Goose Creek Symphony
Goose Creek Symphony originally found its roots in the Phoenix, Arizona area as a countrified side project for Richie Hart & the Heart Beats. Vocalist and guitarist Charles Gearheart (aka Richie Hart) spent his childhood "up Goose Creek Hollow" in Floyd County, Kentucky, and when he put together his good-time country-rock group, he drew upon his home's rich musical heritage as well as its name. In 1970, Gearheart and a group of local studio musicians assembled a handful of songs and presented them to Capitol Records. Capitol signed his project, forcing Gearheart to assemble a touring group. Banjo player and fiddler Fred Weisz was brought in to complement existing guitarists Paul Spradlin (listed as "Paul Howard" on the album), Bob Henke ("Williard"), Mike McFadden (following the breakup of his psychedelic group Superfine Dandelion), as well as a rotating cast of bassists and drummers.
With a sound very similar to what the Band was doing at the same time, Goose Creek Symphony were rock & rollers who played a very faithful brand of country music, all the while layering rhythms and harmonies along the same lines as Buffalo Springfield and the Grateful Dead. They released albums through the mid-'70s, with that streak ending in a long hiatus from 1976 to 1990, when the group decided to re-form and record again.
Their marriage of earthy instrumentation and easygoing vibes has given the group a certain longevity. Into their third decade, Goose Creek Symphony is drawing strong numbers of fans to their summer festival appearances, similar to what the Dead and Jimmy Buffett have known. Original Goose Creek Symphony drummer Mickey McGee died on July 20, 2020 at the age of 72 due to complications from the COVID-19 virus.
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Discografia
18 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Goose Creek Symphony
Rock - Pubblicato da Capitol Records il 1 gen 1970
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Welcome To Goose Creek
Rock - Pubblicato da Capitol Records il 1 gen 1971
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Words Of Earnest
Rock - Pubblicato da Capitol Records il 1 gen 1972
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Goose Creek Symphony - Est. 1970
Rock - Pubblicato da Capitol Records il 1 gen 1970
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The Same Thing Again
Pop - Pubblicato da Bo Records il 3 giu 2008
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Live in Canada '72 & '74
Folk - Pubblicato da Bo Records il 2 lug 2013
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Charlie Gearheart's Home Recordings
Country - Pubblicato da Bo Records il 14 dic 2010
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Head for the Hills
Country - Pubblicato da Bo Records il 1 gen 1976
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Charlie Gearheart's Home Recordings Volume II
Folk - Pubblicato da Bo Records il 15 mag 2012
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Live at the Mountain Arts Center
Country - Pubblicato da Bo Records il 15 set 2009
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Goose On the Lake 2007
Rock - Pubblicato da Bo Records il 4 dic 2007
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But I Can't Get Back/I'll Fly Away/Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 27, 1970)
Bobbie Gentry, Goose Creek Symphony
Pop - Pubblicato da SOFA - AV Catalog DD il 19 nov 2021
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