The Hoochie Coochie Men was a renowned Australian blues group composed of former
Rainbow,
Black Sabbath
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and
Ozzy Osbourne
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bass player
Bob Daisley
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, guitarist and singer
Tim Gaze
Tim Gaze (born 8 August 1953) is an Australian rock and blues guitarist, songwriter, singer and producer. He was a member of several Australian groups from the 1960s to 1990s including Tamam Shud (1969–70, 1970–72 1993–95), Kahvas Jute (19 ...
and drummer Rob Grosser.
The recurring member of the band was former
Deep Purple
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keyboard player
Jon Lord who first performed with The Hoochie Coochie Men in February 2003 after an injury which prevented him from performing his usual concert setlist on piano.
[ The band was also joined on stage by various harmonica players. The Hoochie Coochie Men's second studio album, ''Danger. White Men Dancing'' features guest performances from vocalists Ian Gillan, Jimmy Barnes and ]Jeff Duff
Geoff "Jeff" Stephen Duff, or Duffo, (born 1956) is an Australian singer/cabaret performer in the tenor range, who in his career has used various personae, wardrobe, and satire as features of his performance. Duff's shows ''Ziggy'' and ''Bowie ...
.
The Hoochie Coochie Men was also the name of the All-Stars in 1964 when Cyril Davies
Cyril Davies (23 January 1932 – 7 January 1964) was an English blues musician, and one of the first blues harmonica players in England.
Biography
Born at St Mildred's, 15 Hawthorn Drive, Willowbank, Denham, Buckinghamshire, he was the son ...
died and Long John Baldry
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took the band over and renamed it. In 1965 the band morphed into The Steampacket
Steampacket (sometimes shown as Steam Packet) was a British blues band formed in 1965 by Long John Baldry with Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, and organist Brian Auger.
History
A musical revue rather than a single group, Steampacket was formed i ...
.
Discography
*2001 ''The Hoochie Coochie Men''
*2003 ''Live at the Basement'' (recorded on 7 February 2003,[)
*2007 ''Danger. White Men Dancing''
]
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120408142113/http://www.hoochiecoochiemen.com/
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Australian blues musical groups
Australian supergroups
Blues music supergroups