Artist
Founded in the 60's, by Colin Cooper, Climax Blues Band has always focused on its roots, a unique combination of jazz and blues. The band has released 21 albums and had a Top 10 hit in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right". That song and "I Love You" were also hits in the United States; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" peaked at No. 12 in 1981.
In 1985, Cooper and Glover recruited guitarist Lester Hunt, drummer Roy Adams, and original member Derek Holt to record the Climax Blues Band album Drastic Steps, and this line-up toured in support of the album in the UK, Europe and America. The new line-up soon became established with Cooper, Glover, Hunt, Adams and Neil Simpson in the early 1990s, releasing the live album Blues from the Attic in 1993 and Big Blues in 2004.
Cooper died of cancer, aged 69, in July 2008. He is survived by his wife and two children. He wanted the band to continue, as the other musicians had all been long serving (Glover since 1980, Adams and Hunt since 1985, and Simpson since 1991). Cooper was replaced by singer and saxophone and harmonica player Johnny Pugh, who retired in 2012, and was replaced in turn by vocalist Graham Dee and saxophone player Chris Aldridge.
In 2019, Climax Blues Band released "Hands of Time", a new album of original bluesy funk, soul and jazz rock material that has received rave reviews.
The current lineup includes George Glover, Lester Hunt, Graham Dee, Chris Aldridge, Neil Simpson and Roy Adams
Tracks
1
Hey Mama
03:33
2
Shoot Her If She Runs
03:34
3
Towards The Sun
03:20
4
Come On In My Kitchen
06:34
5
Who Killed McSwiggen
04:59
6
Little Link
01:38
7
St. Michael's Blues
09:56
8
Bide My Time
03:20
9
That's All
02:11
10
Spoonful - Single B-Side
03:56
11
Towards The Sun (Single Mix) - Single A-Side
03:20
12
Everyday (Single Mix) - Single B-Side
02:21
Releases
Formats
Vinyl, Cassette, CD, CDr
Labels
EMI, Harvest, Esoteric Recordings, Collector's Digitally Recordings, Odeon, Sire, Repertoire Records, Air Mail Archive, Repertoire Records , Fuel 2000, Akarma, EMI Plus, C5 Records, Plum
Countries
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe
years
1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2013
Members
Les Hunt,
Nicky Hopkins,
Pete Haycock,
John "Rhino" Edwards,
Roger Inniss,
Derek Holt,
Peter Filleul,
Jeff Rich,
Richard Jones (10),
John Cuffley,Colin Cooper,George Glover,
George Ewart Newsome,Roy Adams,
Johnny Pugh,Neil Simpson (3),Chris Aldridge,Graham Dee (2)
