John Schlitt Joins Popular Classic Rock Band Head East for Reunion The song is about a guy who returns home - possibly from a tour - and has it out with his woman. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Head East's Mike Somerville Dies after Illness", Heavy Harmonies page (Partial Discography), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Head_East&oldid=1151082703, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from December 2010, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. sign in RYM new musicgenres charts listscommunity Close Search:Music Film Games for: New MusicGenresChartsListsCommunity artistreleaselabelworkfilmvideopic x Live! It is often considered Head East's signature song, [1] peaking at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and continues to be played on classic rock radio stations in the US, generations after it was released. say that the first time Never Been Any Reason was performed it In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Original band members from the A&M era included Schlitt, Roger Boyd, Mike Sommerville, Steve Huston, and Dan Birney, who passed away in 2003. Into the vaults for Bruce Pollock's 1984 conversation with the esteemed bluesman. Brian John Schlitt went on to sing for the band Petra. which featured the song Never Been Any Reason, released by They honed their craft playing colleges and clubs in the midwest, which is where they developed "Never Been Any Reason." The Ben Folds Five song "Brick" is about a difficult time when Folds' girlfriend got an abortion. Steve Huston, one of the founding members of Head East talks to Bill Grady and shares the real behind-the-scenes story of how the band came up with the name. The band continued with little success, releasing albums on small labels. They met and formed the band while John, Roger, and Larry were studying at the University of Illinois, Steve was at Eastern Illinois University 45 miles away and Danny was not in college. Head East hometown, lineup, biography | Last.fm Other original members have drifted in and out of the band over the years, but Boyd is the only constant. The band remained active in some form for decades, and the song was always their showstopper. By the time Choice of Weapons was recorded, Steve Huston had departed the band to become a recording studio engineer, in Indianola, Iowa in the early 1990s, leaving Boyd as the only original member. Flota return from his military service and rejoined Head East in By the mid-80s, John Schlitt, had joined Petra, a christian rock band when lead singer Greg X. Volz left the band. They recorded their debut album, Flat as a Pancake, independently and released it on their own Pyramid Records label in early 1975. keyboards, Steve Houston on drums, Larry Boyd on bass and Danny part of it, Flota said. While Flota played guitar for Head East for about a year between Theres so many fans Dave Namanny is editor of the Mitchell County Press-News, a Lee It was composed by the band's guitarist, Mike Somerville. Released in January 1979 on A&M (catalog no. here, said Flota, who recalls playing at the Surf Ballroom in Three of the original five band members also left after 'Crazy' which also possibly shows a bit of frustration with the lack of greater success that never seemed to come their way. Another tick-borne disease is on the rise in the U.S. Ukrainian soldiers get targeted by rockets while digging trenches near Bakhmut. I've been blessed to continue singing rock 'n' roll for the King of Kings with Petra in 1986, and I'm thrilled to still be singing after all these years. They will perform the bands 1979 double-live album, Head East Live, which includes many of the songs from their most well-known album, Flat As A Pancake, including Never Been Any Reason and Since You Been Gone., Recording Flat As A Pancake is one of my proudest accomplishments as a musician, said Boyd. inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Sept. 4 in Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Head East Reunion - Get up and enjoy yourself (John Schlitt) They released their first album, Flat as a Pancake, in 1974 on their o. Roger Boyd - Keyboard, Leader, Original Member, Darren Walker - Vocals, Glen Bridger - Guitar, Eddy Jones - Drums, Greg Manahan - Bass. Head East - "Never Been Any Reason" - Steve Hoffman Music Forums Head East was a hard rock quintet originally from south central Illinois, then Champaign, Illinois, USA. Head East, rock band with Southern Illinois ties, returns for HerrinFesta In 1979, the band released the double-LP Head East Live!,[3] and A Different Kind of Crazy. Head East Concert Tickets: 2023 Live Tour Dates | Bandsintown These were the last studio albums recorded with new original material being released as Head East. Head East is an American rock band formed in East Central Illinois. Kearney Amphitheater A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. [3] Neither album achieved the success of their debut album. Never Been Any Reason by Head East - Songfacts The special one-night-only performance during the Iowa Rock n Roll Music Associations 2011 Hall of Fame coincided with Schlitts induction into the states Hall of Fame and marked the first time in 30 years that the musicians were on stage together.