I knew Steamhammer from their earliest days: formed in Worthing in about 1967: hometown of Steve Davy & Kieran White. There had been various precursor bands, but I certainly saw them in about spring 1968 under the name Steamhammer, but with an early lineup: Steve Davy & Kieran White were there, but this was pre- Martin Pugh, pre- even Martin Quittenton (who co-wrote Maggie May, & whose departure caused the vacancy that Steve Jolliffe filled), pre- even Mike Rushton, who played drums with them before Mick Bradley. About a year later I saw them at Klook's Kleek in Hampstead backing Freddie King; at that time they had their first stable lineup of White/Pugh/Quittenton/Davy/ Rushton. Truly a deeply unlucky band, with several early deaths & mental health issues, but in their pomp they were terrific.
Steamhammer, my favorite band. Lucky to have all 4 of their LP's-- "Mach 2." (1969) is my favorite LP of all time. Drummer Mick Bradley died in 1972, Kieran White died in 1995 if I recall rightly, both of cancer. They should've been big, but luck and fate are unpredictable things. Great to see this interview-- thank you so much!
Wonderful reminiscence and snapshot of the times. Their albums are so bloody hard to find, all I have is the Fill Your Head With Rock compilation (which obviously hipped a lot of folks to them).
I was 15 when i bought the first Album 1969 and got my first guitar about then , it was a huge influence in my learning to play , i still find time to listen to all 4 albums , even with a mass collection of music in the thousands in my stash , A Great Interview Thanks for sharing it , , ,
I knew Steamhammer from their earliest days: formed in Worthing in about 1967: hometown of Steve Davy & Kieran White. There had been various precursor bands, but I certainly saw them in about spring 1968 under the name Steamhammer, but with an early lineup: Steve Davy & Kieran White were there, but this was pre- Martin Pugh, pre- even Martin Quittenton (who co-wrote Maggie May, & whose departure caused the vacancy that Steve Jolliffe filled), pre- even Mike Rushton, who played drums with them before Mick Bradley. About a year later I saw them at Klook's Kleek in Hampstead backing Freddie King; at that time they had their first stable lineup of White/Pugh/Quittenton/Davy/ Rushton. Truly a deeply unlucky band, with several early deaths & mental health issues, but in their pomp they were terrific.
Steamhammer, my favorite band. Lucky to have all 4 of their LP's-- "Mach 2." (1969) is my favorite LP of all time. Drummer Mick Bradley died in 1972, Kieran White died in 1995 if I recall rightly, both of cancer. They should've been big, but luck and fate are unpredictable things. Great to see this interview-- thank you so much!
What’s this I heard about the Mayhew guy from Genesis doing a stint? Did he and when?
@@JonathanGoslan Are you sure that you're not getting confused with John Lingwood who joined on drums when Mick Bradley died.
@@bobbus1 No it was definitely prior to his time in Genesis so we are talking late '60s.
Wonderful reminiscence and snapshot of the times. Their albums are so bloody hard to find, all I have is the Fill Your Head With Rock compilation (which obviously hipped a lot of folks to them).
Great - thanks for sharing - Martin just made a new album - Wailing again - With some good stuff on it and some for oldies
I was 15 when i bought the first Album 1969 and got my first guitar about then , it was a huge influence in my learning to play , i still find time to listen to all 4 albums , even with a mass collection of music in the thousands in my stash , A Great Interview Thanks for sharing it , , ,
My brother played with them for a little while, they were on the Sony and Cher show.
"Junior's Wailing" was one of the greatest Rock 'N Roll dance hits ever, in Germany. Every good club started with this song and ended it with it too.
Thanks for this. Very informative, very touching, & real about that fabled era.
Great band - 'Passing through' - evocative track
Great, thanks..
Loved this band.Used to go up to the Marquee and see them.
Glad you decided to go Steve.
I can't believe, that a great voice, like Kieran White did not go on and became a truck drivers voice instead.
The dates are wrong. Steve was with Steamhammer from summer 1969 to early 1970.
4:20 I take it this was not the infamous first public appearance of King Crimson?
Good! Now I know who Fran and Dee are...