Rubicon (American band)

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Rubicon
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Background information
Origin San Francisco, California
Genres Funk rock, blue-eyed soul, soft rock
Years active1977–1979, 1990s
Labels 20th Century Fox
Past members Jerry Martini, Greg Eckler, Brad Gillis, Max Haskett, Dennis Marcellino, Jim Pugh, Jack Blades, Johnny Colla, Chuck Crenshaw, J. P. Michaels, David Christians, Randy Newhouse.

Rubicon was a California funk rock band, whose "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything" spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, peaking at number 28. [1]

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History

Rubicon was formed in San Francisco by Jerry Martini, who was an original member of Sly and the Family Stone. Other members of the group included Greg Eckler (vocals, drums), Brad Gillis (guitar), Max Haskett (lead vocals, horns), Dennis Marcellino (sax, vocals), Jim Pugh (keyboards), Jack Blades (bass), [2] and Johnny Colla (saxophone/guitar). [3] [4] Their first album, the self-titled Rubicon, released in 1978, generated their only chart single. [5] "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything" also peaked on Canada's RPM 100 Singles at No. 31. [6] They released a second album in 1979, titled America Dreams, before disbanding. [7] Drummer Kelly Keagy was brought on as a touring drummer before the breakup. [8] Keagy, Gillis, and Blades went on to form the successful band Night Ranger. [3] Johnny Colla would become a founding member of Huey Lewis and the News. [3]

Rubicon reformed in the early 1990s as a progressive rock band with Eckler (drums), Chuck Crenshaw (keyboards), J. P. Michaels (vocals, bass guitar), David Christians (vocals, lead guitar), and Randy Newhouse (guitar). This iteration of Rubicon produced one CD called Best of Rubicon, and a single "Whipping Boy", written by Michaels and Crenshaw.

Trumpeter/vocalist Haskett died on September 15, 1999, of pancreatic cancer, [9] followed by Eckler on November 15, 2020, of heart failure. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rubicon - Chart history". Billboard . April 22, 1978. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "jack Blades bio". jambase.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Cavacini, Michael (April 19, 2017). "One-On-One With Night Ranger Lead Guitarist Brad Gillis". theAquarian.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Colla, Johnny. "Johnny Colla - A Photographic Journey". JohnnyColla.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Keegan (August 12, 2008). "Second Spin: Rubicon, Rubicon". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 29, no. 6. May 6, 1978. p. 19.
  7. ↑ "Rubicon bio". Bad Cat Records. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Night Ranger Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Giving Garage Bands a Chance". SFGate. September 26, 1999. Retrieved September 10, 2022. AD-LIBS... Trumpeter Max Haskett, 52... died September 15 of pancreatic cancer.
  10. ↑ Family friend (November 16, 2020). "Hope you are all doing well..." Facebook.


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