Hardin & York
Hardin & York was a British rock duo that had great success around 1970 , especially in Germany .
Eddie Hardin ( keyboards ) and Pete York ( drums ) became acquainted with the Spencer Davis Group , which they both left in October 1968. At first, the two pursued various other projects before they formed a duo .
Hardin & York's first appearance was on August 31, 1969 at the Marquee Club in London . After that they had engagements at the Hamburg Star Club and at a festival in Essen . The success was unstoppable.
The first album, Tomorrow Today , was released in late 1969. One critic judged Hardin & York to be a mixture of Procol Harum and Traffic . The album sold well, especially in mainland Europe , but also in America , but surprisingly not in England . Herbie Flowers (bass), Vic Flick (guitar) and Sue and Sunny, the wives of two roadies from Hardin & York , were involved on the album .
The recording of a performance in Germany in 1970 was released as a bootleg album in 1971 without the band's knowledge . In early 1971, Hardin & York opened up for Deep Purple . At that time both musicians had their own bands in addition to Hardin & York, York the Pete York Percussion Band , Hardin the formation Hardin / Fenwick / Newman . In 1971 a solo album by Eddie Hardin was also released.
In 1972 Ray Fenwick (guitar) joined Hardin & York and they performed as Hardin, York & Fenwick . In 1973 there was a revival of the Spencer Davis Group. In 1974/75 they played again as a trio together with Charlie McCracken (bass, ex- button ). After that, Hardin & York only occasionally appeared at festivals under this name. In 1995 they released the album Still A Few Pages Left . From 2008 to 2012 Pete York played a. a. in the band of Helge Schneider . Hardin & York then got back together for regular appearances until Eddie Hardin's death on July 22, 2015.
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