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| Origin = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
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| Current_members =[[Leslie Harvey]]<br>[[Maggie Bell]]<br>[[Colin Allen]]<br>John McGinnis<br>[[Jim Dewar]]<br>
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'''Stone The Crows''' was a band formed in [[Glasgow]] in late 1969.
===Etymology===
Stone the Crows is a Scottish phrase meaning "To Hell with It", which reflects the style of the band.
===History===
The band was formed after [[Maggie Bell]] was introduced to [[Leslie Harvey|Les Harvey]] by his elder brother, [[Alex Harvey]]. After playing together in the '''Kinning Park Ramblers''', they rejoined in a band '''Power''', later renamed '''Stone The Crows''', after [[Led Zeppelin]]'s manager, [[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]], heard them and took them on.
===Original line-up===
*Maggie Bell, ''vocals'' (born Margaret Bell, [[12 January]] [[1945]], in [[Glasgow]], [[Strathclyde]], [[Scotland]].
*Les Harvey, ''guitar'' (born Leslie Harvey, in 1945, in the [[Gorbals]], [[Glasgow]], [[Strathclyde]], [[Scotland]] died [[2 May]] [[1972]]).
*Colin Allen, ''drums'' (born December 1940, in [[Bournemouth]], [[Dorset]]) (ex-[[Zoot Money]]'s Big Roll Band and [[John Mayall's Bluesbreakers]])
*James Dewar, ''bass'' (born James Dewer, [[12 October]] [[1942]], in [[Glasgow]], [[Strathclyde]], [[Scotland]]). (Later with Robin Trower)
*John McGinnis, ''keyboards''
The band's first two albums were produced by the above line-up, with Bell's vocals "reminiscent of [[Janis Joplin]]" <ref>Logan, Nick &Woffinden, Bob (eds.) ''The New Musical Express Book of Rock'', W.H. Allen &Co. Ltd (Star), 1973, p. 489-490. ISBN 0-352-39715-2. </ref>.
===Second line-up===
McGinnis and Dewar left in 1971, to be replaced by [[Ronnie Leahy]] and Steve Thompson. The tragic death of Les Harvey (electrocuted by a live microphone on stage at Swansea's Top Rank Suite in May 1972) almost led to the breakup of the band. After trying [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]], the band brought in ex-[[Thunderclap Newman]] prodigy [[Jimmy McCulloch]] as lead guitarist.
Stone the Crows broke up in June 1973. Maggie Bell recorded two albums in the early seventies, ''Queen Of The Night'' and ''Suicide Sal'' and joined [[Rod Stewart]] on ''[[Every Picture Tells A Story]]''.
===Discography===
*''Stone The Crows'' 1969
*''Ode To John Law'' 1970
*''Teenage Licks'' 1971
*''Ontinuous Performance'' 1972
===Notes===
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== External links ==
* [http://alexgitlin.com/stc.htm Stone the Crows biography] from linernotes by [[Chris Welch]] at Alex Gaitlin's web site
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