BANDS:
- Michael G And The Eruptions
- Jimmy Mack And The Music Factory
- Sweet Lightning
- Roy Buchanan Band
- The Silencers
- Iron City Houserockers
- Mystic Knights of the Sea
- Extension 8
- Red Hot & Blue
- Midnight Creepers
- Shawn Rounds Band
BIOGRAPHY:
Powerful drummer (also a gifted singer) from Pittsburg, Ron Foster (also credited to Ronnie Foster, but usually as Byrd Foster) appears in many albums.
He was born on December 16th, 1949 in Mt. Oliver.
MICHAEL G AND THE ERUPTIONS
This is the first band I know with Byrd:
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MICHAEL G AND THE ERUPTIONS # |
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Byrd Foster † drums | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Jimmy Mack And The Music Factoryê | |
JIMMY MACK AND THE MUSIC FACTORY
This was a band that evolved from The Igniters. They released 2 singles, but the only one I have info about is their second one, ´Gonna try / So long mama´, released in 1969 with these musicians:
They folded soon after.
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JIMMY MACK AND THE MUSIC FACTORY #? |
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êMichael G And The Eruptions |
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Frankie Czuri vocals, keyboards | Bubs McKeag guitar | Fred DeLu keyboards | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals |
They folded soon after.
ROY BUCHANAN BAND
This was the Roy Buchanan Band around November 1974:
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ROY BUCHANAN BAND #? |
1974 |
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Roy Buchanan † guitar, vocals | Billy Price vocals | John Harrison bass | Malcolm Lukens keyboards | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals |
And this was the personnel of Roy Buchanan Band during most of 1976 and 1977:
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ROY BUCHANAN BAND #? |
1976-1977 |
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Roy Buchanan † guitar, vocals | John Harrison bass | Malcolm Lukens keyboards | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals |
| Other info on members of Roy Buchanan Band (I know up to 11 members) | |
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| To be covered (5): | Roy Buchanan, Jeff Ganz, John Harrison, Gordon Johnson, Ray Marchica |
SWEET LIGHTNING
Byrd Foster was a member of Sweet Lightning in the mid 70s:
But I haven´t any other details. Can someone help, please?
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SWEET LIGHTNING #? |
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Pete Hewlett vocals | Dave Molter bass | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals | + others unknown to me. Help! |
But I haven´t any other details. Can someone help, please?
| Other info on members of Sweet Lightning (I know up to 4 members) | |
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| To be covered (2): | Pete Hewlett, Sid McGinnis |
THE SILENCERS
The Silencers were formed in 1979:
After two albums, Warren King left them in 1984.
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THE SILENCERS #1 |
1979-? |
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êDiamond Reo |
êDiamond Reo |
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Frankie Czuri vocals | Warren King † guitar | Mike Pella bass | Dennis Tacos keyboards | Byrd Foster † drums |
Pure Goldê | Mystic Knights of the Seaê | |||
After two albums, Warren King left them in 1984.
| Other info on members of The Silencers (I know up to 5 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Warren King |
IRON CITY HOUSEROCKERS
This was a different edition of Iron City Houserockers (now known only as The Houserockers), around 1984:
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IRON CITY HOUSEROCKERS #? |
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Joe Grushecky vocals | Eddie Britt guitar | Art Nardini bass | Gil Snyder keyboards | Byrd Foster † drums |
MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA
This was a band formed in 1984 by Warren King and Gil Snyder:
They soon changed their members as most of them were prolific sessionmen.
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MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE SEA #? |
1984 |
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êThe Silencers |
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Warren King † guitar | Bryan Bassett guitar | Gil Snyder keyboards | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals |
They soon changed their members as most of them were prolific sessionmen.
| Other info on members of Mystic Knights of the Sea (I know up to 11 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Warren King |
| To be covered (1): | Bryan Bassett |
EXTENSION 8
In 1984, Byrd Foster joined Extension 8. This was their lineup in 1985:
He stayed with them until 1985.
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EXTENSION 8 #? |
1984-1985 |
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Luisa Libraty vocals | Donald Barnat guitar | Scott Martin bass | Paul DeSena keyboards | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals |
He stayed with them until 1985.
RED HOT & BLUE
Sorry, I haven´t info about Red Hot & Blue, except that Byrd Foster and Warren King played with them:
Can someone help, please?
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RED HOT & BLUE #? |
? |
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Warren King † guitar | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Can someone help, please?
AND THEN...
Byrd relocated in Florida along with Warren King, working in many sessions for the label King Snake, mostly produced by the musician Bob Greenlee.
MIDNIGHT CREEPERS
I can´t find proper info about Midnight Creepers, the band from Florida:
Can someone tell me more about them?
