Harmony Grass Explained

Harmony Grass
Alias:Harmony Grass
Origin:UK
Genre:Pop
Years Active:
Label:RCA Records
Associated Acts:Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Roger Daltrey

Harmony Grass were a British sunshine pop[1] group, briefly active in the late 1960s.

Career

The group was formed in Essex by previous members of Tony Rivers & the Castaways, including Rivers himself.[2] They signed to RCA Records about a year after they formed, and their single "Move in a Little Closer" hit No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1969.[3] They released one album, This Is Us, in 1969, on the RCA label,[2] and performed in the UK, including at London's Marquee Club, but had broken up by 1970.[4]

Band members Tony Ferguson (guitar) and Kenny Rowe (bass) both joined Capability Brown in 1973.[2] Rivers (lead vocals) later appeared on albums by Brian Bennett (of The Shadows), Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, and Roger Daltrey[4] and Tom Marshall then worked with Episode Six, Sparrow, Liquid Gold, Bucks Fizz and Elaine Paige.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Morten, Andy. 49. Kaleidoscope No.47. April 16, 2015. Volcano Publishing. 978-1910467060.
  2. Book: The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin. Guinness Publishing. 1992. First. 0-85112-939-0. 1084.
  3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 244.
  4. Web site: Bruce Eder . Harmony Grass | Biography & History . . 2016-07-27.