For the 2014 film, see The Smoke (film). For the mini-series, see The Smoke (TV series).
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The Smoke
L to R: Rowley, Gill, Lund, Luker
Background information
Origin
York, England
Genres
Psychedelic rock
freakbeat
psychedelic pop
Years active
1965 (1965)–1976 (1976)
Labels
Columbia
Metronome
Past members
Mick Rowley
Mal Luker
John "Zeke" Lund
Geoff Gill
The Smoke were an English psychedelic pop group from York. They consisted of Mick Rowley (lead vocals), Mal Luker (lead guitar), John "Zeke" Lund (bass) and Geoff Gill (drums and compositor).
The band originally performed around Yorkshire as The Moonshots, changing their name to The Shots when they moved to London.[1] There were two bands playing R&B and other cover versions, one called Tony Adams and the Viceroys, which included John 'Zeke' Lund on bass, Mal Luker on lead guitar and Geoff Gill on drums. The other band was The Moonshots, which included Mick Rowley on lead vocals and Phil Peacock on rhythm guitar (born Philip Peacock, 7 June 1946, Newcastle, Northumbria). These bands then came together to form The Shots and made a single for Columbia, "Keep A Hold Of What You've Got", which flopped. At some point, Peacock left the band, and they then changed their name to The Smoke.[1]
The Smoke's biggest hit was "My Friend Jack" (German Chart: No. 2, UK Singles Chart: No. 45); the BBC banned airplay of the song over its then alleged, though highly apparent, drug references.[2] Later singles released under the band name often had variations on the remaining trio of Lund, Luker and Gill, performing along with session musicians to pad out the sound. All failed to sell in any numbers.[1]
Guitarist Lund later became a sound engineer for Boney M., who recorded a cover version of "My Friend Jack".[3]
The Smoke’s demo recording of Nirvana's "Girl in the Park" opens Secret Theatre, a 1995 Nirvana rarities album.
^ abcColin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1106. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
^Brown, Phill (2010). Are We Still Rolling?: Studios, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll – One Man's Journey Recording Classic Albums. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4768-5609-4. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^Davis, Sharon (2012). Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies. Random House. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-78057-410-3. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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