Goose Creek Symphony

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Name = Goose Creek Symphony


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Origin = Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Genre = Folk
Rock
Years_active = 1970-1976
1990-present
Label = Capitol Records
Associated_acts = Waylon Jennings
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Current_members = Charlie Gearheart
Paul Spradlin
Doug Habbena
Matt McClure
Dan McGlamery
Roy Agee
Past_members = Richie Albright
Rick Galbreath/Piano
Bob James/Bass
Paul Byes/Drums&Vocals
Dave Birkett/Bass
Mickey McGee/Drums
Doug Haywood/Bass-Vocals
Ed Black/Bass-Pedal Steel-Vocals
Jim Tolles/Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Harold Williams/Sax
Randall Bramlett/Tenor-Alto-Soprano Sax
Chris Lockheed aka Lash/Drums
Notable_instruments = Horns, Guitars, Fiddle

The Goose Creek Symphony is an American rock band with roots in Kentucky, Arizona and Washington State. They were originally a side project for Richie Hart and the Heart Beats and best known for their 1972 cover of Janis Joplin's song, Mercedes Benz. The band signed to Capitol Records in 1970, and new members were added: Mike McFadden of Superfine Dandelion, Bob Henke, Fred Weisz on banjo and fiddle and Paul Spradlin, a guitarist credited as "Paul Howard". They also had a connection to Waylon Jennings as they shared the services of drummer Richie Albright for awhile. They continued recording until 1976, then reformed in 1990. The band is considered one of the musically tightest of its genre and has continued touring to popular acclaim.

The band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and shared a stage with Jimi Hendrix at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival. The earlier Richie Hart and The Heartbeats performed on American Bandstand in the 1950s.

Discography

*"Established 1970" (released 1970)
*"Welcome to Goose Creek" (released 1971)
*"Words of Earnest" (released 1972)
*"Do Your Thing But Don't Touch Mine" (released 1974)
*"Acoustic Goose" Recorded May 16th 1991 at Appalshop (retitled and re-released 1997)
*"The Goose Is Loose - Live" (Recorded in 1994, publicly released in 1995)
*"Head for the Hills" (pressed in 1976, publicly released in 1997)
*"Oso Special"
*"Goin' Home" (released 1998)
*"I Don't Know" (released 2003)
*"The Same Thing Again" (recorded 1974, released June 2008)

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:nbkcu3l5anxk~T1 Allmusic]
* [http://www.goosecreeksymphony.com/main.html website]