She wasn't trying to copy Joplin. She was just as original as Joplin. The thing is, a certain "sound" in music at a point in time can become popular. Her sound and Joplin's sound was popular in the 70's. They were both original. If you stop comparing her to other artists and just listen and appreciate her talent, you will get more from her music. She is still great today.
greetings from the great state of Arkansas I must have been 12 in this came out September 27th 1979 was the was yesterday the day Jimmy's was found dead by his beloved brother Jack and his London flat we're all devastated oh it was horrible...however thank God Jimmy got away from Maggie Bell her nastykind of unattractive woman she didn't appreciate Jimmy was beyond her league talent wise and otherwise Jim Eve didn't want nothing to do with her and made her angry she's has a grudge about it to this day
@@JosefKKafka GREETINGS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF ARKANSAS YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING MAGGIE BELL HAS HAD MORE CLASS BETTER LOOKS BETTER VOICE DIDN'T DRESS LIKE A TRAMP WASN'T ALL DONE DRUGS AND MARIJUANA AND TRUNCAL AND STUFF YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING TO SPEND WAS PHENOMENAL WITH GORGEOUS DELETE JIMMY MCCULLOCH ON GUITAR HIS BROTHER JACK WAS A DRUMMER PHENOMENAL JIMMY JIMMY DIED IN 1979 TO TENDER AGE OF 26 IT'S JUST THE PLATE AND TRUTH what you mean that I don't like I don't know anything about rock musicyou've got to be kidding this band was phenomenal the never be another bands like this and musicians from the 1970s and 80s ever again no wayand for the most part like the small faces in the British bands were better than who lot of better bands came out of Ireland Lori gallaher and England and all those countries in the United States God bless you and yours and I'm American by the way fromthe great state of Arkansas at the British and the Irish make better actors and musicians of of course God bless you and yours
That's Jimmy McCullough on guitar--I probably misspelled his last name--who went on to play in Paul McCartney's band Wings. STC's first guitarist was Les Harvey. He died tragically as others commenting here have already made mention. Like Scot Rock? Give the Alex Harvey Band a listen.
That Firebird is a limited edition from 1972, recognizable by the gold plaque on the upper front of the body. I'll never forget how I played one of those at the music store "No. 1" in Hamburg in 1981, which was the place to go in Germany in those days if you were looking for vintage and rare guitars. I had only been playing for a few years and just discovered Johnny Winter, so it was my dream guitar at the time. Of course I couldn't afford it.
Saw Wings at the Cow Palace in San Francisco...we were maybe 20 feet from the stage and Jimmy was rt in front of us....that kid was sheer talent!!! Another underrated guitar player gone to dam soon!
I had a vest almost identical to the guitarist's back in the 70's. It was two tone blue with a lego like car on it. Even made it onto one of my school pics. Of course I was eight at the time.
Saw them for the first time on 04/04/1970 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester NY. They were the opening act for Ten Years After. A great CONCERT. I have every album by both groups. Also have some concerts by both groups on DVD.
Look up Lydia Pense with Cold Blood. She was Janis Joplin's roommate and played the San Francisco bay area in the 1970s. Saw her a couple of years ago at the Seaside, Ca. summer blues festival.
First band I ever saw live in 1972 I think it was, Torquay Town Hall. Les Harvey was on guitar, they were brilliant, a fantastic introduction to rock music for a 16 year old lad!
I saw Stone The Crows and Ballin' Jack opening for Lee Michaels at the Monterey Fairgrounds in the horse arena on a Saturday afternoon the summer of 1970. What a thrill that day was.
Ballin' Jack! Bought their debut album at a time when horn bands were still around. Chicago, Tower of Power, Sons of Champlin, Blood, Sweat and Tears (the Al Kooper version, not that David Clayton Thomas crap) and some I can't recall right now. Now that sound is sampled and used as an afterthought instead of being an integral part of the group. Man, I miss the music parties of my youth when everybody brought an album and we'd listen to at least one side of each disc. And that cider-jug pipe with the four tubes and the bowl filled with...you know what!
@@jefferyroy2566 Didn't do any album listening parties. Lots of parties where playing albums was the thing. Most the time, listening to music was putting an album on the Harmon-Kardon, Sony, Kenwood, Marantz or Pioneer with some nice floor speakers and listening to a whole side or two up loud while you went about your daily routine. But watching Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special (began as a regular series February 2, 1973) and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (premiered September 27, 1973) were phenomenal. A lot of that is on RUclips now and will take you back to when American rock all began.
