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Chicken Shack?
I've always wondered where the inspiration for this name came from. I figure it's just an unusual, nonsense sort of name that they thought would get attention... Anyone?
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I understand they came up with that name just because they used to practice in a chicken shack.
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Intersting thing about Shades...the sax player for Shades was none other than Chris Wood, who went on to be a founding member of Traffic with Stevie Winwood and Dave Mason.
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Some guy: Hey, did you hear about this new blues group called Shades of Blue? Me: No, never heard of 'em! Maybe I'll check 'em out, though! (five minutes later) Some other guy: Hey, did you hear about this new blues group called Shades of Blue? Me: No, never heard of 'em! Chicken Shack is a much more evocative name, and much better suited to the temperament of a band who named one of their albums Forty Blue Fingers Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve. Shades of Blue is barely worthy of being a Miles Davis song title. |
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i think they pull of chicken shack beautifuly! it suits them somehow |
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Of course, some of this imagery is in my head no doubt thanks to Jimmy Smith's 1960 album Back at the Chicken Shack: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=glance&n=5174 |
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Yes, Jyqm. I was just about to post this wen I saw your last response. Jimmy Smith, a black jazz organist from the 50s and 60s, who recorded his most famous work on Blue Note records, released an album called "Back at the Chicken Shack," which featured a great tune of that name, too. According to a mid-seventies book called "Rumours and Fax" the band chose to name themselves after this funky performer's song. Funny: I was a fan of FM long before I'd heard and loved Jimmy Smith. But I was a fan of Jimmy Smith long before I'd heard and loved Chicken Shack. It all fell together for me :-) |
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