- Vanilla Fudge
Infobox musical artist
Name = Vanilla Fudge
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Origin =Long Island ,New York
Genre = Rock, Psychedelic
Years_active = 1967 - 1970 ; 1982 - 1984 ; 1987 - 1988 ; 1991 ; 1999 - 2008
Label = Atco, Rhino, WorldSound, Escapi
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URL = http://www.vanillafudge.com
Current_members =Carmine Appice Tim Bogert Vince Martell
Mark Stein
Past_members =Lanny Cordola Paul Hanson Bill Pascali Pete Bremy Teddy Rondinelli Derek St. Holmes T.M. Stevens Vanilla Fudge was an American psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970. Members included vocalist/organist Mark Stein, bassist/vocalist
Tim Bogert , lead guitarist/vocalistVince Martell , and drummer/vocalistCarmine Appice .Originally called The Pigeons; they changed their name to Vanilla Fudge in 1967. They were then "discovered" and managed by reputed Luchese crime-family member,
Phillip Basile , who operated several famous L.I. clubs—the Action House, Speaks, Channel 80, Industry—three of which were the same club (on Austin Boulevard, in Island Park, NY) with different names.They had a number of popular songs, their biggest being their hit cover of "
You Keep Me Hangin' On ," a slowed-down, hard rock, version of a song originally recorded byThe Supremes . This version also featured Appice's energetic drumming. One follow-up to this hit, "Take Me For a Little While," had a quite different lyric message from the former.The members of Vanilla Fudge were great admirers of
The Beatles , and covered several of their songs including "Ticket to Ride ", as well as "Eleanor Rigby ", of which The Beatles were quite fond.Their rendition of "
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) " was featured in the 2007 film "Zodiac".The band has received criticism for being a
cover band as this had led to issues withroyalties . [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-p2lede5610262mar13,0,1249911.story Vanilla Fudge at Blender Theater at Gramercy Newsday March 13, 2008] ]On March 14, 1970, Vanilla Fudge played a farewell concert at Phil Basille's Action House. After that, Bogert & Appice departed to form another group,
Cactus . In 1972, they left Cactus and formedBeck, Bogert & Appice with guitaristJeff Beck . Stein, left on his own, tried to keep the group going with two new players, Sal D'Nofrio(bass) and Jimmy Galuzzi(drums). But when nothing came from this, Stein ended up forming a new group, Boomerang, instead with Galuzzi.Following the band's breakup in 1970, the band has reunited several times. In 1982, they reunited in support of the
ATCO release,Best of Vanilla Fudge . This resulted in another album of fresh material in 1984 called Mystery. Martell was not included in this initial reunion and Ron Mancuso played guitar on "Mystery" instead, along with Jeff Beck, who guested under the moniker "J. Toad". Two reunion tours followed in 1987/1988. [ [http://www.vanillafudge.com/vfchron4.htm The Vanilla Fudge Chronicles ] ] with Paul Hanson on guitar. Lanny Cordola was guitarist when the band took the stage on May 14th, 1988 for theAtlantic Records ' 40th Anniversary Celebration. After that, the individual members went their separate ways once again to pursue other projects.In 1991 Appice revived the Vanilla Fudge name for a German tour with former
Ted Nugent player Derek St. Holmes(guitar, vocals), Martin Gerschwitz(keyboards, vocals) and Tom Croucier(bass, vocals), which resulted in the album "Best of Vanilla Fudge Live". Then, in 1999, three of the originals(Appice, Bogert & Martell) reunited with vocalist/organist Bill Pascali replacing Mark Stein to record a "greatest hits " album, Vanilla Fudge 2001/ The Return / Then And Now, with all new recordings of previous songs and three new songs. [ [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5z60tr8yklmx allmusic ((( Then and Now > Overview ))) ] ] 2002 had bassists Pete Bremy andT.M. Stevens subbing on bass for an ill Bogert and 2003 saw Vanilla Fudge release the "live" album,The Real Deal - Vanilla Fudge Live , recorded on tour in 1987 with Paul Hanson on guitar. Martell overdubbed his guitar and vocals later. That same year(2003) the group toured with Teddy Rondinelli standing in on guitar for Martell. In 2005, Vanilla Fudge reformed with all the original members for a tour with members ofThe Doors (now touring as Riders on the Storm) andSteppenwolf . Pascali returned in place of Stein for some 2006 shows before leaving to join theNew Rascals .They were inducted into the
Long Island Music Hall of Fame onOctober 15 ,2006 , [ [http://www.limusichalloffame.org Home of the L.I. Music Hall of Fame ] ] along withBilly Joel andJoan Jett . Fellow Long IslanderFelix Cavaliere inducted them into the hall.The band then went back into the studio to record
Out Through the in Door , aLed Zeppelin cover album released in 2007 only in Europe. Led Zeppelin had opened for the band in 1969. The band performed You Keep Me Hanging On for the PBS fundraising program My Music: My Generation-The '60s for the March 2008pledge drive . In March 2008, the original lineup of Vanilla Fudge embarked on a tour of the United States(mostly in New England). But in the summer of that year, Bogert & Appice left to concentrate onCactus (which they had reformed in 2006). Stein & Martell continued on as Mark Stein & Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge with a brief summer/fall tour that was called "Let's Pray For Peace" [ [http://www.vanillafudge.com/tourdates.htm Tour Dates ] ] .Out Through the in Door is scheduled for a stateside release later this year.Personnel
Current members
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Carmine Appice - drums, vocals
*Tim Bogert - bass, vocals
*Vince Martell - guitar, vocals
*Mark Stein - lead vocals, keyboardsFormer Members
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Lanny Cordola - guitar, vocals
*Paul Hanson - guitar, vocals
*Bill Pascali - lead vocals, keyboards
*Pete Bremy - bass, vocals
*Teddy Rondinelli - guitar, vocals
*Derek St. Holmes - guitar, vocals
*T.M. Stevens - bassDiscography
tudio albums
1. "Vanilla Fudge""' (
1967 )
2. "The Beat Goes On""' (1968 )
3. "Renaissance""' (1968 )
4. "Near the Beginning ""' (1969 )
5. "Rock & Roll""' (1969 )
6. "Mystery""' (1984 )
7. "Vanilla Fudge 2001/ The Return / Then And Now""' (2002 )
8. "Out Through the in Door ""' (2007 )Collections and live albums
1. "
Best of Vanilla Fudge ""' (1982 )
2. "The Best Of Vanilla Fudge - Live (Alive - Back On Stage)""' (1991 )
3. "Psychedelic Sundae - The Best of Vanilla Fudge ""' (1993 )
4. "The Return - Live in Germany Part 1 " (2003 )
5. "The Real Deal - Vanilla Fudge Live ""' (2003 )
6. "Rocks the Universe - Live in Germany Part 2 " (2003 )
7. "Good Good Rockin' - Live @ Rockpalast " (2007 )References
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*External links
* [http://www.vanillafudge.com Official website]
* [http://www.carmineappice.com Carmine Appice]
* [http://www.timbogert.com Tim Bogert]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=103627152 Paul Hanson] onMySpace
* [http://www.vincemartell.com Vince Martell]
* [http://www.billpascali.net Bill Pascali]
* [http://derekstholmes.com Derek St. Holmes]
* [http://www.mark-stein.com Mark Stein]
* [http://www.tmstevens.com T.M. Stevens]
* [http://www.trilogyrock.com/historial-descarregues.php Interview with Carmine Appice on Trilogy Rock (Spain)]"Thisrock band -related article is a . You can help Wikipedia by plainlink|url=fullurl:FULLPAGENAME|action=edit expanding it".
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