@@namewithheldbyrequest1218 For its first couple of years, Midnight Special would feature groups and artists than spanned a variety of genres. In 1973, Focus performed Hocus Pocus in 12/8 time (I think) and it felt like their equipment was going to catch fire! It is on YT and I'm going to watch it for the 1,001st time after this reply is finished. Anyone from The Ohio Players to Black Oak Arkansas to Helen Reddy to Mott The Hoople could be in the lineup. I missed most of the 1975 season, but by 1976 there was too much Captain & Tennile, KC & The Sunshine Band and Bread. For some reason, I can't recall much from the Kirshner show even though I watched it when the Special got too sappy. They last thing I do recall is Be Bop Deluxe was granted a short segment in 1977 just before their unfortunate breakup. Why episodes from both those shows are not available for digital acquisition is beyond frustrating.
No cabe duda que haber vivido en esta época, fue musicalmente la mejor tengo 67 años, y tuve la suerte de Enriqueser mi oído y mis sentimientos, que viva por siempre el ROCK.
I saw Stone The Crows shortly before Les left us. There has never been a female vocalist who has equalled Maggie Bell for her rock vocals. Les Harvey was years ahead of his time.
GREETINGS TO THE GREAT STATE OF ARKANSAS I WAS FOURTEEN WHEN IN 1979 WHEN JIMMY PASSED AWAY WHAT A DISGRACE WITH A HORRIBLE DEATH AND FOUND BY HIS BELOVED BROTHER JACK WHO LOOKED A LOT LIKE HIM JIMMY WAS GORGEOUS BEYOND IRRESISTIBLE WHERE WERE THE MCCARTNEY'S WHERE WAS JIMMY'S FAMILY AND CAN THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT HIM TO REHAB PERHAPS IF YOU WOULD HAVE HAD A MENTOR HE WAS SOBLOODY YOUNG WHEN HE STARTED CAME FROM POVERTY THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE A LITTLE MONEY AND SOME FAME THINGS GOT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL VERY STRESSFUL AND VERY DEMANDING LIFE WAS FOR HIM AND PEOPLE IN THE BAND AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE TO THIS VERY SAD TO WATCH HIM PLAY SEE HIS PHOTOS VERY DEPRESSING WE WISH SHE WAS STILL HERE GOD BLESS HIS SOUL AND GOD BLESS HIS FAMILYHE LEFT BEHIND A DAUGHTER WHO IS EIGHT YEARS OLD IN 1979 WHEN HE PASSED AWAY HIS BROTHER JACK AND HIS PARENTS HELPED RAISE JACQUELINE IS HER NAME SPITTING IMAGE OF JIMMY SHE'S NOT IN HER EARLY FIFTIES AND LIVES IN EDINBURGPINTEREST ADD PHOTOS OF JIMMY WITH HIS DAUGHTER FLOATING AROUND THEY'RE VERY HARD TO FIND ONE OF THE PHOTOS WE SEEN MY FAMILY I WAS JIMMY SITTING ON A COUCH HIS DAUGHTER MUST HAVE BEEN FOR 5 YEARS OLD SHE HAS A DRESS ON SHE HAS THE SAME SHAGGY DARK HAIR KIND OF SHORT HAIRCUT SPITTING IMAGE OF JIMMY SHE'S HOLDING A STUFFED TEDDY BEAR ABOVE HIS HEAD HE LOOKS WASTED VERY SAD TO SEE
greetings of the great state of Arkansas Jimmy died September 27th 1979 I was 14 years of age this band was phenomenal Jimmy was considered a prodigy we're coming upon Thursday what a gorgeous man is brother Jack found him dead in his flat in London Jack looks quite a bit like Jimmy Jack was a drummer he's probably about 71 years old by now hard to believe...... where were the McCartney's it could have sent Jimmy to rehab they didn't care where was Denny Laine hard to believe we're was Jimmy's parents it was a disgrace the man could have still been alive God bless his soul and God bless his family I can only imagine what that family must have gone through horrible very sad situation to say the least
@@anaparada7219 Well, if she wants to get in touch then I sold one of Jimmy's 1960s records last week for a lot of money which I have not spent all of it yet.
@@deepindercheema4917 greetings and Gray State of Arkansas USA I was only fourteen in 1979 when Jimmy McCulloch passed away found dead by his brother Jack who was the drummer Jack looks very much like Jimmy both gorgeous men Thunderclap Newman all that stone the crows of course here I'm not sure I'm understanding your comment if who wants to get in touch with you something about you sold one of Jimmy's albums I don't understand your comment very much would like to know what you're referring to and who is she God bless you and yours Jimmy McCulloch is a legend.. It makes me sad to see a lot of his videos in these pictures on Pinterest and whatnot he could have still been alive had somebody sent him to rehab the McCartney's somebody should have gave a hoot about him
@@anaparada7219 It was not an LP. It was a disc he appeared on in 1967. I assumed you knew his daughter, something I did not know he created. She can have a token gesture from my good fortune.
saw this band around this time with Jimmy on guitar although it was obviously Maggie Bell that stood out. What an incredible show that I will always remember as outstanding, doing a full 2 hours as the support band didn’t turn up - Leeds Poly.
