Boones Farm (band)

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Boones Farm (band)
OriginCalifornia, United States
GenresCountry rock, blues
Years active1972
Labels Columbia
Spinoffs Dalton & Dubarri
Spinoff ofChurchill Downs
Past membersFred Darling
Brad Palmer
Kent Sprague
Gary Stovall

Boones Farm were an early 1970s country rock band who were signed to the Columbia label. Releasing an album and two singles, they had some chart success with the song "If You Can't Be My Woman". Two of the group's members would later become the Dalton & Dubarri duo.

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Background

The history goes back to an Idaho band, Churchill Downs, which included Fred Darling and guitarist Gary Stovall in their line up. Finishing school, Darling and Stovall moved to Southern California. There they were doing reasonably well playing in Los Angeles clubs during the late 1960s. This ended when Darling was drafted into the army. Darling returned to Los Angeles in 1971, having done his time in the army. Stovall had put together a group and invited Darling to join. The group became the quartet, Boones Farm featuring Kent Sprague on vocals, Darling on drums, Stovall on guitar, and bassist Brad Palmer. Columbia Records eventually got wind of this group and signed them up. [1] They had some chart success with their composition, "If You Can't Be My Woman" which was produced by Jim Messina. [2] [3] [4]

Their booking in 1972 was handled by Associated Booking Corp which was located on 445 Park Ave, New York. [5]

At some stage they took on board ex-Chase drummer, Jay Mitthauer. [6]

Career

By June 3, 1972, their self-titled album Boones Farm had been released on Columbia KC 31408. With the Billboard reviewer calling it modified country-blues rock, it was described as a flawless production by Jim Messina. The reviewer also said that the total feel was exhilarating and enlivening, with the song picks being, "The Me Nobody Knows", "Livin' Together" and "Good Ole Feelin'". [7] The musicians who played on the album were, Kent Sprague on vocals and percussion, Gary Stovall on vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Brad Palmer on vocals, bass and acoustic guitar, Fred Darling on drums, and Milt Holland on percussion. [8]

"If You Can't Be My Woman"

The single, "If You Can't Be My Woman" was a Record World Single Pick in the June 17 edition. The reviewer noted the soft harmonic vocals and acoustic guitar strumming with the instruction for the listener to "Get into it". [9] Along with "Motorcycle Mama" by Sailcat, "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce and "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone, their song, "If You Can't Be My Woman" was on the Top 40 station KLEO Wichita play list for the week of July 8. [10] On July 15, it was still on KLEO's play list. [11] It was on the WIXY-Cleveland play list by July 22. [12] By July 29, it was on the WMEX-Boston play list. It was also charting and at #124 in the Cash Box Looking Ahead Chart, just behind "Baby I'm For Real" by Esther Phillips. [13] [14] The following week it was at #114. [15]

Further activities

It was reported by Record World in the September 9 issue that the group were looking for a new manager. They had also got the attention of wine manufacturing heir David Gallo over the use of the name, Boones Farm. He was considering taking legal action against the group. [16]

Along with Black Oak Arkansas, the Eagles, The Chambers Brothers etc., they played at the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival which was held on Bull Island, Indiana on labor Day in September. The concert had between 200,000 and 300,000 attendees. [17]

They appeared at the KGB-AM sponsored concert at the San Diego Stadium on November 12 which also had the J. Geils Band, Foghat, Jesse Colin Young and Quicksilver lined up. The event was attended by a record crowd of 51,778. [18] [19]

On March 5, 1973, they were set to play at the Lakeland College campus in Wisconsin. At that time the line up consisted of Gary Stovall, Brad Palmer, Kent Sprague and Jay Mitthauer. [20]

Later years

After Boones Farm broke up, Gary Stovall aka Gary Dalton and Kent Sprague aka Kent Dubarri formed the duo Dalton & Dubarri in 1973, releasing four albums [21] [22] [23] and having a hit with "I Can Dance All By Myself".

Discography

Singles
ActReleaseCatalogueYearNotes
Boones Farm"If You Can't Be My Woman" / "Start Today" Columbia 4-456231972
Boones Farm" Good Old Feelin'" / "Start Today"Columbia 4-457131972 [24]
Album
ActReleaseCatalogueYearNotes
Boones FarmBoones FarmColumbia KC 314081972 [25]

Musicians

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References

  1. ↑ Rockasteria, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - Plain and Fancy, Boones Farm - Boones Farm (1972 us, awesome rural hard rock, Vinyl edition)
  2. ↑ Cash Box , July 29, 1972 - Page 28 LOOKING AHEAD
  3. ↑ Cash Box, August 5, 1972 - Page 31 LOOKING AHEAD
  4. ↑ Billboard , June 3, 1972 - Page 52 POP
  5. ↑ Billboard, July 22, 1972 - Page 54 BOOKING AGENCIES
  6. ↑ The Sheboygan Press, Thursday, March 1, 1973 - Page 11 Lakeland Board Books Boone's Farm Quartet
  7. ↑ Billboard, June 3, 1972 - Page 36 Billboard Album Reviews
  8. ↑ Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022 - Boone's Farm
  9. ↑ Record World , June 17, 1972 - Page 34 Record World Single Picks
  10. ↑ Cash Box, July 8, 1972 - Page 22 Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, KLEO-WICHITA
  11. ↑ Cash Box, July 15, 1972 - Page 18 Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, KLEO-WICHITA
  12. ↑ Cash Box, July 22, 1972 - Page 14 Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, WIXY-CLEVELAND
  13. ↑ Cash Box, July 29, 1972 - Additions To Radio Playlists, A broad view of the titles many of radio's key Top 40 stations added to their "Playlists" last week, WMEX-BOSTON
  14. ↑ Cash Box, July 29, 1972 - Page 28 LOOKING AHEAD
  15. ↑ Cash Box, August 5, 1972 - Page 31 LOOKING AHEAD
  16. ↑ Record World, September 9, 1972 - Page 14 THE COAST By JOHN GIBSON
  17. ↑ Indiana Rock History - ERIE CANAL SODA POP FESTIVAL (FRI 9/2-SUN 9/4)
  18. ↑ Billboard, November 18, 1972 - Page 43 Talent, From The Music Capitals of the World, LOS ANGELES
  19. ↑ The Uncool - Home Grown
  20. ↑ The Sheboygan Press, Thursday, March 1, 1973 - Page 11 Lakeland Board Books Boone's Farm Quartet
  21. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Dalton & Dubarri
  22. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Gary Dalton
  23. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Kent Dubarri
  24. ↑ Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022 - Boone's Farm
  25. ↑ Billboard, June 3, 1972 - Page 36 Billboard Album Reviews
  26. ↑ Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022 - Boone's Farm
  27. ↑ The Sheboygan Press, Thursday, March 1, 1973 - Page 11 Lakeland Board Books Boone's Farm Quartet
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