New Church
New Church was a band around the British blues musician Alexis Korner .
The band was formed in 1968 after Korner split up his group Free At Last . The young Danish blues musician Peter Thorup from the Beefeaters was there . Other members included Nick South, Ray Warleigh, Annette Brox, Per Frost and Colin Hodgkinson.
On July 5, 1969, New Church were the opening act for the Rolling Stones concert in London's Hyde Park . This was the Rolling Stones 'first concert two days after Brian Jones' death . For New Church it was also the band's first public appearance.
An album was recorded called Both Sides because it consists of both live and studio recordings. It was released in May 1970.
Due to a relative lack of success, Alexis Korner broke up the band in 1970 and founded the big band CCS with Thorup
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexis Korner profile from "Bootleg Him" WarnerBros.USA LP 1972 at alexis-korner.net ( memento of the original from July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ New Church Both Sides at alexis-korner.net ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