Such a pity the fight went out of them after Les's death, though completely understandable. Jimmy here absolutely tears it up - they could surely have had a great career with him.
She's a BLUES singer, not a ROCK singer. The list of female Blues singers is long! She's definately up there high on the list, but to say she's the best ever would not be true...However I like your obvious loyalty to her as a great vocalist.
@@rickyjones7282 like I said, I admire your loyalty Bro! As to "...the female Paul Rodgers..."(LOL- in a good way!), well, go tell that to Lydia Pease! Lydia sang/sings it all: Blues, Rock & Jazz- all as good as anyone. I love all good music[so that means NO rap or hip hop!] and in Blues I really miss Katie Webster & Diane Schuur. God, but so many have left us! It's the irony of living so long as I have(63) that favorites keep dropping off the map. Thank God their legacies keep me busy, what with over 6,000 vinyl & cds in my collection. LIVE IT ALL! Even got the best Beethoven ever recorded in there[The Berlin Philharmoniker with conductor Herbert von Kerajan].🎭🎭🎵🎵👍👍🙏🙏😎
@@rickyjones7282 Ahh...just caught her 2010 interview. She knew everyone. "Steve Howe & Jon Anderson(YES) were good friends..." Etc, etc, etc. And viewed her classic '81 Montreaux performance with Albert Collins[RIP] doing 'Stormy Monday Blues' again. Dammit that woman has soul! I think I'll catch 'Stormy Monday' by the Allman's and get 2 more hours sleep in...gotta drive this Big Rig up to New Hampshire by 9am. TAKE CARE, Dude!
It’s because you’re American most likely. Sadly never really made it in the States. Also sadly, they are only known in the US for Alex Harvey’s brother Les joining “The 27 Club” by being electrocuted onstage in 1972. Before YT, this is the only reason I’d heard of them without actually hearing them.
i bought the Maggie Bell album in the 70's at a hippy store(US not UK) 'cause i liked her looks/tuff chick.i've had to learn where these great musicians came from 'cause they were not played in America back in the 70's.I'm blown away at how good they are live,OMG!
The UK was quite enamored with the American Blues sound and almost all the popular British invasion groups were influenced heavily by that genre. Early Zeppelin, Stones, Who and even the heavier bands like DP, Black Sabbath, Priest etc. had bluesy nuances in their music. That said, STC was smack in the middle of a transitioning time and their career would be thwarted because of it. Obviously to industry producers this would be viewed as a Joplin "clone" act, and although very talented it was a bit late to the party so to speak. By the mid seventies, the major record studios had seen a shift from the blues and folk rock sound of the late 60s to around about this time of '72-'73 to a more aggressive, large bombastic sound of straightforward rock and we're searching for new talent with that type of sound. By the mid seventies when this band was still touring, you had the rise of disco, prog rock, hard rock, southern rock, reggae and the early iterations of punk. Psychedelic sound was long dead and sadly blues was fading from mainstream as well. Folk artists were relegated to the pop category and producers were pushing the flashy glam rock look and sound by this time. Had this band gotten solid exposure 3-4 years earlier, they woulda been much more known and in step with the times...a few hits coulda cemented them as a major international group and they woulda had a solid fan base that woulda survived the changing seventies...provided they tweaked their sound and look to keep with the trends as most successful bands did. So for people wondering why they weren't bigger, it basically was a timing issue with this particular style of sound.
I have never been a big fan of the blues, but I can certainly appreciate the genre if the band can "throw-down”. This band could definitely do that. Maggie Bell and Jimmy McCulloch received a lot of attention, and rightfully so, but how 'bout that rhythm section? Whoa, those guys were tight. Colin Allen looks like he's havin' the time of his life on that drum kit. I've watched this video about 40 times, and it still puts a smile on my face.
I can't stand the blues (all due respect to blues fans), in its pure form, Muddy waters and all that primitive stuff, but I love what rock bands like the Crows, Free, Led Zeppelin and the Stones did with it.
She wasn't trying to copy Joplin. She was just as original as Joplin. The thing is, a certain "sound" in music at a point in time can become popular. Her sound and Joplin's sound was popular in the 70's. They were both original. If you stop comparing her to other artists and just listen and appreciate her talent, you will get more from her music. She is still great today.
Agreed. Comparisons are useless, both singers were great in their own way.
Better than Janis Joplin
True. Axl Rose sounds more like Janis Joplin than she does.
