Wednesday, May 22, 2002 1:31:51 AM
Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Re: Big Brother and the Holding Company
http://www.bbhc.com/BigBrother.htm
From San Francisco, California. Original name was The Blue Yard Hill.
Big Brother and the Holding Company I (1965 - 1966)
Peter Albin - bass/vocals - b. June 6, 1944, San Francisco, California - formerly with The Wildwood Boys / The Hart Valley Drifters (with Jerry Garcia).
Sam Andrew - guitar/vocals - b. December 18, 1941, Taft, California.
James Gurley - guitar/vocals - b. December 22, 1939, Detroit, Michigan.
Chuck Jones - drums
Big Brother and the Holding Company II (Spring 1966 - June 1966)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals - b. January 24, 1940, Brooklyn, New York.
Big Brother and the Holding Company III (June 1966 - 1968)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Janis Joplin - vocals - b. Janis Lyn Joplin, January 19, 1943, Port Arthur, Texas; d. October 4, 1970, Hollywood, California.
Albums:
"Big Brother and the Holding Company" (1967)
"Cheap Thrills" (1968) - Single: "Piece of My Heart"
"Cheaper Thrills" (live) (1984)
"Big Brother and the Holding Company Live" (1985) - recorded July 28, 1966.
"Live at Winterland '68" (1998)
Janis Joplin goes solo. Sam Andrew joins Janis Joplin. Peter Albin and David Getz join Country Joe and The Fish.
Big Brother and the Holding Company IV (Fall 1969 - 1970)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
David Shallock - bass
Nick Gravenites - vocals - b. Chicago, Illinois - formerly with The Electric Flag.
Album:
"Be a Brother" (1970)
Big Brother and the Holding Company V (1970 - 1972)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Michael Pendergrass - guitar
Kathi McDonald - vocals
Mike Finnigan - keyboards
Album:
"How Hard It Is" (1971)
"Can't Go Home Again" (1997)
Group disbands.
Big Brother and the Holding Company VI (August 1987 - ? ) (reformed)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Michel Bastian - vocals
Album:
"Joseph's Coat" (1986)
Big Brother and the Holding Company VII ( ? - ? )
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Lisa Battle - vocals
Big Brother and the Holding Company VIII (1997 - Present)
Peter Albin - bass/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/vocals
David Getz - drums
Tom Finch - guitar
Album:
"Do What You Love" (1999)
Compilations:
"Farewell Song" (1982)
]
Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
http://www.bbhc.com/BigBrother.htm
From San Francisco, California. Original name was The Blue Yard Hill.
Big Brother and the Holding Company I (1965 - 1966)
Peter Albin - bass/vocals - b. June 6, 1944, San Francisco, California - formerly with The Wildwood Boys / The Hart Valley Drifters (with Jerry Garcia).
Sam Andrew - guitar/vocals - b. December 18, 1941, Taft, California.
James Gurley - guitar/vocals - b. December 22, 1939, Detroit, Michigan.
Chuck Jones - drums
Big Brother and the Holding Company II (Spring 1966 - June 1966)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals - b. January 24, 1940, Brooklyn, New York.
Big Brother and the Holding Company III (June 1966 - 1968)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Janis Joplin - vocals - b. Janis Lyn Joplin, January 19, 1943, Port Arthur, Texas; d. October 4, 1970, Hollywood, California.
Albums:
"Big Brother and the Holding Company" (1967)
"Cheap Thrills" (1968) - Single: "Piece of My Heart"
"Cheaper Thrills" (live) (1984)
"Big Brother and the Holding Company Live" (1985) - recorded July 28, 1966.
"Live at Winterland '68" (1998)
Janis Joplin goes solo. Sam Andrew joins Janis Joplin. Peter Albin and David Getz join Country Joe and The Fish.
Big Brother and the Holding Company IV (Fall 1969 - 1970)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
David Shallock - bass
Nick Gravenites - vocals - b. Chicago, Illinois - formerly with The Electric Flag.
Album:
"Be a Brother" (1970)
Big Brother and the Holding Company V (1970 - 1972)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Michael Pendergrass - guitar
Kathi McDonald - vocals
Mike Finnigan - keyboards
Album:
"How Hard It Is" (1971)
"Can't Go Home Again" (1997)
Group disbands.
Big Brother and the Holding Company VI (August 1987 - ? ) (reformed)
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Michel Bastian - vocals
Album:
"Joseph's Coat" (1986)
Big Brother and the Holding Company VII ( ? - ? )
Peter Albin - bass/guitar/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/piano/sax/vocals
James Gurley - guitar
David Getz - drums/piano/vocals
Lisa Battle - vocals
Big Brother and the Holding Company VIII (1997 - Present)
Peter Albin - bass/vocals
Sam Andrew - guitar/vocals
David Getz - drums
Tom Finch - guitar
Album:
"Do What You Love" (1999)
Compilations:
"Farewell Song" (1982)
] Breaking Clay Makes My Day!
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