The Rockfords

The Rockfords

Infobox Musical artist
Name = The Rockfords


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = city-state|Seattle|Washington, USA
Years_active = 1999–2004
Label = Epic
Associated_acts = Pearl Jam, Goodness
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Current_members = Carrie Akre
Chris Friel
Rick Friel
Mike McCready
Danny Newcomb
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The Rockfords were an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1999 by Carrie Akre, Chris Friel, and Danny Newcomb of Goodness, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and Rick Friel of Jodie Watts. The group served as a side project for its members, who had already tasted success with their respective bands.

History

Mike McCready, Chris Friel, and Rick Friel were originally members of the band Shadow during the mid-1980s in Seattle, Washington. After a couple of attempts at breaking into the Los Angeles scene, the group broke up and the members went their separate ways. McCready would go on to co-form Pearl Jam in 1990 and Chris Friel would go on to be a part of the band Goodness. Sometime as early as June 20, 1998, Chris Friel and Danny Newcomb of Goodness would invite McCready to play with Goodness onstage prior to a Pearl Jam set. They soon decided afterward to put a band together with Rick Friel and Goodness vocalist Carrie Akre. They named themselves The Rockfords, after one of McCready's favorite TV shows "The Rockford Files".

The band's self-titled studio album was released through Epic Records in 2000. Produced by John Goodmanson, it featured Nancy Wilson (of Heart) contributing guest vocals on the track "Riverwide". The band members would go back to their regular work for some time after playing at least five shows together in the Seattle area in 2000.

In 2003, the band got together again, playing several more shows around Seattle and writing several new songs. A live album, "Live Seattle, WA 12/13/03", was released through Kufala Recordings in 2003. An EP containing the new songs, "Waiting..." (again produced by Goodmanson), was released in 2004.

Band members

*Carrie Akre – vocals
*Chris Friel – drums
*Rick Friel – bass
*Mike McCready – guitar
*Danny Newcomb – guitar

Discography

External links

*MySpace|therockfords|The Rockfords
*allmusicguide|11:gifwxqykldje|The Rockfords
*last.fm


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