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MIDNIGHT CREEPERS #? |
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Root Boy Slim † vocals | Warren King † guitar | Byrd Foster † drums, vocals | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Can someone tell me more about them?
| Other info on members of Midnight Creepers (I know up to 3 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Warren King |
SHAWN ROUNDS BAND
Byrd Foster also played drums for guitarist Shawn Rounds Band:
Since 2004, he started having health problems, but the saddes news are that Byrd Foster passed away on June 30th, 2011, in Deltona, Florida, due to liver cancer. He was 61.
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SHAWN ROUNDS BAND #? |
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Shawn Rounds guitar, vocals | Barry Williams bass | Byrd Foster † drums |
Since 2004, he started having health problems, but the saddes news are that Byrd Foster passed away on June 30th, 2011, in Deltona, Florida, due to liver cancer. He was 61.
DISCOGRAPHY: (38 albums known to me - Status: In progress)
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (11 credits)
- Gonna try / So long mama (SINGLE) - Jimmy Mack and the Music Factory (1969)
- Members: (RIP: Byrd Foster)
- Live stock - Roy Buchanan (1975)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Technical: Shelly Yakus
- Comments: Recorded live in November 1974.
- A Street called Straight - Roy Buchanan (04/1976)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Guests: Rubens Bassini, Ken Bischel, Randy Brecker, Robin Clark, Billy Cobham, Lew Delgatto, Will Lee, Andy Newmark, Barry Rogers, G Diane Sumler, George Young (RIP: Michael Brecker, Luther Vandross)
- Producer: (RIP: Arif Mardin)
- Loading zone - Roy Buchanan (05/1977)
- Members: (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Guests: Stanley Clarke, Steve Cropper, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, David Garibaldi, Ray Gomez, Diva Gray, Jan Hammer, Will Lee, Dennis Parker, Narada Michael Walden
- Live in Japan - Roy Buchanan (1978)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Comments: Recorded live in 1977, it was released originally only in Japan in 1978. But the CD was released worlwide in 2003, fortunately.
- My babe - Roy Buchanan (1980)
- Members: Gordon Johnson (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Guests: Richard Crooks, Paul Jacobs
- Cracking under pressure - The Houserockers (1983)
- Members: (RIP: Byrd Foster)
- Breaking point - Midnight Creepers (1993)
- Members: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King)
- Guests: (RIP: Bob Greenlee)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Live from Austin Tx - Roy Buchanan (04/2008)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Comments: DVD recorded live in November 1976.
- Live - amazing grace - Roy Buchanan (08/2009)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- American axe - live in 1974 - Roy Buchanan ( - )
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Sweet dreams - the anthology - Roy Buchanan (09/1992)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Guests: Steve Cropper, Charlie Daniels, Tim Drummond, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Ray Gomez, Karl Himmel, Teddy Irwin, Neil Larsen, Andy Newmark, Jean Roussel, Bill Stewart, Willie Weeks, Bob Wilson
- Producer: Stanley Clarke (RIP: Arif Mardin)
- Comments: Compilation with 4 unreleased tracks.
- Guitar on fire - the Atlantic sessions - Roy Buchanan (04/1993)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Guests: Alfa Anderson, Stanley Clarke, Steve Cropper, Krystal Davis, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, David Garibaldi, Ray Gomez, Jan Hammer, David Lasley, Will Lee, Andy Newmark, Dennis Parker, Narada Michael Walden, Willie Weeks (RIP: Luther Vandross)
- Producer: (RIP: Arif Mardin)
- Technical: Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot
- The Best of Roy Buchanan - the millenium collection - Roy Buchanan (03/2002)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Guests: Teddy Irwin, Neil Larsen
- Producer: Bill Stewart
- The Definitive collection - Roy Buchanan (05/2006)
- Members: John Harrison (RIP: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster)
- Guests: Charlie Daniels, Tim Drummond, Karl Himmel, Teddy Irwin, Neil Larsen, Bob Wilson
- Up all night - Chizmo Charles (1998)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King, Teddy Reynolds)
- Comments: Debut album by Chizmo Charles (and he was 70 at that time!).
- Outtakes and demos 1975-2003 - Joe Grushecky (02/2006)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King)
- Creepshow OST - VVAA (10/2003)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster)
- Producer: John Harrison, John Sutton
- Technical: (RIP: Jerry Reed)
- Crazy man - Floyd Miles & Friends (1992)
- Guests: Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Edgar Winter (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King, Root Boy Slim, Alex Taylor)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Never too late - Erica Guerin (1993)
- Guests: Tony Coleman (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- King of the boogie sax - Noble Thin Man Watts (1993)
- Members: (RIP: Noble Watts)
- Guests: (RIP: Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Goin´ back to Daytona - Floyd Miles (1994)
- Guests: Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King, Noble Watts)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Blues is my religion - Eric Culberson & The Erok Band (1996)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King)
- Producer: (RIP: Bob Greenlee)
- My opinion: Magnificent blues album, absolutely beautiful. My favourite tracks ar the slow blues ´Morning light blues´ and the instrumental ´Stray bullet blues´.