Well said
Different but the same...abrasive yet her UK roots show through...she isnt from Texas lol Jimmy M going crazy
Jimmy McCulloch was my school classmate. Quiet lad, & he sadly died to early. His rise to Wings was amazing.
One of the most underrated guitarists ever.
да!
Nice to see people still finding this great band
Awesome music it is ....
Raw rock n roll
Have no idea how I got here, but could not leave till this song was over...
This is one of the bands I totally missed in the 70'S. what a great band!
greetings from the great state of Arkansas I must have been 12 in this came out September 27th 1979 was the was yesterday the day Jimmy's was found dead by his beloved brother Jack and his London flat we're all devastated oh it was horrible...however thank God Jimmy got away from Maggie Bell her nastykind of unattractive woman she didn't appreciate Jimmy was beyond her league talent wise and otherwise Jim Eve didn't want nothing to do with her and made her angry she's has a grudge about it to this day
@@anaparada7219 It's obvious that you know NOTHING about the world of Rock musicians..
Eat your heart out - Janis.
So much great music came out of Scotland and particularly Glasgow.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_from_Glasgow
@@JosefKKafka GREETINGS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF ARKANSAS YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING MAGGIE BELL HAS HAD MORE CLASS BETTER LOOKS BETTER VOICE DIDN'T DRESS LIKE A TRAMP WASN'T ALL DONE DRUGS AND MARIJUANA AND TRUNCAL AND STUFF YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING TO SPEND WAS PHENOMENAL WITH GORGEOUS DELETE JIMMY MCCULLOCH ON GUITAR HIS BROTHER JACK WAS A DRUMMER PHENOMENAL JIMMY JIMMY DIED IN 1979 TO TENDER AGE OF 26 IT'S JUST THE PLATE AND TRUTH what you mean that I don't like I don't know anything about rock musicyou've got to be kidding this band was phenomenal the never be another bands like this and musicians from the 1970s and 80s ever again no wayand for the most part like the small faces in the British bands were better than who lot of better bands came out of Ireland Lori gallaher and England and all those countries in the United States God bless you and yours and I'm American by the way fromthe great state of Arkansas at the British and the Irish make better actors and musicians of of course God bless you and yours
I saw them at a festival 1971 I think, awesome✌🏻
This is AWESOME! Fantastic band and Maggie is from a different planet- she should've been a superstar!
She was where she came from
Glasgow is a different planet my friend.
God damn, this rocks, never heard of this group before!
They weren't around too long but because this song doesn't mention our LORD by NAME it became a radio hit.
.... Or it coulda been their guitar player died nt getting electrocuted onstage. Your LORD had nothing to do with it..
Scotish band,guitarist was electrocuted on the stage. Maggie Bells solo records are cool too
Absolutely.... Janis x10
That's Jimmy McCullough on guitar--I probably misspelled his last name--who went on to play in Paul McCartney's band Wings. STC's first guitarist was Les Harvey. He died tragically as others commenting here have already made mention. Like Scot Rock? Give the Alex Harvey Band a listen.
What a voice, such power, damn good music. Helluva band...back then. Just look at their clothes. I love it!
Bloody epic cant believe just came across and being Scottish never heard so glad find them
That Firebird sounds perfect!
Hell yeah!
Yes, never realized this before. First i thought Johnny Winter was playing!
@@FriesinNF Jmmy McCulloch (RIP), he played with Paul McCartney in Wings
My fave guitar also, and Johnny Winter my fave guitarist, what s combination.
That Firebird is a limited edition from 1972, recognizable by the gold plaque on the upper front of the body. I'll never forget how I played one of those at the music store "No. 1" in Hamburg in 1981, which was the place to go in Germany in those days if you were looking for vintage and rare guitars. I had only been playing for a few years and just discovered Johnny Winter, so it was my dream guitar at the time. Of course I couldn't afford it.
Takes me straight back to Glasgow University Union in the early 1970s. A gig by STC was always something to remember.
Fantastic. Well done everyone! Great performance!
Saw Wings at the Cow Palace in San Francisco...we were maybe 20 feet from the stage and Jimmy was rt in front of us....that kid was sheer talent!!! Another underrated guitar player gone to dam soon!
I don’t think he was underrated, he was well respected at the time.
It was rare to find their albums in the USA. I managed to get one and just loved them! This is what rock 'n roll is supposed to sound like!
that's right. This is true rock n roll, such a swing
I had to order one, but was lucky enough to find two others in out of the way record stores.
She's famous for theme tune for Taggart.
This is one of the best cover songs i have ever heard...And on video to boot...
Maggie Bell one of the great Blues belters. Sang on Every Picture Tells a Story. Stone the Crows was a quality Blues Rock outfit.
They play and sing with a lot of soul...
Fantastic..
Maggie Bell, what a voice.
