>> They left out the most important thing: my band, “Rampage.”
>>We opened for Steppenwolf, James Gang, Savoy Brown, recorded two limited >>release singles, were reviewed by Billboard, Cashbox, Record World very >>favorably, played a set at the Troubadour with the Who sitting in attendance, >>and were the Allman Bros. back stage guests at their Cincinnati Concert!
That’s awesome. Sadly, Kim Simmonds died a few days ago. All those bands are awesome and we still listen to them on our Friday night ritual “BITP” gatherings (beers in the park). I’ll have to look up Rampage; the name rings a bell. Do you happen to remember the English band Angel Witch who were coming up to international attention at the start of the 80s? (There’s a connection here).
I do not. We had a southern band that was semi-big named “White Witch.”
Kim Simmons was a VERY solid blues guitarist. This was Steppenwolf’s “reunion” tour after they have been big a few years earlier. We, being advanced rockers steeped in Hendrix and Cream, looked down our noses at them. But they were absolute pros, perfect sound, tight. We walked away with a whole new respect for both bands.