Peter Green Splinter Group
The Peter Green Splinter Group was a British blues rock band that released eight albums between 1997 and 2003. In 2006, after the band split up, a " Best of " compilation was released.
Peter Green is best known as the founder of the band Fleetwood Mac . He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 1970s . He repeatedly withdrew from the music business to return to the stage sporadically. In the mid-1990s he began performing with his friends Nigel Watson and Cozy Powell under the name "Peter Green Splinter Group".
The group disbanded in 2004.
Band members
- Peter Green - vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Nigel Watson - vocals, guitar
- Roger Cotton - piano, Hammond organ, guitar (1998-2004)
- Larry Tolfree - drums, percussion (1997-2004)
- Pete Stroud - bass (1998-2004)
- Neil Murray - bass (1997-1998)
- Cozy Powell - drums (1997)
- Spike Edney - Keyboards (1997)
Discography
- 1997: Peter Green Splinter Group
- 1998: The Robert Johnson Songbook
- 1999: Soho Session (live double album, recorded April 5, 1998 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club )
- 1999: Destiny Road
- 2000: Hot Foot Powder
- 2001: Time Traders
- 2001: Me and the Devil (Limited Edition Box Set, 3 CDs, one with songs by Robert Johnson)
- 2001: Blues Don't Change (initially only sold at concerts and via the official website; re-release in 2006)
- 2003: Reaching the Cold 100
- 2006: The Best of Peter Green Splinter Group (compilation)
literature
- Martin Celmins: Peter Green, Founder of Fleetwood Mac (1998)
Web links
- Peter Green Splinter Group at Allmusic (English)
- Peter Green Splinter Group at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discogs, see web links