Maggie Bell !!! We need more of this groove chillin cerebral soul soup !
Les Harvey and Jimmy McCulloch, two supreme talents that should be still with us. May they both rest in peace.
Jimmy was such a natural, I've played for 5 decades and couldn't hold a candle to his fiery attack.
Amen to that. Two of my all time favorites. May they both RIP. I've loved Stone The Crows from the moment I first heard them in 1970.
Jimmy Mcculloch extraordinaire
Wow! A beautiful blend of 2 of the most amazing singers ever, Lydia Pense and Janis Joplin! Great vocals and a great band!
70's music was great, 70's knitwear........... less so.
Lol! Knit (macrame?) bikinis were pretty interesting, though... depending on the density of the weave.
I had a vest almost identical to the guitarist's back in the 70's. It was two tone blue with a lego like car on it. Even made it onto one of my school pics. Of course I was eight at the time.
@@arthurjamesaltmann729 I had an orange knitted vest.
I mean, it was a shade of orange one should only ever see on building sites.
Boss man.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏻
Excellent. I saw them at the Fillmore East in NYC back in '70.
Mcullough pumping out the riffs!👏👏👏
McCulloch.
Best cover of this song is the best I've heard!
Great Band.I remember seeing them at Canterbury University in early 1970.Dancing in front of the stage with my friend Jim.
First time I heard this group...great voice, great guitarist...I like...👍🏻
Saw them for the first time on 04/04/1970 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester NY. They were the opening act for Ten Years After. A great CONCERT. I have every album by both groups. Also have some concerts by both groups on DVD.
The drummer is f**king siiiiiick! As a bass player, this is so in the groove pocket. Stopped down, simple, never loses time. Like a groovey Phil Rudd.
His name is Colin Allen,played with a lot of people after the Crows split
Maggie Bell ,fantastic singer ,should be much better known ,a great Scot .
Beautiful fierce guitar.
Quality and Quantity,MAKES ME FEEL GOOD!!!!!! THAT IS ROCKIN BABY. LOVE IT💗😁👏💪👍
One of the best from Glasgow, great band !
What the hell? How did I get this far and never heard of this band?
UK's Janis Joplin with a band tight as hell.
Look up Lydia Pense with Cold Blood. She was Janis Joplin's roommate and played the San Francisco bay area in the 1970s. Saw her a couple of years ago at the Seaside, Ca. summer blues festival.
@@namewithheldbyrequest1218 ty
I saw them at a festival in Lincoln not long after Les, brother of Alex, had died. Steve Howe of Yes fame stood in on guitar and they were fantastic.
sound bloody good , like the mix ....A +
One of my favorite songs, these guys rocked it
Saw Maggie a couple of years ago hooked up with Hamburg Blues Band (Clem Clampson...); AWESOME!
Love this pure and honest music!
Loved this band. Maggie belting out the soundtrack to my youth. God bless Les and his brother Alex.
love Jimmy's playing and the sound like razorblade
amazed he's just around 20 years old here
First band I ever saw live in 1972 I think it was, Torquay Town Hall. Les Harvey was on guitar, they were brilliant, a fantastic introduction to rock music for a 16 year old lad!
Maggie grew up near me in Maryhill Glasgow in Abingdon street which is no longer there.
I saw Stone The Crows and Ballin' Jack opening for Lee Michaels at the Monterey Fairgrounds in the horse arena on a Saturday afternoon the summer of 1970. What a thrill that day was.
Ballin' Jack! Bought their debut album at a time when horn bands were still around. Chicago, Tower of Power, Sons of Champlin, Blood, Sweat and Tears (the Al Kooper version, not that David Clayton Thomas crap) and some I can't recall right now. Now that sound is sampled and used as an afterthought instead of being an integral part of the group. Man, I miss the music parties of my youth when everybody brought an album and we'd listen to at least one side of each disc. And that cider-jug pipe with the four tubes and the bowl filled with...you know what!
@@jefferyroy2566 Didn't do any album listening parties. Lots of parties where playing albums was the thing. Most the time, listening to music was putting an album on the Harmon-Kardon, Sony, Kenwood, Marantz or Pioneer with some nice floor speakers and listening to a whole side or two up loud while you went about your daily routine.
But watching Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special (began as a regular series February 2, 1973) and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (premiered September 27, 1973) were phenomenal. A lot of that is on RUclips now and will take you back to when American rock all began.
