American Blues or British Blues, each style had is advantages and disadvantages, but I seemed for a time drawn to both when working formats in the mid 70's. British blues was distinctly different in the late 60's. In the US London/Parrot Records was the home for Savoy Brown as well as many other British rock groups.
When A Step Further came out in 1969, Blue Matter their debut album had already been on the charts 4 about 7 months. Originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, their 1969 single "Train to Nowhere" (with Chris Youlden on lead), was viewed by many as the last gasp of the blues scene in Great Britain. A devoted underground following in the United States, began with the release of A Step Further, probably due to songs such as "I'm Tired", a classic hard driving blues number.
They were one of the bands that UK Decca (US London/Parrot) stuck with through the lean times until they started selling records (it took 4 or 5 albums until they started to sell in the US).
In the late 1960s and 1970s, the band managed to penetrate the Billboard Hot 100. Superstardom perpetually evaded them, perhaps in part because of their frequent lineup changes, but despite that, Hellbound Train was a big album for them in the US.
While the band is still active today, only Kim Simmonds has stayed since the beginning. Guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, bassist Tony Stevens, and drummer Roger Earl went on to form Foghat.
Savoy Brown contributed the song "A Man Alone" for the soundtrack to the movie Kickboxer 2. "Train To Nowhere" was used in and figured as a clue in the TV series CSI: NY in Season 4, Episode 10 - “The Thing About Heroes”.
Shake Down – 1967
Getting to the Point – 1968
Blue Matter – 1969
A Step Further – 1969
Raw Sienna – 1969
Looking In – 1970
Street Corner Talking – 1971
Hellbound Train – 1972
Lion's Share – 1973
Jack The Toad – 1973
Boogie Brothers – 1974
Wire Fire – 1975
Skin 'n' Bone – 1976
Savage Return – 1978
Rock 'n' Roll Warriors – 1981
Greatest Hits - Live In Concert – 1981
Just Live – 1981
Live In Central Park – 1985 (Relix Records RRLP 2014)
Slow Train – 1986 - (Relix Records RRLP 2023)
Make Me Sweat – 1988
Kings Of Boogie – 1989
Live And Kickin' – 1990
Let It Ride – 1992
Bring It Home – 1994
Live At The Record Plant (recorded 1975) – 1998
The Bottom Line Encore Collection (live) – 1999
The Blues Keep Me Holding On – 1999
Looking From The Outside - Live '69 & '70 – 2000
Jack The Toad - Live 70/72 – 2000
Strange Dreams – 2003
You Should Have Been There – 2005
Steel - 2007
M
embers at various times (1966-1981)Kim Simmonds - guitar, vocals
Bryce Portius - vocals
Martin Stone - guitar
Ray Chappell - bass
Leo Mannings - drums
Bob Hall - keyboards
Dave Peverett - guitar
Tony Stevens - bass
Roger Earl - drums
Chris Youlden - vocals
Rivers Jobe - bass
Paul Raymond - keyboards
Dave Walker - vocals
Dave Bidwell - drums
Andy Sylvester - bass
Andy Pyle - bass
Jackie Lynton - vocals
Ron Berg - drums
Eric Dillon - drums
Stan Webb - guitar
Miller Anderson - guitar, vocals
Jimmy Leverton - bass
Ian Ellis - bass, guitar
Tom Farnell - drums
Savoy Brown website
