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Cochise (band)

Cochise was an English country rock band that performed in the early 1970s.^[1] Their albums and singles were released on the United Artists and Liberty Records labels.

Background[edit]

This band is more significant for who they included than what they produced. Singer Stewart Brown had grown up with Reggie Dwight, later Elton John, and co-founded the band Bluesology with him. After the demise of Cochise, Mick Grabham made a solo album in 1972 and joined Procol Harum the following year.^[1] B.J. Cole also recorded a solo album in 1972, called The New Hovering Dog,^[2] before becoming an important session musician playing with Elton John, Uriah Heep and many others throughout the 1970s.^[1] Rick Wills and John "Willie" Wilson played on David Gilmour's debut solo album in 1978.^[3]

John Gilbert would go on to Join the group Pluto for about six months. He sang on one of their singles.^[4][5]

Personnel[edit]

• Stewart A. Brown - lead vocals, guitar – born 28 January 1942, Pinner, Middlesex
• B.J. Cole - pedal steel guitar, Dobro, occasional cello – born Brian John Cole, 17 June 1946, Enfield, Middlesex^[6]
• Mick Grabham - guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals, organ, piano – born 22 January 1948, Sunderland^[7]
• Rick Wills - bass, backing vocals, percussion – born Richard William Wills, 5 December 1947, Cambridge^{[citation needed]}
• John 'Willie' Wilson - drums, backing vocals, percussion – born John Andrew Wilson, 8 July 1947, Cambridge
• John Gilbert - lead vocals – born John Weston, 13 September 1948, Warrington, Lancashire
• Roy O'Temro - drums, percussion – died 1972

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

• Cochise (United Artists Uas 29177) 1970 (reissued on CD by Kissing Spell, 2002 - SCD933)
• Swallow Tales (Liberty Lbg 83428) 1971 (reissued on CD by Kissing Spell, 2002 - SCD934)
• So Far (United Artists Uas 29286) 1972 (reissued on CD by Kissing Spell, 2002 - SCD935)^[1]
• Velvet Mountain - An Anthology 1970-1972 (Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 22388) 2013 (2 CD reissue of all three Cochise albums plus the non-LP B side, "Words Of A Dying Man")

Singles[edit]

• "Watch This Space" / "59th Street Bridge Song" (United Artists UP 35134) 1970
• "Love's Made A Fool Of You" / "Words Of A Dying Man" (Liberty LBF 15425) 1970
• "Why I Sing The Blues" / "Jed Collder" (Liberty LBF 15460) 1971^[8]

Compilation albums[edit]

• The track "Home Again" appears on United Artists Records 1971 sampler All Good Clean Fun (UDX 201/2)^[9]
• "Home Again" and "Velvet Mountain" appear on the 2004 EMI CD re-package of All Good Clean Fun (Liberty 8660902)^[10]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976, Vernon Joynson ISBN 1-899855-04-1

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