Mother Earth (American band)

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Mother Earth is an American blues - rock band of the late 1960s and early 1970s in Texas . Singer Tracy Nelson formed the band after moving to the US west coast.

The band entered u. a. at Fillmore West and toured with Janis Joplin , Jimi Hendrix and Eric Burdon . In 1968 a first recording appeared on the soundtrack for the film Revolution ; Mother Earth then got a contract with Mercury Records . There they released seven albums before Nelson pursued a solo career.

Discography

  • 1968: Living with the Animals (# 144 US Album Charts)
  • 1969: Tracy Nelson Country
  • 1969: Make a Joyful Noise (# 95 album US Album Charts)
  • 1970: Satisfied
  • 1971: Bring Me Home (# 199 US Album Charts)
  • 1972: Tracy Nelson / Mother Earth
  • 1973: Poor Man's Paradise