Recuperando recuerdos de juventud, os hablaré de un grupo Rock que me causó gran impacto, aunque no duradero. Se trata de REDBONE, formado en California a finales de los '60. La banda estaba conformada por Indios Cheyenne de la Reserva del Estado de Washington.
Redbone "Witch queen of New Orleans" 1971
La Banda estaba formada por:
- Lolly Vegas Voz, Guitarra y teclados.
- Pat Vegas Voz, bajo y teclados.
- Tony Bellamy Voz, Guitarra y teclados.
- Peter DePoe Batería, percusión y coros.
Esta formación original fue cambiando a lo largo de su discografía, en la cual iré mencionando los cambios oportunos.
El nombre original "Redbone" en dialecto cajún, se puede traducir por "Indio Blanco". Una anécdota que no quiero dejar pasar, es el curioso apodo del Batería, conocido como "El último oso caminante", quien tocaba el tambor en las ceremonias de las reservas cheyenne donde vivía.
Su música, una curiosa conjunción de ritmos autóctonos indios con Soul y Rock, obtuvieron algunos éxitos a nivel internacional, cabe mencionar entre ellos "Witch Queen of New Orleans" y "We where all wounded at wounded knee" este último tema fue censurado durante un tiempo en muchos medios de comunicación de Estados Unidos, ya que la canción nos habla de la limpieza étnica sufrida por el pueblo Lakota en 1890.
Redbone "We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee" 1973
DISCOGRAFIA OFICAL
1970, Redbone:
1970
SONGS:
Crazy Cajun Cakewalk Band(lead : Pat)
Prehistoric Rhythm (lead vocal : Lolly)
Niki Hokey (lead vocal : Tony)
Promise I Won't Let It Show (lead vocal : Pat)
Minor Seventh Heaven (lead vocal : Lolly)
Night Come Down (lead vocal : Lolly)
Tennessee Girl (lead vocal : Lolly)
Rebecca (lead vocal : Tony)
Jambone (instrumental)
Little Girl (lead vocal : Lolly)
Chance to See (lead vocal : Pat)
Red and Blue (lead vocal : Lolly)
Suite Mode (instrumental)
(I Can't) Handle It (lead vocal : Lolly)
I'm a Man (instrumental)
Danse Calinda (lead vocal : Pat)
Things Go Better (instrumental)
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Tony Bellamy: vocal, guitar
Pete DePoe: drums
1970, POTLATCH
1970
SONGS:
Maggie(lead vocal : Lolly)
Light as a Feather (lead vocal : Pat)
Who Can Say? (lead vocal : Lolly)
Judgment Day (lead vocal : Lolly)
Without Reservation (lead vocal : Lolly)
Chant:13th Hour (lead vocal : Pat)
Alcatraz (lead vocal : Pat)
Drinkin' and Blo (lead vocal : Lolly)
Bad News Ain't No News at All (lead : Band)
New Blue Sermonette (lead vocal : Lolly)
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Tony Bellamy: vocal, guitar
Pete DePoe: drums
1971
MESSAGE FROM A DRUM
1971
SONGS
Message from a Drum (lead vocal : Pat)
Niji Trance (lead vocal : Tony)
Sun Never Shines on the Lonely (lead : Lolly)
Maxsplivitz (instrumental)
Emotions (lead vocal : Lolly + instrumental)
Jerico (lead vocal : Lolly)
Witch Queen of New Orleans (lead vocal : Pat)
When You Got Trouble (lead vocal : Pat)
Perico (instrumental)
Fate (lead vocal : Lolly)
One Monkey (lead vocal : Lolly)
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar, organ
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass, guitar, piano
Tony Bellamy: vocal, guitar, dobro
Pete DePoe: drums, percussion, backing vocals
1972
Already here
1972
SONGS:
Fais Do(listen to an extract)
Motivation
Power
Speakeasy
Condition Your Condition
Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is your Heart)
Good Enough for Jesu
Poison Ivyt)
Poison Ivyt)
Already Here
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Tony Bellamy: vocal, guitar
Arturo Perez: drums
1973
SONGS:
We are all wounded at Wounded Knee
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Tony Bellamy: vocal, guitar
Arturo Perez: drums
Este disco fue prohibido en Estados Unidos debido a su alto contenido político, recordando la masacre de una banda de indios sioux por el Séptimo de Caballería en 1890 y solo se editaron 500 copias.
Fue sin embargo en Europa donde la canción se editó dentro del disco:
Alcanzando un nº1 indiscutible en toda Europa.
1973
Wovoka
1973
SONGS:
Wovoka
Sweet Lady of Love
Someday (A Good Song)
Liquid Truth
Come and Get Your Love
Day to Day Life/Chant Wovoka
Clouds in My Sunshine
23rd and Mad
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Tony Bellamy: vocal, guitar
Arturo Perez: drums
1974
Beaded Dreams through Turquoise Eyes
1974
SONGS:
One More Time
Only You and Rock & Roll
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Cookin' With d'Redbone
(Beaded Dreams Through) Turquoise Eyes
Beautiful Illusion
Interstate Highway 101
I'll Never Stop Loving You
Moon When Four Eclipse
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Tony Bellamy: vocal, guitar
Arturo Perez: drums
Butch Rillera: drums
1977
Cycles
Cycles (lead vocal : Pat & Lolly)
Open (Give It Back to Me) (lead vocal : Pat)
Gamble (Tanke a Change on Me) (lead vocal : Lolly)
Ooh (lead vocal : Lolly)
Give Our Love Another Try (lead vocal : Pat)
Dancing Bones (lead vocal : Pat)
Checkin' It Out (lead vocal : Lolly)
Funky Silk (lead vocal : Pat)
Don't Say No (lead vocal : Pat & Lolly)
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass, percussion
Aloiso Aguiar: piano, rhodes, clavinet, percussion…
1977 editado en 1994
Songs:
Don't Say No(lead vocal : Pat & Lolly)
Witch Queen of New Orleans (lead vocal : Pat)
Give Our Love Another Try (lead vocal : Pat)
Maggie (lead vocal : Lolly)
ComeCome and Get Your Love
Gamble (Take a Chance on Me) (lead vocal : Lolly)
Far Out Party At Gazzarri's (instrumental)
The Band Members:
Corpus Christi
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Gabriel Katona: keyboards, vocals
Jack White: drums
Plato T. Jones: percussion
Gazzarri's
Lolly Vegas: vocals, guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Aloiso Aguiar: keyboards
Eddie Summers: drums
2005
The songs
Beverly Bld Blues
I am Somebody
One World
It's a Brand new day
Love is Magic
Custer had it comin'
Mystery man
Arigato
Bad Boys
The Best for You
The Band Members:
Lolly Vegas: guitar
Pat Vegas: vocals, bass
Tony Bellamy : guitars
Sin ser una banda que marcara ningún hito en la Historia del Rock, si son dignos de estudio, debido a la impronta tan particular que infringieron en la Historia del Rock en su momento. Os dejo con dos vídeos, bajo mi punto de vista de lo mejor de su obra y un concierto con sus grandes éxitos:
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