Wishbone Ash Lyrics Follow
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular albums included Wishbone Ash (1970), Pilgrimage (1971), Argus (1972), There's the Rub (1974), and New England (1976). Wishbone Ash are noted for their extensive use of the harmony twin lead guitar format which had been attracting electric blues bands since Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had played together in the Yardbirds in 1966. Their contributions helped Andy Powell and Ted Turner to be voted "Two of the Ten Most Important Guitarists in Rock History" (Traffic magazine 1989), and to appear in the "Top 20 Guitarists of All Time" (Rolling Stone). Melody Maker (1972) described Powell and Turner as "the most interesting two guitar team since the days when Beck and Page graced The Yardbirds". They have been cited as an influence by Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris, as well as Thin Lizzy and other dual guitar bands.
Formed in Torquay, Devon, in 1969, out of the ashes of trio The Empty Vessels (originally known as The Torinoes, later briefly being renamed Tanglewood in 1969), which had been formed by Wishbone Ash's founding member Martin Turner (bass & vocals) in 1963 and complemented by Steve Upton (drums and percussion) in 1966. The original Wishbone Ash line-up was completed by guitarists/vocalists Andy Powell and Ted Turner. In 1974, Ted Turner left the band, and was replaced by Laurie Wisefield. The band continued on with strong critical and commercial success until 1980.
After revolving line-ups featuring former bass players from King Crimson (John Wetton), Uriah Heep (Trevor Bolder), and Trapeze (Mervyn Spence), Wisefield left in 1985. In 1987, however, the original line-up reunited for several albums – Nouveau Calls, Here to Hear and Strange Affair – until 1990, when Upton quit the band. After Martin Turner was replaced in 1991, the band recorded The Ash Live in Chicago, before Ted Turner left in 1993.
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Albums
Blue Horizon
Psychic Terrorism
Strange Affair
Raw to the Bone
Twin Barrels Burning
Number the Brave
You See Red Single
Front Page News
Locked In
There’s the Rub
Wishbone Four
Argus
Pilgrimage
Wishbone Ash
Popular Songs
- All There Is To Say
- Mary Jane
- Being One
- American Century
- Way Down South
- Tally Ho!
- Blue Horizon
- Strange
- Take It Back
- Deep Blues
- Big Issues
- Invisible Thread / Reason to Believe
- Migrant Worker
- Can't Go It Alone
- Searching for Satellites
- Heavy Weather
- Mud-Slick
- Man With No Name
- Give It Up
- Warm Tears
- Reason to Believe
- The Day I Found Your Love
- Hope Springs Eternal
- Driving A Wedge
- Happiness
- Dancing With The Shadows
- In Crisis
- Disappearing
- Your Indulgence
- Northern Lights