Zephyr was an American hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, bass guitarist David Givens, drummer Robbie Chamberlin, and vocalist Candy Givens. The band's first release, Zephyr (sometimes referred to as the bathtub album[1]), on ABC/Probe reached #48 on the Billboard 200 chart on March 14, 1970.[2] Zephyr made an appearance on American Bandstand on 1/31/70 lip syncing to "Cross the River".[3] Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were the focal point for the band, the flashy guitar work of Bolin is what the band is best remembered for.[4]
Candy Givens Tommy Bolin David Givens Robbie Chamberlin John Faris Bobby Berge Dan Smyth Jock Bartley Michael Wooten Otis Taylor Rocky Duarte John Oliver John Alphonse Edy Turner Merry Stewart
When Bolin left after the band's second release Going Back to Colorado, he was replaced by Jock Bartley, and the band recorded the album Sunset Ride, their second for Warner Brothers Records. On Sunset Ride, Candy Givens displayed her gifts as a singer, composer, and harmonica player. The album was produced by David Givens, who wrote most of the songs. As a result of his stint with Zephyr, Bartley went on to a successful career with Gram Parsons and Firefall. Drummer Michael Wooten went on to play for several years with Carole King and was a founding member of the jam band Leftover Salmon. Various versions of Zephyr continued to play in Colorado until Candy Givens died of a drug and alcohol overdose in Boulder on 27 January 1984 at the age of 37. The release of "Heartbeat" in 1982 was promoted with a music video that incorporated early examples of computer animation combined with live action.
Other Zephyr members include Otis Taylor, who played bass during the mid-1970s, Kenny Wilkins (drums), John Oliver drums, guitarist Zack Smith (founder of the band Scandal), and Eddie Turner, who played guitar in the last version of the band during the early 1980s. Candy and David Givens, Bolin, and Faris were founding members of the Legendary 4Nikators. Taylor and Turner were later additions to band. Taylor was noted for playing motorcycle on stage during "Leader of the Pack" and performing in a kilt and Turner for his renditions of Jimi Hendrix songs.
In 2014, David Givens and record producer Greg Hampton released a limited edition boxed set that included a remastered version of the "bathtub" album, two albums of live material (most of it previously unreleased), and a booklet with liner notes by Givens and photos from his private collection. The band was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2019.[5]
Zephyr Live At Art's Bar And Grill May 2, 1973 (1997)
Compilationsedit
Zephyr (2002)
ZEPHYR Going Back To Colorado Sunset Ride (2015 BGO Records)
External linksedit
MusicChain - Zephyr
Best gift for family
Referencesedit
^Brown, G. (July 24, 2018). "David Givens - Podcast". Colorado Music Experience. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^Staff. "Billboard 200 Week of March 14, 1970". Billboard. Billboard Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^Herdt, John. "Zephyr". tommybolin.com. John Herdt. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^Zephyr February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, www.classicwebs.com, (accessed January 22, 2007
^Admin (February 13, 2019). "Zephyr: The True Story of a Colorado Legend". Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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zephyr, band, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, major, contributor, this, article, appears, have, close, connection, with, subject, require, cleanup, comp. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Zephyr band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Zephyr was an American hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin keyboardist John Faris bass guitarist David Givens drummer Robbie Chamberlin and vocalist Candy Givens The band s first release Zephyr sometimes referred to as the bathtub album 1 on ABC Probe reached 48 on the Billboard 200 chart on March 14 1970 2 Zephyr made an appearance on American Bandstand on 1 31 70 lip syncing to Cross the River 3 Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were the focal point for the band the flashy guitar work of Bolin is what the band is best remembered for 4 ZephyrOriginBoulder Colorado U S GenresHard rock blues rockYears active1968 1972 1982LabelsABC Warner Bros BGO One Way CasablancaMembersDavid GivensPast membersCandy GivensTommy BolinDavid GivensRobbie ChamberlinJohn FarisBobby BergeDan SmythJock Bartley Michael WootenOtis TaylorRocky DuarteJohn Oliver John AlphonseEdy TurnerMerry Stewart When Bolin left after the band s second release Going Back to Colorado he was replaced by Jock Bartley and the band recorded the album Sunset Ride their second for Warner Brothers Records On Sunset Ride Candy Givens displayed her gifts as a singer composer and harmonica player The album was produced by David Givens who wrote most of the songs As a result of his stint with Zephyr Bartley went on to a successful career with Gram Parsons and Firefall Drummer Michael Wooten went on to play for several years with Carole King and was a founding member of the jam band Leftover Salmon Various versions of Zephyr continued to play in Colorado until Candy Givens died of a drug and alcohol overdose in Boulder on 27 January 1984 at the age of 37 The release of Heartbeat in 1982 was promoted with a music video that incorporated early examples of computer animation combined with live action Other Zephyr members include Otis Taylor who played bass during the mid 1970s Kenny Wilkins drums John Oliver drums guitarist Zack Smith founder of the band Scandal and Eddie Turner who played guitar in the last version of the band during the early 1980s Candy and David Givens Bolin and Faris were founding members of the Legendary 4Nikators Taylor and Turner were later additions to band Taylor was noted for playing motorcycle on stage during Leader of the Pack and performing in a kilt and Turner for his renditions of Jimi Hendrix songs In 2014 David Givens and record producer Greg Hampton released a limited edition boxed set that included a remastered version of the bathtub album two albums of live material most of it previously unreleased and a booklet with liner notes by Givens and photos from his private collection The band was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2019 5 Contents 1 Discography 1 1 Live albums 1 2 Compilations 2 External links 3 ReferencesDiscography editZephyr 1969 Going Back to Colorado 1971 Sunset Ride 1972 Zephyr Heartbeat 1982 Live albums edit Zephyr Live At Art s Bar And Grill May 2 1973 1997 Compilations edit Zephyr 2002 ZEPHYR Going Back To Colorado Sunset Ride 2015 BGO Records External links editMusicChain Zephyr Best gift for family An interview with David Givens A warm personal tribute to Candy Givens written by her husband David from the Tommy Bolin ArchivesReferences edit Brown G July 24 2018 David Givens Podcast Colorado Music Experience Retrieved April 17 2021 Staff Billboard 200 Week of March 14 1970 Billboard Billboard Media LLC Retrieved April 17 2021 Herdt John Zephyr tommybolin com John Herdt Retrieved April 17 2021 Zephyr Archived February 3 2007 at the Wayback Machine www classicwebs com accessed January 22 2007 Admin February 13 2019 Zephyr The True Story of a Colorado Legend Colorado Music Hall of Fame Retrieved April 17 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zephyr band amp oldid 1222183019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
