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==Discography== ==Discography==

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Wishbone Ash are a British classic rock band, formed in Devon, (1966 in music|1966) as The Empty Vessels, then Tanglewood.

History

The group settled on Wishbone Ash and soon began performing in England, among others with Deep Purple. They have always blended elements of jazz fusion, hard rock and other styles into their unique twin guitar-lead sound. The original line-up was Andy Powell, Ted Turner, Martin Turner and Steve Upton. In 1970, the band released Wishbone Ash to generally positive reviews and sales. In 1974 Ted Turner quit the band and was replaced by Laurie Wisefield. A long series of albums have been released in the 1970s

Thereafter in the 1980s and multiple personnel changes followed. In spite of a rabid following, Wishbone Ash was never able to achieve widespread success. That said they still have a very large fan base and are constantly on touring, currently as of 2004.


Band members through the years

1970s

  • longtime members (1969-1990)
  1. Andy Powell (guitar+voc)
  2. Steve Upton (drums)

Original line-up with only one replacement 1969-1980

  1. Andy Powell (guitar+voc)
  2. Steve Upton (drums)
  3. Martin Turner (bass+voc)
  4. Ted Turner (guitar+voc) - replaced in 1974 by Laurie Wisefield

1980s

Various replacements 1980-1987

Martin Turner quit in 1980 and Wisefield quit in 1985. This was followed by continuous replacements of both with Upton and Powell remaining.

Original line-up (1969-1974) 1988-1990

  1. Andy Powell (guitar+voc)
  2. Steve Upton (drums)
  3. Martin Turner (bass+voc)
  4. Ted Turner (guitar+voc)

1990s-present

  • long time members
  1. Andy Powell (1990-present)
  2. Ray Weston (1990-1995,1997-present) - replaced original band drummer Steve Upton

early 1990s-middle 1990s

  1. Andy Powell (guitar+voc)
  2. Ted Turner (guitar+voc)
  3. Ray Weston (drums)
  4. Andy Pyle (bass 1991-1994) - Martin Turner was again replaced continously untill Andy Pyle arived.

middle 1990s-present

  1. Andy Powell (guitar+voc)
  2. Bob Skeat (bass+voc) - replaced Andy Pyle (qutting and rejoing a couple of times)
  3. Ray Weston (drums) from 1995-1997 was replaced by Mike Sturgis.
    • Second guitar is continously being replaced.

Discography

Studio Albums 1970-1980

  1. Wishbone Ash (1970)
  2. Pilgrimage (1971)
  3. Argus (1972)
  4. Wishbone Four (1973)
  5. There's the Rub (1974)
  6. Locked In (1976)
  7. New England (1976)
  8. Front Page News (1977)
  9. No Smoke Without Fire (1978)
  10. Just Testing (1980)
  11. Nubmer the Brave (1980)

Q: A T.Rex Connection?

  • A: Wishbone Ash wrote a song about the site where Marc Bolan of T Rex died called Bolan's Monument. The site is now Bolan's Rock Shrine visited by many people (from around the world) each year and cared for on a charitable basis by TAG (founded in 1999).


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