Steamhammer was a blues-rock
band from Worthing,
England.
The band was founded in 1968
by Martin
Quittenton (guitar) and Kieran White (vocals, guitar,
harmonica). The first stable lineup consisted of Quittenton, White, Martin Pugh (guitar), Steve Davy (bass), and Michael Rushton
(drums).
This version of the band acted as backing band for Freddie
King on one of his tours of England. The band's first album, Reflection,
was released in 1969.
It included covers of "You'll Never Know" by B. B. King
and "Twenty-Four Hours" by Eddie Boyd as well as original songs by
White, Quittenton, and Pugh. Session musicians Harold
McNair (flute) and Pete Sears (piano) also played on the
album.
This album was not commercially successful, but the band
became a popular live act, especially in West
Germany. In the summer of 1969, Quittenton and Rushton left the band,
and Steve Jollife
(saxophone, flute) and Mick Bradley (drums) joined the band.
This version of the band recorded the album Mk II,
released in 1969. It consisted entirely of original songs, and the
musical style had more jazz
and progressive rock influences.
Jollife left the band in 1970. The remaining band members recorded the
album Mountains, which was released in 1970. This
album included a cover of "Riding on the L & N" by Lionel
Hampton and seven original songs.
In 1971,
White and Davy left the band, and Louis
Cennamo (bass) joined the band. This lineup, along with
session vocalist Garth Watt-Roy, recorded the album Speech,
which was released in 1972.
It consisted of three long, mostly instrumental songs.
Bradley died of leukemia in 1972, leading to the break-up
of the band. Pugh and Cennamo went on to play in Armageddon.
After that band broke up, Cennamo joined Illusion.
White recorded a solo album, Open Door, which was
released in 1975.
Quittenton played guitar and co-wrote songs on albums by Rod
Stewart. Jollife joined Tangerine
Dream in 1978
and played on the album Cyclone.
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Contents
- 1 Discography
- 2 External
links
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Discography
Singles
- Junior's Wailing (single version)/Windmill (1969)
- Autumn Song/Blues For Passing People (1969)
- Mountains/I Wouldn't Have Thought (1971)
Albums
- Reflection (1969)
- Mk II (1969)
- Mountains (1970)
- Speech (1972)
External links
