List of Savoy Brown members
The band's final line-up included Simmonds on guitar and lead vocals along with bassist Pat DeSalvo and drummer Garnet Grimm, both of whom joined in 2009.
Kim Simmonds formed Savoy Brown in October 1965 with vocalist Brice Portius, bassist Ray Chappell, drummer Leo Mannings, keyboardist Trevor Jeavons and harmonica player John O'Leary.
[3] Early the next year, Martin Stone of the Action joined as a second guitarist, and a few months later O'Leary left after a dispute with manager Harry Simmonds.
[6] After recording one single, "Taste and Try, Before You Buy", Brunning and Flint were both fired and replaced in the new year by Rivers Jobe (formerly of Anon) and Bill Bruford, respectively.
[6] The new lineup recorded Blue Matter and A Step Further in 1969, the latter of which marked the final studio contribution of Bob Hall – Simmonds and Youlden shared piano duties on the next album, Raw Sienna.
[9] Simmonds had reformed Savoy Brown by the end of 1970 with new vocalist Pete Scott, former Blodwyn Pig bassist Andy Pyle and drummer Ron Berg, and former Chicken Shack keyboardist Paul Raymond.
[10] The new lineup released Street Corner Talking and Hellbound Train, before Silvester left in June 1972 for "personal reasons" and Pyle returned.
This lineup toured the UK and Germany in early 1975, before Tedstone was dismissed and not replaced – Simmonds took over on lead vocals for the first time in the band's history.
[12] Following the album's release and promotional tour, Simmons relocated to the United States in 1978; he toured during 1979 and 1980 with a lineup including drummer/vocalist Richie Carmichael and a bassist known only as "D.C."(Don Cook), before introducing a new lineup of vocalist Ralph Morman (formerly of the Joe Perry Project), guitarist Barry Paul, drummer Keith Boyce (both formerly of Heavy Metal Kids), and bassist John Humphrey in the summer of 1980.
[12] Savoy Brown was inactive for around two years, before returning in late 1983 with a lineup of Simmonds, vocalist/guitarist Andrew Gerome, bassist Stutz Bearcat and drummer Tommy Amato.
[12] In 1985, Savoy Brown signed with Relix Records and introduced a new incarnation featuring vocalist/harmonica player Speedo Jones and bassist Chris Romanelli.
[16] For the album's tour, Simmonds and Walker were joined by bassist Lou Kaplan, drummer Pete Mendillo and keyboardist Rick Jewett, all members of roots rock band Mad Jack.
