One Horse Blue

Last updated
One Horse Blue
Origin Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
Years active1975–1981, 1988–1995
Labels Vera Cruz
Savannah
Past membersWinston Quelch
Bob Burghardt
Randy Lloyd
Michael Shellard
Ian Oscar
Ron (Rocko) Vaugeois
Steve Pugsley
Brent MacNab
James Wright
Gord Maxwell
Larry Pink
Jim Foster
Greg Dunstan
Andreas Schuld
[1]

One Horse Blue was a Canadian country rock music group that existed from 1975 to 1981 and, as reconstituted, from 1988 to 1995, releasing five albums.

Contents

History

The band first formed as Pickens in 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta, with members Winston Quelch (guitar), Bob Burghardt (guitar), bassist Randy Lloyd and drummer Ron (Rocko) Vaugeois. In 1977, the band asked Ian Oscar of Stash to join on vocals. When Oscar joined, the band changed their name to One Horse Blue after the 1974 Poco song from the album Cantamos . Guitarist Michael Shellard came on board shortly after, and the band began touring across Canada. In 1978 they linked up again with producer Wes Dakus who had assisted on an earlier Pickens single; Dakus took the band into Sundown Recorders to cut their first album, One Horse Blue on Vera Cruz Records, with the lead single "Deliver Me". [1] They charted several singles on the RPM Top Country Tracks charts and recorded four albums before disbanding in 1981. [2]

By 1988, Shellard and Vaugeois had reformed the band, with new members Gordon Maxwell and Larry Pink, as well as Andreas Schuld taking over on guitar. This line-up recorded the band's fifth, self-titled album, released in 1993. The album produced six Top 10 singles, including two Number One hits in "Hopeless Love" and "Bringing Back Your Love". In 1993 Schuld left the band and was replaced by Jim Foster, co-founder of Fosterchild. [3]

In terms of later, occasional performances, the band was recently composed of Gord Maxwell (lead vocals, bass guitar), Larry Pink (keyboards), Michael Shellard (background vocals, and Ron (Rocko) Vaugeois (drums, background vocals).

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
CAN Country CAN
One Horse Blue77
Bite the Bullet
  • Release date: 1980
  • Label: Vera Cruz Records
Livin' on the Edge
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Vera Cruz Records
On the Street
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Vera Cruz Records
One Horse Blue 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
CAN Country CAN
1978"Deliver Me"One Horse Blue(1978)
"Cry Out for the Sun"68
"You and I"
1979"Bring My Love Around"Bite the Bullet
1980"Some Women"
"Crazy Fool"83
"Lost and Found"
1981"Some Night"Livin' on the Edge
"Livin' on the Edge"
1990"The Man Walks Alone"31One Horse Blue(1993)
"Colours of Love"67
1993"Starting All Over Again"7
"Love's Looking for Me"10
1994"Baby Don't Cry"6
"Everything Money Can Buy"14
"Hopeless Love"1
1995"Bringing Back Your Love"1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearSingle
1995"Hopeless Love"

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shocking Blue</span> Dutch rock band

Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands. The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970. The band sold 13 million records by 1973 but disbanded in 1974. Together with Golden Earring, they are considered the most successful Nederbeat band, because they had their best hits charted abroad and especially in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Trammps</span> American disco and soul band

The Trammps are an American disco and soul band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chilliwack (band)</span> Canadian rock band formed in 1970

Chilliwack is a Canadian rock band centered on the singer and guitarist Bill Henderson. They were active from 1970 to 1988; Henderson re-formed the band in 1997. The band started off with a progressive rock sound that incorporated elements of folk, indigenous, jazz and blues, before moving towards a more straight-ahead hard rock/pop rock sound by the mid-1970s. Their six best-selling songs were "My Girl ", "I Believe", "Whatcha Gonna Do", "Fly at Night", "Crazy Talk" and "Lonesome Mary". The band's line-up has changed many times.

<i>Strait Out of the Box</i> 1995 box set by George Strait

Strait Out of the Box is the first box set album by American country music artist George Strait. It contains four albums' worth of music, dating from 1976 to 1995. It mainly consists of Strait's singles, except for a select few that he decided to exclude. They were replaced by his choice of album cuts and several studio outtakes. It also contains his three singles recorded in the 1970s for indie label D Records, one of which, "I Just Can't Go on Dying Like This", was re-recorded for Strait's 2013 album Love Is Everything.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wild Cherry (band)</span> American rock band

Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band formed in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in 1970 that was best known for its song "Play That Funky Music".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)</span> 1975 single by the Isley Brothers

"Fight the Power" is a song recorded by the Isley Brothers, who released the song as the first single off their landmark album, The Heat Is On. The song is notable for the usage of the word bullshit, which was censored during radio airplay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frijid Pink</span> American rock band

Frijid Pink is an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1967, best known for their 1969 rendition of "House of the Rising Sun".

<i>In Outer Space</i> 1983 studio album by Sparks

In Outer Space is the twelfth studio album by American pop band Sparks, released in April 1983 by Atlantic Records. Brothers Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks self-produced the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beechwood 4-5789</span> 1962 single by The Marvelettes

"Beechwood 4-5789" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and George Gordy. It was a 1962 hit single for the Motown girl group The Marvelettes on Motown's Tamla subsidiary record label. The song became a hit again when it was covered by the pop duo The Carpenters in 1982.

