Fake rockers headline Montana fair

Seattle P-I ^ | August 12, 2006 | Associated Press

[BigSkyFreeper]

BUTTE, Mont. -- A band that headlined a fair last weekend is accused of masquerading as the rock group Redbone, whose hits included the 1970s song "Come and Get Your Love."

The band at the Butte-Silver Bow Fair performed under the name Redbone, but the real Redbone was playing in Wisconsin, said Ron Kurtz, Redbone's manager.

"I've been in the business for 40 years, and I've never ran into anything this blatant," Kurtz said Thursday from his office in Burbank, Calif. He said the fair board was conned.

Fair officials said they dealt with a man who identified himself as Denny Freeman and said he was a co-founding member of Redbone.

Pat Vegas, who founded Redbone with his brother, Lolly, in 1968, said he had not heard of Freeman.

[raccoonradio]

Yes. I guess the theater owner was highly embarassed. He must have ducked backstage to ask them, "So when are you guys doing your second set?" and Leon probably said, "WHAT second set?
That's the whole show..." So theater owner had to tell people that Leon was done for the night, and then word got backstage that people were NOT pleased. I sure wasn't! But got a bit more of my money's worth when they did the extra material.

[rock58seg]

Don't forget such Folk groups as the Limelighters, Lamplighters, New Christy Minstrels, and the Kingston Trio, one of my alltime favorites.

[DJ Frisat]

And then there's the Beach Boys fiasco - talk about a dysfunctional family!

[stands2reason]

A Leon Redbone impersonator.

Sounds interesting...

[stands2reason]

When Hagar is old (well older) he's going to look like Mel Brooks....

[stands2reason]

My Husband (who is an Elvis impersonator) knows a couple of guys that impersonate the Blues Brothers...

[185JHP]

I still have good memories of John Fogerty's appearance on the 1986 HBO "Welcome Home" Special for Vietnam Veterans. John said: "You got the shaft. You know it and we know it. But at some point you have to say: "Well, that's what happened." He talked about how he brooded about the way he was cheated and robbed, and finally said "Well, that's what happened..."

[rockrr]

The article doesn't say (but I presume) that not only were they using the Redbone name, they were also playing their tunes.

Back in the 70's I formed a band and called it "Blue Skye" We were only a cover band playing bars. About a year under our belts we came across a band playing as....."Blue Sky".

They played originals, had a manager, and connections.

We changed our name (although I doubt that neither of two small-time bands could legally enforce the non-trademarked name against the other).

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[Ciexyz]

Come and Get Your Love

A great feel-good song.

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