Tucky Buzzard were a
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hard rock band formed in 1969 by three former members of
The End
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. The original lineup was Jimmy Henderson (vocals),
Terry Taylor
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(guitar), David Brown (bass), Paul Francis (drums), and
Nick Graham (keyboards). Halfway through recording
their debut album, Francis departed from the band and was replaced by Chris Johnson, who recorded the remaining drum parts and was credited on the album sleeve. Tucky Buzzard produced a total of five albums between 1969 and 1973. The band's producer was
Bill Wyman of
the Rolling Stones
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.
Terry Taylor has worked on a number of musical compositions with Bill Wyman and has played with him in a number of his bands, Willy and The Poor Boys,
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, since he left The Rolling Stones. In 2006 Tucky Buzzard was featured in an article called ''Top 6 Classic Rock Bands You Never Knew You Didn't Know'' written by
Dave White.
Albums
Studio albums
*''Coming on Again'' (Spain: Hispavox HHS 11-208, 1971)
*''
Tucky Buzzard'' (US: Capitol ST 787, 1971)
*''Warm Slash'' (Capitol E-ST 864, 1971)
*''
Allright on the Night'' (
Purple Records
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TPSA 7510, 1973)
*''Buzzard'' (
Purple Records
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TPSA 7512, 1973)
Compilations
*''Time Will Be Your Doctor: Rare Recordings 1971–1972'' (Castle/Sanctuary CMEDD1249, 2005)
This was an album compiling the band's first three studio albums.
References
External links
Robin Mayhew (Tucky Buzzard's live sound engineer) explains about using Tucky Buzzard's PA to work with David Bowie on his Ziggy Stardust tour in 1972Bill Wyman's Music Site
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English hard rock musical groups
Musical groups established in 1969
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