with Swedish rock band

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on their U.S tour which led to the EP Scott Morgan and The Hellacopters.

The Hydromatics and The Solution

The Hydromatics was formed by Hellacopters frontman

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(a.k.a. Nick Royale), Tony Slug and Theo Brouwer of Amsterdam punk band Nitwitz. The band was formed during The Hellacopters 1998 tour in America and in 1999 Andersson and Morgan meet up with in Amsterdam with Slug and Brouwer. The band rehearsed for six days before heading out and doing three small clubgigs in Amsterdam and later record their debut album Parts Unknown. During a six-week tour the band also recorded a live CD before Andersson had to leave the band due to his commitments with his other band. He was soon replaced by Andy Frost and in 2001 the second album Powerglide was released and in 2003 the group was disbanded. In 2001 Scott Morgan and Deniz Tek toured extensively in France and Italy with members of the group "Sonic Assassin" (Romano Pasquini, Pippo Pasquini, and Stefano Constantini). A live album resulted, under the name "3 Assassins". After the demise of The Hydromatics Morgan once again teamed up with Nicke Andersson in 2004 to form what was initially called Soulmover, but later renamed The Solution. The group recorded their debut album ''

Communicate! ''Communicate!'' is the first studio album by soul band The Solution formed by Nicke Andersson and Scott Morgan recorded at Atlantis Studio and mixed in Polar Studios. The album was released in 2004 and was followed up with ''Will Not Be Telev ...

'' in Sweden with an all-Swedish line up of musicians, which was followed by a short tour in the Nordic region. ''Communicate!'' was followed up with the record ''

Will Not Be Televised ''Will Not Be Televised'' is the second full-length album by the soul band The Solution, recorded att Atlantis Studio and Acetone Studio in Stockholm. The album was released in 2007 on vinyl and in 2008 on CD. Track listing Personnel * Scott M ...

'' in 2007. Officially the band is still active but due to all of the different members involvement finding an opportunity to work together is very difficult.

Discography

The Rationals *''The Rationals'' *''Temptation 'bout to Get Me'' Sonic's Rendezvous Band *''City Slang'' *''Sweet Nothing'' *''

Sonic's Rendezvous Band (Box Set) ''Sonic's Rendezvous Band'' is a 2006 release box set by Sonic's Rendezvous Band under the UK label Easy Action. The remaining band members contributed to the box as well as Fred "Sonic" Smith's estate. The Box includes three previously unrelease ...

'' *''Masonic Temple, Detroit 1978'' The Scott Morgan Band *''Rock Action'' Scots Pirates *''Scots Pirates'' *''Revolutionary Means'' Scott Morgan *''S/T'' *''Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust (3CD Box Set)'' *"Rough & Ready" The Hydromatics *''Dangerous / Heaven 45'' *''Parts Unknown'' *''Powerglide'' *''R.I.P. rnr'' (Ox fanzine compilation) *''Soulbone on Live at the Subsonic, Vol. 1'' *''Do It Again'' *''Live 10'' The Solution *''

'' *''I Have to Quit You / I'll Be Around'' *''My Mojo Ain't Workin' No More'' *''

'' *"She Messed Up My Mind" (live) (b/w Powertrane - "Pearl") - 45 rpm, 7" single Powertrane *"Beyond the Sound" (b/w Sweet Justice - "Blood & Alcohol") - 45 rpm, 7" single'' *''Beyond the Sound (full-length CD)'' *"Pearl" (b/w The Solution - "She Messed Up My Mind" (live)) - 45 rpm, 7" single'' Dodge Main *''Dodge Main'' (Total Energy) Scott Morgan and Deniz Tek *''Three Assassins'' (Career Records) Other work *''Scott Morgan and the Hellacopters''

References

External links

Official Scott Morgan website

Official Rationals website

Official Powertrane website

Sonic's Rendezvous Band website
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