by Richard Skelly » Wed Sep 06, 2017 3:24 am
Crowbar always put on a hell of a show. Keyboardist and singer Kelly Jay Fordham was a big bruiser, massive enough to carry one or even two of the diminutive Crowbar guitarists on his shoulders.
I never saw Crowbar when they began around 1970 with King Biscuit Boy (the late Richard Newell) on lead vocals and superb harmonica. As I recall, most members were--like The Band--alumni of the Ronnie Hawkins Band. A tough boss, Hawkins sure knew how to spot promising young 'uns and whip 'me into musical shape.