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Exposed to a wide variety of music from an early age by their musician
father, brothers Chris
(b. Christopher Mark Robinson, 20 December
1966, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; vocals) and Rich Robinson
(b. Richard S.
Robinson, 24 May 1969, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; guitar) formed the
band under the name Mr. Crowe's Garden in 1984. A procession of six
bass players and three drummers passed through before the band stabilized
with Johnny Colt
(b. 1 May 1966, Cherry Point, USA; bass) and Steve
Gorman
(b. 17 August 1965, Muskegon, Michigan, USA; drums, ex-Mary
My Hope). His predecessor, Jeff Sullivan, went on to join Drivin' N' Cryin'.
Jeff Cease joined the band as a second guitarist in 1988 from the Nashville
band Rumble Circus, to augment and toughen both the songs and the live
sound. As the Black Crowes, they were signed to the Def American label by
George Drakoulias. Given the heavy nature of other members of the label's
roster, such as Slayer and Danzig, the purist rock 'n' roll style of the Crowes
was a stark contrast. Drakoulias produced their 1990 debut, Shake Your
Money Maker, a remarkably mature album from such a young band, blending
soul and uncomplicated R&B in a manner reminiscent of vintage Rolling Stones
and Humble Pie. Another influence was made obvious by the stirring cover
version of Otis Redding 's 'Hard To Handle'. The record's highlight was 'She
Talks To Angels', an emotive acoustic ballad about the frailties of a drug addict,
featuring a superb vocal and highly accomplished lyric from Chris Robinson.
The album was released to critical acclaim, and the band went on the road,
supporting first Steve Stevens' Atomic Playboys, and then Junkyard in the USA,
plus a handful of UK dates as headliners or opening for the Dogs D'Amour.
Their live performances drew further Stones comparisons, the band's image being
very much rooted in the 70s, and with Chris Robinson's thin frame dominating
the stage like a young Mick Jagger. With heavy radio and MTV airplay exposing
the Crowes to a wider audience, the first single, 'Jealous Again', reached number
75 in the Billboard charts, and the band were invited to fill the prestigious support
slot for the final leg of Aerosmith 's 'Pump' tour on their return to the USA.
Canadian keyboard player Ed Harsch, recommended by former Green On Red
member Chuck Leavell, who had played on the album, joined the band in early
1991. The band was invited on another high-profile tour as guests of ZZ Top,
but their uncompromising attitude led to ZZ Top's management demanding that
the Crowes leave the tour following a home-town show in Atlanta, owing to
Chris Robinson's persistent, if oblique, criticism of the corporate sponsorship of
the tour. Somewhat ironically, the band fired the support act for their subsequent
headline shows after discovering that they had made advertisements for a similar
major company.
By this stage, the band had achieved a considerable level of chart success, and
they joined the European Monsters Of Rock tour, opening at the prestigious
Donington Festival in England and culminating in a massive free show in Moscow.
Prior to these dates, the band were forced to take a five-week break
(their longest
in 22 months of touring) when Chris Robinson collapsed, suffering from exhaustion,
following an acoustic showcase at Ronnie Scott 's club in London. The singer
recovered to undertake the tour, plus a UK trek to complete the band's world tour.
This ended with further controversy, with Colt and vocalist Robinson becoming
embroiled in a fight with a member of the crowd at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Almost immediately after the tour, the band parted company with Jeff Cease,
replacing him with former Burning Tree guitarist/vocalist Marc Ford. Rather than
rest on their laurels, the band went straight into pre-production for their second
album, completing basic tracks in only eight days. Borrowing from the title of an
old hymn book, The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion was released in
the spring of 1992, again to positive reviews. The musical progression of the band,
and of the brothers as songwriters, was obvious, with more complex arrangements
than the debut, a much greater expanse of sound and the use of female backing
singers. New recruit Ford provided superb guitar solos, with one particularly notable
lead on 'Sometimes Salvation'. With both the album and opening single 'Remedy'

(US number 48, UK number 24) a success, the Black Crowes returned to the road
for the High As The Moon tour - a free show in Toronto's G Rose Lord Park drew
a 75,000 crowd, with people entering the park at a rate of 1,000 per minute at one
point. In 1994, Amorica was finally released. A previously completed album
( Tall )
had been scrapped, with only five songs retained, and producer Jack Puig had been
brought in to rectify matters. Live shows saw the debut of percussionist Chris Trujillo,
and the band achieved another UK success with 'High Head Blues/A Conspiracy'
reaching number 25 in February 1995. Three Snakes And One Charm was
hampered by the numerous personnel changes which interrupted the recording
process. Marc Ford left the band in August 1997, and was soon followed by
Johnny Colt; the latter was replaced in early 1998 by Sven Pipien
(ex-Mary My
Hope). By Your Side marked a welcome return to the sleazy rock 'n' roll style of
their earlier albums. In 2000, the band teamed up with Jimmy Page for a series
of highly-praised US concerts. The two final shows at the L.A. Amphitheater were
captured for posterity on Live At The Greek.





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