The Roches
| The Roches | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | New Jersey , United States |
| Genre (s) | Folk , pop |
| founding | 1978 |
| resolution | 2017 |
| Website | roches.com |
| Last occupation | |
| Maggie Roche † | |
| Terre Roche | |
| Suzzy Roche | |
The Roches was an American vocal trio from New Jersey , consisting of the sisters Maggie († 2017), Terre and Suzzy Roche .
Band history
As early as the late 1960s, the older Roche sisters Maggie and Terre had performed in New York clubs with a mixture of folk and doo wop . They were first heard on record in 1973 as background singers on Paul Simon's There Goes Rhymin 'Simon and in 1975 they released an album as a duo.
The band "The Roches" was founded in 1976 by the sisters Maggie and Terre Roche when their youngest sister Suzzy joined the duo. The newly formed trio was active in the Greenwich Village club scene and was signed by Warner Brothers in 1978 . The best-known record to date is the debut album 'The Roches', released in 1979 and produced by King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp . In addition to Fripp (electric guitars, Frippertronics ), Tony Levin and Larry Fast were also involved as guest musicians .
The lyrics and music of most of the tracks on the band's albums were written by the three sisters in different combinations.
Discography
Studio albums
- 1979: The Roches
- 1980: Nurds
- 1982: Keep On Doing
- 1985: Another World
- 1986: No Tresspassing
- 1989: Speak
- 1990: We Three Kings
- 1992: A Dove
- 1994: Will You Be My Friend?
- 1995: Can We Go Home Now
- 2007: Moonswept
collaboration
- 1986: Songs from Liquid Days (album by Philip Glass )
Compilations
- 2003: The Collected Works of The Roches
Singles
- 1982: The Hallelujah Chorus / Second Family
- 1982: Losing True / The Scorpion Lament
- 1989: Big Nuthin '