Black Merda
Black Merda were a funky rock combo with a significant debt to Jimi Hendrix, mixing fuzz-toned, psychedelic blues-rock with folky acoustic passages and contemporary late-'60s soul. Featuring guitarists Anthony and Charles Hawkins, bassist VC Veasey (aka Veesee L. Veasey), and drummer Tyrone Hite, the group got its start in the late '60s after Veasey, Hite, and Anthony Hawkins had spent time in a band called the Soul Agents, backing Edwin Starr and Gene Chandler. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced?, they added Anthony's younger brother Charles on second guitar and christened themselves Black Merda. Despite some interest around their Detroit base -- including Norman Whitfield and Eddie Kendricks -- Black Merda signed to Chess, thanks in part to the psychedelic soul eccentric Fugi (aka Ellington Jordan), who they also backed on his Mary, Don't Take Me on No Bad Trip LP for Chess.
Black Merda's self-titled album sounded revolutionary enough, although the bandmembers were disappointed that it didn't reflect their heavy live shows. They then moved to the West Coast to continue playing with Fugi, but returned to Chicago to record a second album. Shortening their name to Mer-Da, the group returned in 1971 with Long Burn the Fire, a funkier outing that bore a likeness to early Funkadelic. The band quickly fizzled out, but over the next three decades, continued record-collector interest in the group eventually resulted in a reunion with Veasey, both Hawkins brothers, and Fugi, although Hite had died in 2004.
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The Folks From Mother's Mixer
Funk - Lançado por Funky Delicacies em 01/01/2004
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The Psych Funk of Black Merda
Funk - Lançado por Funky Delicacies em 01/01/2006
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Windsong
Lounge - Lançado por Black Sky Records em 27/04/2019
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Forward from the Past
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Third Child em 21/12/2017
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Renaissance
Rock - Lançado por Black Sky Records em 05/02/2018
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The Black Merda Band
Rock - Lançado por Black Sky Records em 11/01/2016
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Red Moon Rising
Funk - Lançado por Third Child em 09/03/2018
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RENAISSANCE!
Rock - Lançado por Black Merda LLC em 01/01/2006
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Cynthy-Ruth 2008
Rock - Lançado por Black Merda em 01/01/2007
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Believe - EP
International Pop - Lançado por Third Child em 13/09/2012
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Get on the Same Road
Rock - Lançado por Black Sky Records em 25/04/2018
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Cynthy Ruth
Rock - Lançado por Black Sky Records em 19/11/2018
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Get on the Same Road
Rock - Lançado por Black Sky Records em 25/04/2018
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Force of Nature
Rock - Lançado por Black Merda em 07/10/2017
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Lying
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Black Sky Records em 20/09/2019
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