Crowfoot (band)
| Crowfoot | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1964–1968 (as the Beau Gentry) 1968–1971, 1994 |
| Labels |
Paramount Records, ABC Records Aerial View |
| Past members |
Russell DaShiell Doug Killmer Rick Jaeger Don Francisco Sam McCue Bill Sutton |
Crowfoot was an American rock band, initially known as The Beau Gentry. The original line-up featured Russell DaShiell, Doug Killmer and Rick Jaeger.
Crowfoot was an American band initially featuring Russell DaShiell on guitar and vocals, Doug Killmer on bass and vocals and Rick Jaeger on drums. The group originally formed in 1964 under the name 'The Beau Gentry' as a Melbourne, Florida-based high-school cover band. Eventually DaShiell began to write music and the band began to perform their own material. At that time the band also featured Lance Massey on guitar and vocals. They were discovered by manager Ken Adamany who arranged a successful 1966 tour through the US mid-west. On the strength of this tour, the band decided to relocate to the area and build upon the fan base they had established. In December 1968, DaShiell, Killmer and Jaegar decided to relocate again, this time to the San Francisco Bay area in the hopes that exposure in the burgeoning Bay area music scene would lead them to a recording contract. Lance Massey chose to leave the band at this time and settle in Wisconsin. The remaining band members renamed themselves Crowfoot.
In California, DaShiell, Killmer and Jaeger found session work to help make ends meet. Of particular note, was DaShiell's and Killmer's guitar work on Norman Greenbaum's, gold-selling hit, "Spirit in the Sky", and DaShiell's and Jaeger's work on former Canned Heat guitarist, Harvey Mandel's, album, Games Guitars Play. In 1970 Crowfoot signed with Paramount but by this time Killmer was pursuing other projects and although Jaeger did play drums on the self-titled album, Crowfoot had essentially become a solo act, with DaShiell writing, arranging, and playing both guitar and bass guitar. Guitarist Sam McCue, formerly of Milwaukee band The Legends, had joined by 1970. In 1971, a second album was released, Find the Sun. It featured DaShiell backed by Don Francisco on drums and vocals, McCue on guitar and vocals and Bill Sutton on bass. The album brought comparisons with Bread and Poco.
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