TRAPEZE BAND PAGE
 TRAPEZE
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CURRENT NAME
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Trapeze |
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FORMER NAMES
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- |
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ORIGIN
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Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom |
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STATUS
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Disbanded (since 1979) |
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FORMED IN
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1968 |
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GENRE
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Blues rock |
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STYLE
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- |
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LYRICAL THEME
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- |
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BAND ADDED
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2004-05-10, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2007-04-24, 22:45 |
The British blues rock band Trapeze was formed in Wolverhampton, England, in 1968 by vocalist / guitarist Mel Galley, bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer Dave Holland along with two former members of The Montanas (vocalist John Jones and guitarist / keyboardist Terry Rowley) who were famous for their hit song "You've Got To Be Loved". They signed a deal with Moody Blues bassist John Lodge's new label Threshold Records and a self-titled debut album was released in 1970. Jones and Rowley soon returned to The Montanas but the remaining trio continued with Trapeze and recorded a new album. Trapeze had a limited commercial success although they were a main influence on later to be famous bands like ZZ Top. The band split up in 1979 but did a short reunion in 1991 / 1992. Glenn Hughes joined Deep Purple, Mel Galley went on to Whitesnake while Dave Holland became the drummer of Judas Priest. The band relocated to Texas, USA, where they were very popular.
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
