Santa Barbara Machine Head were a short-lived British electric blues combo that formed and disbanded in late 1966.[1] At the time they formed, Jon Lord was the organist of The Artwoods, Ronnie Wood and Kim Gardner were members of The Birds, and John "Twink" Alder was the drummer for The In Crowd (soon to change their name to Tomorrow). They recorded three instrumental songs together for Immediate Records; "Albert", "Porcupine Juice" and "Rubber Monkey", written by Jon Lord and session producer Gus Dudgeon, released in 1968 on the compilation album Blues Anytime Vol. 3. All four members later went on to achieve success and notoriety with other bands.[2][3]
Santa Barbara Machine Head | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Electric blues |
| Years active | 1966 |
| Labels | Immediate Records |
| Past members | John "Twink" Alder Kim Gardner Jon Lord Ronnie Wood |
Members
edit- John "Twink" Alder - drums
- Kim Gardner - bass
- Jon Lord - keyboards
- Ronnie Wood - guitar
References
edit- ^ "Woodwork 1966". The Woodworks. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Biography by Bruce Eder at allmusic.
- ^ White Boy Blues liner notes, Castle Communications, 1985.
External links
edit- Santa Barbara Machine Head discography at Discogs
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