@@namewithheldbyrequest1218 For its first couple of years, Midnight Special would feature groups and artists than spanned a variety of genres. In 1973, Focus performed Hocus Pocus in 12/8 time (I think) and it felt like their equipment was going to catch fire! It is on YT and I'm going to watch it for the 1,001st time after this reply is finished. Anyone from The Ohio Players to Black Oak Arkansas to Helen Reddy to Mott The Hoople could be in the lineup. I missed most of the 1975 season, but by 1976 there was too much Captain & Tennile, KC & The Sunshine Band and Bread. For some reason, I can't recall much from the Kirshner show even though I watched it when the Special got too sappy. They last thing I do recall is Be Bop Deluxe was granted a short segment in 1977 just before their unfortunate breakup. Why episodes from both those shows are not available for digital acquisition is beyond frustrating.
@@jefferyroy2566 The 9 dvd Midnight Special set is on eBay for $80-$250. No dvds of the Kirshner concerts.
No cabe duda que haber vivido en esta época, fue musicalmente la mejor tengo 67 años, y tuve la suerte de Enriqueser mi oído y mis sentimientos, que viva por siempre el ROCK.
This hypnotizes me! So good!
And what a guitarist! Died so young 😟
The Master ( Freddy King ) would have been proud of this great guitarist
@@Jenjoshstars2012 Jimmy McCulloch wasn't electrocuted according to what I could find - drugs etc.
@@martintaper7997 yeah McCulloch replaced Les Harvey. McCulloch was the guitarist for Thunderclap Newman, and Paul McCartney and other things.
He died in 72, so this video must not be in 1973
@@Jenjoshstars2012 That happened at the Top Rank club in Swansea, my mate was there, he's never been to a gig since.
Easily on a list of bands that I
wanted to and needed to
have seen during their lifetime.
As it is,I'm fine with all of
their recorded output.Damn!
I saw Stone The Crows shortly before Les left us. There has never been a female vocalist who has equalled Maggie Bell for her rock vocals. Les Harvey was years ahead of his time.
Completely agree on both points. I've always held a special place in my heart for this band.
I agree with the other comments, I missed this band. Wow great version of a great song.
Just discovered this band, this fab singer. Will enjoy any vids I can find.
RIP JIMMY .. you also added so much to Wings and McCartney
That’s Jimmy Mculloch on guitar. He later went on to be the lead guitar on Paul McCartneys Band on the Run tour. Died at 26
GREETINGS TO THE GREAT STATE OF ARKANSAS I WAS FOURTEEN WHEN IN 1979 WHEN JIMMY PASSED AWAY WHAT A DISGRACE WITH A HORRIBLE DEATH AND FOUND BY HIS BELOVED BROTHER JACK WHO LOOKED A LOT LIKE HIM JIMMY WAS GORGEOUS BEYOND IRRESISTIBLE WHERE WERE THE MCCARTNEY'S WHERE WAS JIMMY'S FAMILY AND CAN THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT HIM TO REHAB PERHAPS IF YOU WOULD HAVE HAD A MENTOR HE WAS SOBLOODY YOUNG WHEN HE STARTED CAME FROM POVERTY THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE A LITTLE MONEY AND SOME FAME THINGS GOT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL VERY STRESSFUL AND VERY DEMANDING LIFE WAS FOR HIM AND PEOPLE IN THE BAND AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE TO THIS VERY SAD TO WATCH HIM PLAY SEE HIS PHOTOS VERY DEPRESSING WE WISH SHE WAS STILL HERE GOD BLESS HIS SOUL AND GOD BLESS HIS FAMILYHE LEFT BEHIND A DAUGHTER WHO IS EIGHT YEARS OLD IN 1979 WHEN HE PASSED AWAY HIS BROTHER JACK AND HIS PARENTS HELPED RAISE JACQUELINE IS HER NAME SPITTING IMAGE OF JIMMY SHE'S NOT IN HER EARLY FIFTIES AND LIVES IN EDINBURGPINTEREST ADD PHOTOS OF JIMMY WITH HIS DAUGHTER FLOATING AROUND THEY'RE VERY HARD TO FIND ONE OF THE PHOTOS WE SEEN MY FAMILY I WAS JIMMY SITTING ON A COUCH HIS DAUGHTER MUST HAVE BEEN FOR 5 YEARS OLD SHE HAS A DRESS ON SHE HAS THE SAME SHAGGY DARK HAIR KIND OF SHORT HAIRCUT SPITTING IMAGE OF JIMMY SHE'S HOLDING A STUFFED TEDDY BEAR ABOVE HIS HEAD HE LOOKS WASTED VERY SAD TO SEE
greetings of the great state of Arkansas Jimmy died September 27th 1979 I was 14 years of age this band was phenomenal Jimmy was considered a prodigy we're coming upon Thursday what a gorgeous man is brother Jack found him dead in his flat in London Jack looks quite a bit like Jimmy Jack was a drummer he's probably about 71 years old by now hard to believe...... where were the McCartney's it could have sent Jimmy to rehab they didn't care where was Denny Laine hard to believe we're was Jimmy's parents it was a disgrace the man could have still been alive God bless his soul and God bless his family I can only imagine what that family must have gone through horrible very sad situation to say the least
@@anaparada7219 Well, if she wants to get in touch then I sold one of Jimmy's 1960s records last week for a lot of money which I have not spent all of it yet.