<i>Big Hopes</i> 1998 studio album by Ty Herndon

Big Hopes is the third studio album by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It features the singles "A Man Holding On ", "It Must Be Love", and "Hands of a Working Man". These songs peaked at #5, #1, and #5, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. "It Must Be Love" was his third and final Number One on the country charts, while "Hands of a Working Man" was his last Top Ten.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I'll Be Good to You</span>

"I'll Be Good to You" is a 1976 hit song by R&B duo the Brothers Johnson. George Johnson, one of the two Johnson brothers in the band, wrote the song after deciding to commit to a relationship with one woman, instead of dating several at a time. While George was recording a demo for the song, family friend Senora Sam came by and added some lyrics. Brothers Johnson producer and mentor Quincy Jones heard the song, liked it, and convinced George to sing lead on the finished track. Released from their debut album, Look Out for #1, it was a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot Singles Charts, peaking at number three, and a number one song on the Billboard R&B Charts during the summer of 1976. The single was later certified gold by the RIAA.

<i>Blue Sky – Night Thunder</i> 1975 studio album by Michael Murphey

Blue Sky – Night Thunder is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Murphey and is considered one of the seminal albums of his career. Released in 1975, it produced two major hit singles—the platinum-certified "Wildfire" and "Carolina in the Pines"—and established him as a major force in popular music. Members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band provided backing on some of the tracks.

<i>Tim Rushlow</i> (album) 2001 studio album by Tim Rushlow

Tim Rushlow is the solo debut album of American country music artist Tim Rushlow, formerly co-lead vocalist of the country music band Little Texas. Released in February 2001 on Atlantic Records, it is also his only solo album, although he did release another album and two singles in the band Rushlow, as well as two more singles in the duo Rushlow Harris. Tim Rushlow accounted for four singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including "She Misses Him", his only Top 40 country hit. After Atlantic Records shut down, the album was re-released in 2002 on The Scream Recordings Label and retitled Crazy Life after the song of same. An extra track, "As Real as Forever" was included.

<i>At This Moment</i> (Neal McCoy album) 1990 studio album by Neal McCoy

At This Moment is the debut studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released on November 20, 1990 on Atlantic Records Nashville. "If I Built You a Fire", "Hillbilly Blue" and "This Time I Hurt Her More " were all released as singles from this album. Although "Hillbilly Blue" did not chart, the other two singles both entered the lower regions of the Hot Country Songs charts. "If I Built You a Fire" was a Top 20 country hit in Canada as well.

<i>Pink Suit Blue Day</i> 1982 studio album by Eurogliders

Pink Suit Blue Day is the debut album by Australian rock band Eurogliders, released in 1982. Their debut single, "Without You", was released in June and entered the top 40 of the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart. A follow-up single, "Laughing Matter" in September did not chart.

<i>New City</i> (album) 1975 studio album by Blood, Sweat & Tears

New City is the eighth album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released by Columbia Records in April 1975. It peaked at Number 47 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

Chain are an Australian blues band formed as The Chain in late 1968 with a line-up including guitarist and vocalist Phil Manning and lead vocalist Wendy Saddington. Saddington left in May 1969 and in September 1970 Matt Taylor joined on lead vocals and harmonica. During the 1990s they were referred to as Matt Taylor's Chain. Their single, "Black and Blue", is their only top twenty hit. It was written and recorded by the line-up of Manning, Taylor, Barry Harvey on drums and Barry Sullivan on bass guitar. The related album, Toward the Blues, followed in September and peaked in the top ten. Manfred Mann's Earth Band covered "Black and Blue" on their 1973 album Messin'.

<i>Rodney Crowell</i> (album) 1981 studio album by Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is the third studio album by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in 1981 by Warner Bros. Records and was his last album on that label before switching to Columbia. It was the first album Crowell produced by himself. It reached #47 on the Top Country Albums chart and #105 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The songs, "Stars on the Water" and "Victim or a Fool" were released as singles. "Stars on the Water" reached #30 on the Hot Country Songs chart, his highest-charting song up to that point. It peaked at #21 on the Canadian country charts. "Victim or a Fool" reached #34 in the U.S. The album was rereleased on compact disc in 2005 paired with his previous album But What Will the Neighbors Think.

Philip John Manning is an Australian blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. Manning has been a member of various groups including Chain and has had a solo career. As a member of Chain, Manning co-wrote their January 1971 single "Black and Blue" which became number one on the Melbourne charts and also Judgement, which reached number two in Sydney. The related album, Toward the Blues followed in September and peaked in the top 10 albums chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fosterchild</span> Canadian band

Fosterchild was a notable Canadian band that existed from 1976 to 1981, releasing three albums.

References

  1. 1 2 Dan Brisebois, with notes from Mavis McCauley, Ian Oscar, Alexis Schuld, Stan Twist and David Young. Biography of One Horse Blue; www.canadianbands.com. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  2. Bush, John. "One Horse Blue biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  3. "One Horse Blue". Canoe - JAM! Music. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)