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Post by Kevin on Jul 12, 2005 15:31:05 GMT -5
In one of the sound checks by Mason Lee, he refers to a band called Copperfield. I think I saw that band at the fair back in like 73. Does anyone remember anything about them?
Also, there was a band around town in the late 70's called "Circus".
Anyone remember them?
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Post by Max on Jul 12, 2005 15:38:19 GMT -5
I remember hearing of 'Circus', but not the other.
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Post by bruiser on Jul 12, 2005 18:32:32 GMT -5
Yes, Copperfield existed. They had kind of a heavy sound. They cut a heavy version of "Eleanor Rigby" which made it to #7 on WKLO and #12 on WAKY. Pretty good cover. Sounds kind of Deep Purplish.
Circus also existed. They cut a cover of "Howling At The Moon". So far as I know it never made the local charts. They were a pop sounding group. Pretty good at what they did. Very professional on stage.
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Post by RJC on Jul 15, 2005 2:56:59 GMT -5
Yes, Copperfield existed. They had kind of a heavy sound. They cut a heavy version of "Eleanor Rigby" which made it to #7 on WKLO and #12 on WAKY. Pretty good cover. Sounds kind of Deep Purplish. I would like to hear this song, do you know of anyplace where I can find it?
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Post by bruiser on Jul 15, 2005 8:03:42 GMT -5
Young Grasshopper Cooper, you know where to go to find that song. Better hurry though, as C may be going to close down.
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Post by Max on May 5, 2006 17:35:06 GMT -5
Copperfield is featured on WAKY's 'Stand Back, We Just Cut an Album', seen on the promotional materials page. On that note, how many of those bands, if any, are still together? Bands like Free Fall, Home, Free Reign, Brotherhood, Copperfield, City Lites, Trace, Cain, Joshua, Crushed Velvet (who I'd heard alot about back then), and See/Saw. Incidentally, there will be cuts from this album added this weekend to the playlist of WAKYOnline, cuts that fit most with the format (some of the other tracks were a little out of format for WAKY at the time). Three of the tracks, by Copperfield, City Lights, and Trace, were digitized this evening. A word of warning, though, this will be from vinyl, as this album is out of print and released in this format only (I believe), so there might be a stray pop or two. However, this is a pretty clean copy (gotta love eBay! ) and most of the 'noise' is at the beginning and end of each side. After playback it's pretty close to CD quality. When you hear them, why not let us know what ya think, either by e-mailing us via the e-mail link or by using the Live365 thumbs up/down. In any case, we just thought we'd add these to the collection of Louisville artists from the 60's!
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Post by sueponine on Nov 16, 2014 14:55:32 GMT -5
I remember Copperfield very well. George Shields, Al Tinsley, Brad and a new guy named Steve. They had the sound of Uriah Heep or may Deep Purple. They, in fact, covered several of these groups' songs. "July Morning", their Uriah Heep cover, was a special favorite of mine. Al was a special friend of mine and I have learned recently that Al Tinsley may have passed away in the past couple of years. Anyone having knowledge of this, I'd appreciate hearing and knowing what happened. I hadn't seen Al in many years. Copperfield was a really awesome band. I never got tired of hearing them.
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Post by gws8 on Dec 23, 2019 14:41:37 GMT -5
Yes, Copperfield existed. They had kind of a heavy sound. They cut a heavy version of "Eleanor Rigby" which made it to #7 on WKLO and #12 on WAKY. Pretty good cover. Sounds kind of Deep Purplish. Circus also existed. They cut a cover of "Howling At The Moon". So far as I know it never made the local charts. They were a pop sounding group. Pretty good at what they did. Very professional on stage. Hey, guys this is Dr. George Shields (U of L professor) and original member of the Decades (65-70) and Copperfield (70 - 77). I was the blonde bass player and more or less lead singer. I am singing Eleanor Rigby. Our version was inspired by Uriah Heep. Also check out Lady Pleaser, a rocker with a ZZ Top touch (written by me and fabulous guitarist -- later toured with Atlanta Rhythm Section -- T Bone (Tommy) Stribbling. Drummer Brad Murrell was the best drummer I have heard live, he could match John Bonham and in fact did a 15 minute power solo every Set 3. Our guitarists were always first rate from Phil Brown (Ky Head Hunters?) to T Bone to the highly regarded Robbie Johnson (who passed away). Big Al Tinsley was majestic on his Hammond B3. We worked really hard on tight harmonies and pursued the most challenging British progressive rock -- Deep Purple, Flash, Tull, (and Americans such as Alice Cooper, Three Dog Night, Allman Bros., Doobie Bros.-- perhaps the zenith being Heep's 25 minute orchestral masterpiece "Salisbury" (see critic on You Tube who introduces Eleanor Rigby and calls us "fantastic live performers" singling out Salisbury for praise). We rehearsed for 6 months before being able to play it live. It would give me chills and audiences would explode in response. At our peak (73 - 75) we had a full-time four man road crew, an 18 wheeler, and a PA system like no one else's in WAKY land -- 16 channel board exactly like the one used by Jethro Tull, huge towering cabinets. ZZ Top, Ted Nugent (yuk), and the louisville Orchestra would rent our system when schedules matched up. We had a great light show operated by musician/roadie Chuck Hilton that projected on to a huge fold out white screen. Chuck had great ideas such as showing the Andromeda galaxy during our cover of Stairway to Heaven. He also designed our logo written in the style of Yes.Also, our personal equipment improved dramatically from the time of the Decades. Double Marshall stacks, Les Paul, my custom finished Fender Precision with a stacked Sun Coliseum, Brad's super expensive drum set, and Al's B3 (there is no substitute). We produced a thunderous sound that was meant to be felt in the gut Finally, I should point out that we were on retainer at Allen-Martin Studios where I sang and played bass on scores and scores of TV and radio commercials, including the incessant Big Red soft drink theme song (do yourself a favor,big red bubbles blow your mind"). Thanks WAKY Land.
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Post by gws8 on Jan 6, 2020 21:03:44 GMT -5
Guys, Roll 'em Easy (Linda Ronstadt) was our cover on the WAKY album, but we had much better studio cuts -- Stone Believer by Iron Butterfly was super strong w. great harmonies, a Latin rocker written by me entitled Anna was really memorable and was covered by some Louisville bands, and also an original entitled Reflections was a powerful rocker in the style of Styx. Brad Murrell is attempting to put all our studio work on to disc, so maybe we can get some online or YouTube play.
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Post by gws8 on Jan 6, 2020 21:19:27 GMT -5
Hi, Kevin, see posts below on Copperfield
George Shields (me), Brad Murrell (drums), Tom Stribbling (guitar), and Bob Kelly (?), are all alive and kickin'.
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Post by cookey on Oct 16, 2020 12:20:31 GMT -5
Dr. George,
You seem to have forgotten your Terre Haute contingets. First you forget us and then you apparently have written us off for dead. I assume both were simply oversites on your part.
Cook
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