@@deepindercheema4917 greetings and Gray State of Arkansas USA I was only fourteen in 1979 when Jimmy McCulloch passed away found dead by his brother Jack who was the drummer Jack looks very much like Jimmy both gorgeous men Thunderclap Newman all that stone the crows of course here I'm not sure I'm understanding your comment if who wants to get in touch with you something about you sold one of Jimmy's albums I don't understand your comment very much would like to know what you're referring to and who is she God bless you and yours Jimmy McCulloch is a legend.. It makes me sad to see a lot of his videos in these pictures on Pinterest and whatnot he could have still been alive had somebody sent him to rehab the McCartney's somebody should have gave a hoot about him
@@anaparada7219 It was not an LP. It was a disc he appeared on in 1967. I assumed you knew his daughter, something I did not know he created. She can have a token gesture from my good fortune.
Phenomenal! 2000 Light Years Underrated!
This lady has some serious pipes!
This is one of the recordings that I prefer above the original. What a band!
saw this band around this time with Jimmy on guitar although it was obviously Maggie Bell that stood out. What an incredible show that I will always remember as outstanding, doing a full 2 hours as the support band didn’t turn up - Leeds Poly.
Wow really, I bet she had to rest her voice for a while. That’s great they did that when the support didn’t turn up. They knew how to treat their fans
A duet with Maggie Bell and Joe Cocker really would've been something. I wonder if it ever happens.
Hes dead.
@@zog97xy I know. Should have been 'happened' not 'happens'. Predictive text fail.
A song deep in my childhood memory that I almost forgot. Thanks for uploading!
This is class wow wat a band
That voice chills
Espectacular Jimmy McCulloch, Maggie Bell Wowwww........ !!!
RIP Jimmy I'm a survivor of the seventies (30 years C&S). ALOT of artists from this era died WAYYYYYY before their time.
Such a pity the fight went out of them after Les's death, though completely understandable. Jimmy here absolutely tears it up - they could surely have had a great career with him.
Losing James Dewar was a deal breaker too. Still, even the “not so good” STC is better than 90% if their contemporaries.
Les was electrocuted on stage I think and Steve Howe from “Yes”played a couple of gigs before Jimmy McCullough stepped in.
One of the great songs.
Maggie Bell is the GREATEST female ROCK singer ever lived too this point in time!!!
She's a BLUES singer, not a ROCK singer. The list of female Blues singers is long! She's definately up there high on the list, but to say she's the best ever would not be true...However I like your obvious loyalty to her as a great vocalist.
@@THE-HammerMan Well Blues is the foundation for ROCK!!!
I consider her as the Paul Rodgers of Female vocalists!!!
@@rickyjones7282 like I said, I admire your loyalty Bro!
As to "...the female Paul Rodgers..."(LOL- in a good way!), well, go tell that to Lydia Pease! Lydia sang/sings it all: Blues, Rock & Jazz- all as good as anyone. I love all good music[so that means NO rap or hip hop!] and in Blues I really miss Katie Webster & Diane Schuur. God, but so many have left us! It's the irony of living so long as I have(63) that favorites keep dropping off the map. Thank God their legacies keep me busy, what with over 6,000 vinyl & cds in my collection. LIVE IT ALL! Even got the best Beethoven ever recorded in there[The Berlin Philharmoniker with conductor Herbert von Kerajan].🎭🎭🎵🎵👍👍🙏🙏😎
@@rickyjones7282 Ahh...just caught her 2010 interview. She knew everyone. "Steve Howe & Jon Anderson(YES) were good friends..." Etc, etc, etc.
And viewed her classic '81 Montreaux performance with Albert Collins[RIP] doing 'Stormy Monday Blues' again. Dammit that woman has soul!
I think I'll catch 'Stormy Monday' by the Allman's and get 2 more hours sleep in...gotta drive this Big Rig up to New Hampshire by 9am. TAKE CARE, Dude!
@@THE-HammerMan I saw her live a few years ago at The Robin Hood 2 in Bilston (near Birmingham England) & she was AWESOME!!
Great band,classic stuff
Underrated!!
I'm 60 totally missed this amazing band,how ? I dont know?? Alex Harvey brought me here tho.
Me too, I’m 63, how did I miss this band back then.? 🤷🏼♂️
It’s because you’re American most likely. Sadly never really made it in the States. Also sadly, they are only known in the US for Alex Harvey’s brother Les joining “The 27 Club” by being electrocuted onstage in 1972.
