GRINDERSWITCH
''GHOST TRAIN FROM GEORGIA''
2005
56:35
1 Where'd You Learn To Love (Like This) 04:56
2 Who's Been Cheatin' On Who 05:14
3 When Two Hearts Beat As Gone 04:45
4 Ghost Train From Georgia 06:16
5 Holding On (To Someone Letting Go) 05:07
6 Two Wheel Ride 03:34
7 Close Enough To Love 04:09
8 Homebound 06:38
9 Help Me Lord 04:36
10 Miss Understanding 05:53
11 Dixie Flyer 05:24
Backing Vocals – Eddie Stone, Steve Miller
Bass – Steve Miller
Drums – Wally Condon
Guitar – Dru Lombar, Jack Corcaran
Keyboards – Eddie Stone
Lead Vocals – Dru Lombar
BIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Eder (AllMusic)
Grinderswitch was a white blues-rock band that never rose above being a second-tier Capricorn Records act, not remotely as popular as the Allman Brothers or the Marshall Tucker Band. But Dru Lombar (vocals, guitar, slide guitar), Larry Howard (guitar), Stephen Miller (keyboards), Joe Dan Petty (bass), and Rick Burnett (drums) built a loyal following in the tens of thousands playing music that was influenced by British blues outfits like John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream and T.S. McPhee's Groundhogs, but also the real article, especially Albert King and Booker T. & the MG's -- Lombar sounded more Black than any White rock singer you've ever heard. They could have been a more soulful and exciting competitor to Canned Heat, but they weren't lucky enough to appear in hit festival movies or get the right single out at the proper time. Working in the commercial shadow of better-known acts, they counted as fans members of the Marshall Tucker Band and a lot of other musicians who felt they deserved a break. The group failed to emerge as much more than a top regional act and an opener for the Allmans and Charlie Daniels, among others, despite recording seven album between 1972 and 1982, first for Capricorn and later for Atlantic.
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''GHOST TRAIN FROM GEORGIA''
2005
56:35
1 Where'd You Learn To Love (Like This) 04:56
2 Who's Been Cheatin' On Who 05:14
3 When Two Hearts Beat As Gone 04:45
4 Ghost Train From Georgia 06:16
5 Holding On (To Someone Letting Go) 05:07
6 Two Wheel Ride 03:34
7 Close Enough To Love 04:09
8 Homebound 06:38
9 Help Me Lord 04:36
10 Miss Understanding 05:53
11 Dixie Flyer 05:24
Backing Vocals – Eddie Stone, Steve Miller
Bass – Steve Miller
Drums – Wally Condon
Guitar – Dru Lombar, Jack Corcaran
Keyboards – Eddie Stone
Lead Vocals – Dru Lombar
BIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Eder (AllMusic)
Grinderswitch was a white blues-rock band that never rose above being a second-tier Capricorn Records act, not remotely as popular as the Allman Brothers or the Marshall Tucker Band. But Dru Lombar (vocals, guitar, slide guitar), Larry Howard (guitar), Stephen Miller (keyboards), Joe Dan Petty (bass), and Rick Burnett (drums) built a loyal following in the tens of thousands playing music that was influenced by British blues outfits like John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream and T.S. McPhee's Groundhogs, but also the real article, especially Albert King and Booker T. & the MG's -- Lombar sounded more Black than any White rock singer you've ever heard. They could have been a more soulful and exciting competitor to Canned Heat, but they weren't lucky enough to appear in hit festival movies or get the right single out at the proper time. Working in the commercial shadow of better-known acts, they counted as fans members of the Marshall Tucker Band and a lot of other musicians who felt they deserved a break. The group failed to emerge as much more than a top regional act and an opener for the Allmans and Charlie Daniels, among others, despite recording seven album between 1972 and 1982, first for Capricorn and later for Atlantic.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE