For the Australian band, see The Blackeyed Susans.
Blackeyed Susan | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, blues rock |
| Years active | 1990–1992 |
| Labels | Mercury |
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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]
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, Guitarist Tony Santoro 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]