Before YT, this is the only reason I’d heard of them without actually hearing them.
Me too. So many kick ass group bands in that era.
David Partridge sure has some mighty fine tone‼️ 🎶
Yes, just noticed how much Jimmy looks like him ;)
band in the pocket, son. tho I've never heard of them. powerful singer. im highly impressed.
bands just don't groove like this anymore.
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Excelente versión! Fantastica voz
When it rocks your soul. You know life's good !
I'm in heaven....💜🎶
Powerfull band!! Maggie my dear blues girl!
Tight tribute to Freddie King (Don Nix) song.
Smoking good performance!
Wow! Why have I never heard this band? That girl has got the spirit of Janise Joplin in her! Incredible band!
Bernie Mcfadden much,much better than Janis.
i bought the Maggie Bell album in the 70's at a hippy store(US not UK) 'cause i liked her looks/tuff chick.i've had to learn where these great musicians came from 'cause they were not played in America back in the 70's.I'm blown away at how good they are live,OMG!
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Soul soul soul, you can feel and hear it. In his guitar, doesn't matter how fast or technical, if there's no soul, but they oozed it!
Maggie Bell's solo LP Suicide Sal was critically acclaimed. Not sure how well it sold.
Not well. It's currently unavailable except as 2nd hand copies of the original vinyl LPs and CDS.
Du très grand Jimmy !!!❤❤
I just can’t understand how music like this got pushed under the carpet. And yet music they play now is worshipped. Unbelievable.
The likes of Britain's got Talent and The Shite Factor have a lot to answer for.
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Exactly... how many rock n roll dudes sound so similar? Its music... and it is proven that good music is timeless....
Fifty years ago - Brilliant - Sounds just as good today.
saw this band at Fairfield Hall in Corydon in the early 70's, bloody Brilliant !
Tasty guitar work!
The UK was quite enamored with the American Blues sound and almost all the popular British invasion groups were influenced heavily by that genre. Early Zeppelin, Stones, Who and even the heavier bands like DP, Black Sabbath, Priest etc. had bluesy nuances in their music. That said, STC was smack in the middle of a transitioning time and their career would be thwarted because of it. Obviously to industry producers this would be viewed as a Joplin "clone" act, and although very talented it was a bit late to the party so to speak. By the mid seventies, the major record studios had seen a shift from the blues and folk rock sound of the late 60s to around about this time of '72-'73 to a more aggressive, large bombastic sound of straightforward rock and we're searching for new talent with that type of sound. By the mid seventies when this band was still touring, you had the rise of disco, prog rock, hard rock, southern rock, reggae and the early iterations of punk. Psychedelic sound was long dead and sadly blues was fading from mainstream as well. Folk artists were relegated to the pop category and producers were pushing the flashy glam rock look and sound by this time. Had this band gotten solid exposure 3-4 years earlier, they woulda been much more known and in step with the times...a few hits coulda cemented them as a major international group and they woulda had a solid fan base that woulda survived the changing seventies...provided they tweaked their sound and look to keep with the trends as most successful bands did. So for people wondering why they weren't bigger, it basically was a timing issue with this particular style of sound.
Jimmy McCulloch...Legend!!!!
First band I ever saw supporting taste liverpool empire - brilliant both of them
AWESOME
Show 👈
Sensacional 😜
Isso é primeira qualidade!
Saw Maggie just a few years ago being backed by bill wyman. She's famous of course for no mean city. The taggart theme. Ab fab.
Inocentes y felices recuerdos 🎶🎵👏👏👏💐. Gracias 😘
Brilliant! Check out another Glaswegian: Frankie Miller. He probably made the best "Pub Rock" album ever...
Frankie Miller had all those records on the Chrysalis label. Not forgotten.
I just watched the whole it gets better , dam good job
This is a good version!
I don´t have a clue how I ended up here... but surely I did. Stone Crows sure can do my old bones shack and bake baby!!
I have never been a big fan of the blues, but I can certainly appreciate the genre if the band can "throw-down”. This band could definitely do that. Maggie Bell and Jimmy McCulloch received a lot of attention, and rightfully so, but how 'bout that rhythm section? Whoa, those guys were tight. Colin Allen looks like he's havin' the time of his life on that drum kit. I've watched this video about 40 times, and it still puts a smile on my face.
I can't stand the blues (all due respect to blues fans), in its pure form, Muddy waters and all that primitive stuff, but I love what rock bands like the Crows, Free, Led Zeppelin and the Stones did with it.
That keyboardist looks like he gets paid in cocaine.
Saw them when they supported Canned Heat at the Raith Ballroom in Kirkcaldy circa 19771. Les Harvey played.
Canned heat, that’s another band I love, poor Blind Owl