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Roadhouse were a top British rock band that were signed to Mercury records, and included former Def Leppard members Pete Willis[1] and Frank Noon.[2] According to the band's website, the band recorded a four song demo with Noon as their drummer. However, Noon was no longer in Roadhouse by the time of the recording of their debut album. Roadhouse released their self-titled album in August 1991.[1] The album is often referred to as On a Desert Road, a reference to a line in the song "Time". Several singles and videos were released from the album, with the album charting at 26 and 2 of the singles in the top ten there are also B-sides that are not on the album. The band toured in support of Ian Gillan/No Sweat/Saxon/Two Tribes and recorded four videos for MTV. The single "Hell Can Wait" reached number 9 in the UK Rock Chart, and the single "Tower of Love" was used in the film Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.Paul Jackson Joined British 70s super group SLADE for a short period as vocalist, and then went on to form a country rock outfit called SMITH&JACKSON the band spent almost 10 years touring the USA with bands like lynyrd skynyrd, Diamond Rio, 38 Special and were managed by ex Kiss producer SEAN DELANEY
Roadhouse | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Years active | 1990–1991 |
| Past members | Paul Jackson Pete Willis Richard Day Wayne Grant Frank Noon Trevor Brewis |
Band members
edit- Paul Jackson - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Pete Willis - guitars, backing vocals
- Richard Day - guitars, backing vocals July 10th 2024 became engaged to Jane Chiarello
- Wayne Grant - bass, backing vocals
- Frank Noon - drums (1990)
- Trevor Brewis - drums (1990–1991)
- Brian Hall - guitars, backing vocals (1991) (live substitute)
References
edit- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 299. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ "Home". Roadhouseband.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.