A LAZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACOUSTIC SPECIAL
THE LEAD VOCALIST FROM MANFED MANNS EARTHBAND (Ex Whitesnake, Kenney Jones, Bad Co) Robert Hart has teamed up with former Bad Co guitarist Dave "Bucket" Colwell to take you on a Rock n Roll Helter Skelter ride via songs and stories on this amazing Sunday Afternoon Acoustic Special
Robert Hart is currently the lead singer of Manfred Mann's Earth Band and the band Diesel. He has performed as a solo artist, and with The Distance and also with former Whitesnake members in the band called Company of Snakes and with Bad Company. He also fronted The Jones Gang, a rock group formed by Hart, Rick Wills and Kenney Jones. He was the first English writer to be signed to Disney owned Hollywood Records.
David Colwell also known as Dave Bucket) has been a member of Bad Company, Samson, Roger Chapman's Shortlist, The Jones Gang, FM and Frankie Miller's Fullhouse. He recorded Back on Track with Humble Pie in 2001, touring with them until the band broke up in 2003. He started a supergroup called Rock Steady which, among others, includes bass guitarist Rick Wills, best known for his work with Foreigner and his associations with Small Faces, Peter Frampton and Bad Company and did a New Zealand tour with this band. In November 2018 he joined again Humble Pie (reformed by Jerry Shirley, lead singer Jimmy Kunes of Cactus) for their US tour.
The History bit
Bad Company formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both ex-Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex-Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson). Kirke was the only member to remain throughout the band's entire run, while he and Ralphs were the only members to appear on every studio album. Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982.
Bad Company enjoyed great success throughout the 1970s. Their first three albums, Bad Company (1974), Straight Shooter (1975) and Run with the Pack (1976), reached the top five in the album charts in both the UK and the US. Many of their singles and songs, such as "Bad Company", "Can't Get Enough" (1974), "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1975), "Shooting Star" (1975), "Burnin' Sky" (1977) and "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" (1979), remain staples of classic rock radio. They have sold 20 million RIAA-certified albums in the US and 40 million worldwide. Though they initially disbanded in 1982, Bad Company reunited on many occasions to record and tour until 2019. In 2023, Kirke revealed that they would not continue as a band following the development of Rodgers' recent health issues.
Enter BAD CO -The Legacy
For seven years Robert Hart was the lead singer of one of the most acclaimed bands of the classic rock era Bad Company. He has also played many years with Manfred Mann's Earthband and The Jones Gang with Kenny Jones of The Faces.
He has assembled a great line-up
On guitar is Dave 'Bucket' Colwell, who spent 14 years in Bad Co, and also had a spell in Humble Pie and many other bands.
Pat Davey is on Bass (Paul Young) and Harry James (Thunder) on drums
Fans can expect all the classic songs from all periods of Bad Company. You will hear Ready For Love, Can't get Enough, Rock and Roll Fantasy, the list goes on and on. It promises to be a night to remember.
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During 1992, Hart was approached by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke and asked if he would like to join them as the third lead vocalist for Bad Company, following Paul Rodgers and Brian Howe. Hart performed with Bad Company, The band toured the World including the US and Canada. In July 1994 a contract was drawn up by Alliance Artists and Legend Management and signed by the then Bad Company line up, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, Hart, Dave "Bucket" Colwell and Rick Wills, giving Hart the right to perform, write and record songs and albums and receive royalty payments as a full Bad Company member. In 1995 a self-produced Bad Company album was released, Company of Strangers, with Hart, who bore a vocal similarity to Paul Rodgers. It contained four tracks self-penned or co-written by Hart. The band made a promotional tour of the US with Bon Jovi. Griffin Music of America also re-issued Take This! on compact disc. In 1996 another Bad Co album, Stories Told & Untold featured Hart. Stories Told & Untold, contained seven new compositions and seven acoustic versions including 'Can't Get Enough' and 'Ready For Love'. Hart was also lead vocalist on three live albums between 1994 and 2001. In March 2020 he was on tour in Germany with "Rock meets classic" featuring Alice Cooper.
During the Brian Howe period the album, Holy Water, was released. The album was enormously successful both critically and commercially, attaining Top 40 and platinum status by selling more than one million copies. Holy Water was the band's first album on the Atlantic subsidiary Atco. The album spun off the singles: "If You Needed Somebody" the title track "Holy Water" and "Walk Through Fire". "Holy Water" also hit No. 1 for 2 weeks on the AOR charts with "If You Needed Somebody" reaching No. 2.
Mick Ralphs, who was taking care of personal and family matters, sat out for most of the Holy Water tour but ex-ASAP guitarist Dave "Bucket" Colwell joined Bad Company as guitarist. Their subsequent tour, supported by Damn Yankees, was one of the top five grossing tours of 1991.
Dave Bucket Colwell remained with Bad Company for over a decade.
The remaining members of the band include Powerhouse drummer Harry James from Legendary Rock Band THUNDER and Pat Davey from Paul Youngs Band and Jim Cregan's Band.
Tonight's Rock Royalty Outing will be one of the best nights out you are gonna get this year..
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