- Out of control - Sonny Rhodes (1996)
- Guests: Sonny Rollins (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King)
- Back to Bogalusa - Chicago Bob Nelson (01/1996)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King, Stephen Miller)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Keepin´ a secret - Ace Moreland (02/1996)
- Guests: Tony Battaglia (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King, Noble Watts)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Cadillac in the swamp - SmokeHouse (03/1996)
- Guests: Robert Thomas (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Get real - Erica Guerin (05/1997)
- Guests: Bryan Bassett, Tony Coleman, Charlie DeChant (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King, Noble Watts)
- Producer: (RIP: Bob Greenlee)
- Every shade of blue - Roy Roberts (06/1997)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King)
- Producer: (RIP: Bob Greenlee)
- Born to be blue - Sonny Rhodes (09/1997)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Unchained maladies - Reverend Billy C Wirtz & The Polyester Prophets (08/1998)
- Guests: Mark Hodgson (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King, Dru Lombar, Root Boy Slim)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- No rules to the game - Eric Culberson (10/1998)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King)
- Blue diamond - Sonny Rhodes (1999)
- Guests: Mark Hodgson (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King, Noble Watts)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett, Peter Moore
- Deeper shade of blue - Roy Roberts (1999)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee)
- Technical: (RIP: Warren King)
- Give it to get it - Ace Moreland (06/2000)
- Guests: Tony Battaglia (RIP: Byrd Foster, Bob Greenlee, Warren King)
- I won´t give up - Lou Pride (06/2000)
- Guests: Charlie DeChant (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King)
- Producer: (RIP: Bob Greenlee)
- Hindsight is 20/20 - Ace Moreland (04/2003)
- Guests: (RIP: Byrd Foster, Warren King)
- Producer: (RIP: Bob Greenlee)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett
- Triple trouble - Tommy McCoy (11/2008)
- Guests: Tony Coleman, Charlie DeChant, Tommy Shannon (RIP: Rock Bottom, Byrd Foster)
- Technical: Bryan Bassett (RIP: Warren King)
RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 9
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Byrd Foster, please, also write me with the link.
- Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams (1976) Amazing quality! (Resolution: 480)
- Roy Buchanan - The Messiah Will Come Again (1976) Amazing quality! (Resolution: 480)
- Roy Buchanan - Roy´s Bluz (1976) Amazing quality! (Resolution: 480)
- Roy Buchanan - Soul Dressing (Resolution: 240)
- Shawn Rounds - Unknown Title (2008) Shawn Rounds live in November 2008. (Resolution: 240)
- Shawn Rounds - Johnny B Goode Shawn Rounds live. (Resolution: 480)
- Shawn Rounds - She´s Nineteen Years Old Shawn Rounds live. (Resolution: 480)
- Shawn Rounds - All Your Love Shawn Rounds live. (Resolution: 480)
- Shawn Rounds - She´s Tough - Pride And Joy Shawn Rounds live. (Resolution: 480)
Featuring: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster, John Harrison, Malcolm Lukens.
Featuring: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster, John Harrison, Malcolm Lukens.
Featuring: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster, John Harrison, Malcolm Lukens.
Featuring: Roy Buchanan, Byrd Foster, John Harrison, Malcolm Lukens.
Featuring: Byrd Foster, Shawn Rounds, Barry Williams.
Featuring: Byrd Foster, Shawn Rounds, Barry Williams.
Featuring: Byrd Foster, Shawn Rounds, Barry Williams.
Featuring: Selwyn Birchwood, Byrd Foster, Shawn Rounds, Barry Williams.
Featuring: Byrd Foster, Shawn Rounds, Barry Williams.
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Byrd Foster mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Warren King (23)
Bob Greenlee (20)
Ace Moreland (16)
Bryan Bassett (14)
Rick Bailey (13)
Roy Buchanan (12)
Bill Samuel (12)
John Harrison (11)
Malcolm Lukens (11)
Doug Bare (7)
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Other members of Sweet Lightnin' with Byrd included Harry Turner (bass), and Fred Delu, keys, both founding members. Later Albritton McClain and Syd McGinnis (now in the David Letterman Band) were in Sweet Lightnin'. The last edition of SL disbanded in 1979 and included Pete Hewlett and Buddy Hall on guitar, Dave Molter onbass and Byrd on drums.
ReplyDeleteyo, my name is tim kelliher, i was in two bands with byrd,blues for soul, with ron and george clarke, which we made one cd, called buried alive in the blues, and skin and bone band,blues in the nite,both i can make available, i also finished,7 tracks all new, which will be out soon called byrdsongs, he was a great friend, i miss him dearly , contact me at www.timothykelliher@yahoo.com, peace
ReplyDeleteByrd was also with a Pgh. band called Friar Tuck. Circa late 60's. Keyboard Player was Jerry Lotti, Guitar-Ron Cochran & Bass Was Steve Fonzerelli ? They played frequently at an Oakland Club called the Love-In.
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