Blackeyed Susan (band)

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For the Australian band, see The Blackeyed Susans.

Blackeyed Susan
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Hard rock, blues rock
Years active1990–1992
Labels Mercury
Associated acts Britny Fox
Past members
  • Dean Davidson
  • Erik Levy
  • Walter Williams
  • Rick Crintini
  • Chris Branco
  • Jimmy Marchiano
  • Jeff Cease
  • Joey Marchiano

Blackeyed Susan was an American rock band from Philadelphia active between 1990 and 1992. [1] The band was formed by singer and guitarist "Dizzy" Dean Davidson after he left Britny Fox. [2]

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History

Blackeyed Susan was formed in 1990 by ex-Britny Fox frontman Dean Davidson. [3] Davidson brought in former Cinderella keyboardist Rick Criniti to play guitar. [4] Bassist Erik Levy and drummer Chris Branco rounded out the line-up. [3] Compared to Britny Fox, Blackeyed Susan showed a more blues rock influenced sound than the bawdy glam metal of the former. [3] The band released their first album, Electric Rattlebone, on Mercury Records in 1991. [5] The album was a commercial failure, and Mercury pulled their support for the band while they were on tour. During the supporting tour, Rick Crintini was replaced by Jimmy Marchiano. [6] Blackeyed Susan began working on a followup to Electric Rattlebone called Just A Taste in 1992, but the album ultimately became a demo. [7]

Members

Discography

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