- Royal Crescent Mob
Royal Crescent Mob was a four-person punk-funk band from
Columbus, Ohio formed in 1985. Also known to their fans as the R.C. Mob the band members included "Brian (B)Emch " (guitar), David Ellison (vocals, harmonica), Harold "Happy" Chichester (bass, vocals) and Carlton Smith (drums). The band released five albums of material and one ep in their nine year career. Two of these albums were released on Sire, a Warner Brothers Records subsidiary. In the late 1980s and early 1990s the band gained some national exposure by opening up for other major artists such asThe Replacements andThe B52s .Smith would also record several tracks with
24-7 Spyz for their 1996 "Heavy Metal Soul By The Pound" album. Chichester went on to formHowlin' Maggie , worked with theAfghan Whigs , was a founding member of theTwilight Singers and is currently pursuing a solo career. Ellison has gone on to tour managing such artists as Alanis Morissette, Indigo Girls, Goo Goo Dolls and Avril Lavigne.Discography
*Land of Sugar EP (No Other) 1986
*Omerta (Moving Target/Celluloid) 1987
*Something New, Old and Borrowed (Moving Target/Celluloid) 1988
*Spin the World (Sire) 1989
*Midnight Rose's (Sire/Warner Bros.) 1991
*13 Destruction (Mobco) 1992
*Good Lucky Killer (Enemy) 1994Top songs (album)
*"Get on the Bus" (Omerta)
*"Big Mistake" (Midnight Rose's)
*"Nanana" (Spin the World)
*"Time Bomb" (Midnight Rose's)ingles
References
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=royal_crescent_mob Ira Robbins' review] at TrouserPress
External links
* [http://www.howlinmaggie.com The Official Happy Chichester / Howlin' Maggie Site]
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