Stairway
To Zeppelin were formed over 4 years ago with the original
four members of Dirty Tricks,
a British Rock band who recorded 3 albums for Polydor
Records in the late 70s.
The band toured extensively in Britain and also toured
the USA doing stadium gigs alongside Bob Seeger
and the Silver Bullet band, Cheap
Trick, Patti Smith, Blue Oyster Cult. They
were the first British band ever to play CBGB’s
New-York (see backdrop image).
Upon the arrival of Punk in 1977, Dirty Tricks
went their separate ways. In late 1977, Johnny (Guitar),
Terry (Bass) and Andy (Drums) were invited to Stoke-on-Trent
to begin rehearsals for Blizzard of Oz
with Ozzy Osbourne. Terry Horbury
worked extensively with Vardis
and Donovan McKitty from America
(this band features Nico McBrain
on drums). Andy Beirne went onto Grand Prix
who also included Bernie Shaw, Phil Lanzon
(Uriah Heep) and Robin
McAuley (Michael Schenker).
Kenny Stewart stopped touring, recorded
as a solo artist and wrote for Lion Heart.
John Frazer-Binnie
toured America extensively with Rogue Male.
Just prior to Stairway to Zeppelin, Johnnie and Terry
were playing with Paddy Goes To Holyhead,
a London based Rock band. |
CBGB's, New York,
Jan 1977
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