Harmony Grass
Also known asHarmony Grass
OriginUK
GenresPop
Years activeLate 1960s (Late 1960s)–
LabelsRCA Records

Harmony Grass were a British sunshine pop[1] group, briefly active in the late 1960s.

Career

Cover of This Is Us (RCA Victor: SF 8034), 1969

The group was formed in Essex by previous members of Tony Rivers & the Castaways, including Rivers himself.[2] They signed to RCA Records about a year after they formed, and their single "Move in a Little Closer" hit No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1969.[3] They released one album, This Is Us, in 1969, on the RCA label,[2] and performed in the UK, including at London's Marquee Club, but had broken up by 1970.[4]

Band members Tony Ferguson (guitar) and Kenny Rowe (bass) both joined Capability Brown in 1973.[2] Rivers (lead vocals) later appeared on albums by Brian Bennett (of The Shadows), Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, and Roger Daltrey[4] and Tom Marshall then worked with Episode Six, Sparrow, Liquid Gold, Bucks Fizz and Elaine Paige.

References

  1. ↑ Morten, Andy (April 16, 2015). Kaleidoscope No.47. Volcano Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1910467060.
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1084. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 244. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. 1 2 Bruce Eder. "Harmony Grass | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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