Stone the Crows 5058903 223401170 2008-07-03T22:36:15Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{cleanup|date=August 2007}} {{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name =Stone The Crows | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background =group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | Origin = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] | Instrument = | Voice_type = | Genre = Blues | Occupation = | Years_active =1970s | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members =[[Leslie Harvey]]<br>[[Maggie Bell]]<br>[[Colin Allen]]<br>John McGinnis<br>[[Jim Dewar]]<br> Steve Thompson (Bass, 1971)<br> Ronnie Leahy (Keyboards 1971)<br> [[Jimmy McCulloch]] (Guitars 1972) | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''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=== <references/> == External links == * [http://alexgitlin.com/stc.htm Stone the Crows biography] from linernotes by [[Chris Welch]] at Alex Gaitlin's web site [[Category:Scottish musical groups]] [[de:Stone the Crows]] [[fr:Stone the Crows]] [[pt:Stone the Crows]] [[fi:Stone the Crows]]