Nazareth (band)
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Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band formed in Dunfermline in 1968 that had many hit singles and albums in Canada, the United Kingdom, and a number of other European countries beginning in the early 1970s. The breadth of their popularity expanded internationally, including in the United States, with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog, which featured their hits "Hair of the Dog" and a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts".<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="The Great Rock Discography">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They have continued to record and tour internationally for more than 50 years.
CareerEdit
Nazareth formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, from the remaining members of semi-professional local group the Shadettes (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia">Template:Cite book</ref> They were inspired by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.<ref>Pete Agnew compares Nazareth and Aerosmith with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.</ref> Nazareth took their name from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, which is cited in the first line of the Band's classic song "The Weight" ("I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead...").<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />
The band moved to London, England in 1970 and released their self titled debut album in 1971.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> After getting some attention with their second album Exercises, released in 1972, Nazareth supported Deep Purple on tour, and issued the Roger Glover-produced Razamanaz, in early 1973.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> This collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy".<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> This was followed by Loud 'N' Proud in late 1973, which contained another hit with a cover of Joni Mitchell's song "This Flight Tonight".<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> Then came another album Rampant, in 1974, that was equally successful although its only single, "Shanghai'd in Shanghai", narrowly missed the British Top 40.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> The non-album cover of Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle" ( a song inspired by Dutch Provos, an anarchist group in Amsterdam) was a UK Top 20 entry in 1975.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />
Hair of the Dog, released in April 1975, was produced by Manny Charlton, ending Roger Glover's association with the band.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> The title track – popularly, though incorrectly, known as "Son of a Bitch" due to its hook lyric – became a staple of 1970s rock radio. The American version of the album included a song originally recorded by the Everly Brothers: the melodic Boudleaux Bryant-penned ballad "Love Hurts". This became a hit in the UK and in the US, where it went platinum. The track became the band's only US Top Ten hit<ref name="British Hit Singles" /> and was also a top 10 hit in nine other countries, reaching number 1 in six of them. The song was on the Norwegian chart for 60 weeks.<ref name="British Hit Singles">Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1979, second guitarist Zal Cleminson (previously of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) was added to the line-up, remaining for two albums, No Mean City and Malice in Wonderland, and contributing numerous compositions.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> Malice in Wonderland contained the single "Holiday".<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> In 1981, they contributed the song "Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" to the soundtrack to the film, Heavy Metal.
Various Nazareth line-ups continued to make studio albums and tour throughout the 1980s and 1990s, although their popularity had declined such that some albums no longer received either a UK or a US release. They remained popular in Europe, particularly Germany, where "Dream On" became a hit single. In 1991, Billy Rankin returned to replace Manny Charlton on the No Jive album, remaining with the band until 1994.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />
A tribute came in 1993 when Guns N' Roses covered Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" on "The Spaghetti Incident?"; consolation after they turned down Axl Rose's request for the group to play at his wedding.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> "Axl really made me more aware of Nazareth…" recalled GNR guitarist Slash, "because he can sing like that McCafferty guy, and really dug his voice. And so I remember listening to Nazareth a lot at one point."<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Rankin departed again in 1994, but with Jimmy Murrison and keyboard player Ronnie Leahy, Nazareth maintained a live following in Europe and the US.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" />
Nazareth continued touring after Rankin's departure, with Jimmy Murrison and keyboard player Ronnie Leahy.<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> While on tour in 1999, original drummer Darrell Sweet died at age 51 of a heart attack. He was replaced by bassist Pete Agnew's son Lee for later editions of the band.
On 4 August 2006, John Locke, the former keyboardist of the band, died from cancer at the age of 62.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In February 2008, The Newz was released on the Hamburg-based label, Edel Entertainment. The release of the album coincided with Nazareth's fortieth anniversary tour, which started on 25 January in Sweden and visited most of Europe, finished on 4 November 2008 in Norway. A follow-up album, Big Dogz, was released on 15 April 2011.
Nazareth announced McCafferty's retirement from the band due to ill health on 28 August 2013,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> leaving Pete Agnew as the last remaining original member of the band. On 22 February 2014, it was announced that Scottish singer Linton Osborne was chosen as McCafferty's replacement, with the former singer's blessing.<ref name="Classicrock.teamrock.com-2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December 2014, Nazareth announced the cancellation of several shows,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and later postponement of their UK tour,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> due to Osborne contracting a virus that left him unable to perform. In a post on his Facebook page 16 January 2015, Osborne announced his departure from the band.<ref name="Facebook.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 13 February 2015, the band announced that Carl Sentance, formerly of Persian Risk, Geezer Butler Band, and Krokus, was their new lead vocalist.<ref name="Facebook.com-2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In October 2018, the album Tattooed on My Brain, was released via Frontiers Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 'The 50th Anniversary Tour' followed, spanning 2018 and 2019, along with German hard rock band Formosa as support.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Original guitarist Manny Charlton died on 5 July 2022, aged 80.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 8 November 2022, Dan McCafferty died at the age of 76,<ref name="Stereogum.com-2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> thus leaving bassist Pete Agnew as the last surviving original member.
MembersEdit
Current membersEdit
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions | |
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| Template:CSS image crop | Pete Agnew | 1968–present<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> | Template:Hlist | all releases | |
| Template:CSS image crop | Jimmy Murrison | citation | CitationClass=web
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Template:Hlist | all releases from Boogaloo (1998) onwards |
| Template:CSS image crop | Lee Agnew | 1999–present | Template:Hlist | ||
| Template:CSS image crop | Carl Sentance | 2015–present<ref name="Facebook.com-2" /> | Template:Hlist | Template:Flatlist |
Former membersEdit
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions | |
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| Template:CSS image crop | Dan McCafferty | 1968–2013 Template:Small<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /><ref name="Stereogum.com-2022" /> | Template:Hlist | all releases from Nazareth (1971) to Rock 'n' Roll Telephone (2014) | |
| Darrell Sweet | 1968–1999 Template:Small<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> | Template:Hlist | Template:Flatlist | ||
| Template:CSS image crop | Manny Charlton | 1968–1990 Template:Small<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /><ref name="Union Square Music-2014" /> | Template:Hlist | Template:Flatlist | |
| Template:CSS image crop | Zal Cleminson | 1978–1980<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> | Template:Hlist | Template:Flatlist | |
| Template:CSS image crop | Billy Rankin | Template:Hlist<ref name="Naz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> |
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| Template:CSS image crop | John Locke | 1980–1982 Template:Small<ref name="Billy Rankin ex Nazareth guitarist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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keyboards | Template:Flatlist |
| Ronnie Leahy | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Template:CSS image crop | Linton Osborne | 2014–2015<ref name="Classicrock.teamrock.com-2014" /><ref name="Facebook.com" /> | lead vocals | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
TimelineEdit
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LineupsEdit
| Period | Members | Releases |
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| December 1968 – September 1978<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> |
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| September 1978 – July 1980<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /><ref name="Naz" /> |
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| July 1980 – Late 1982<ref name="Naz" /><ref name="Billy Rankin ex Nazareth guitarist" /> |
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| Late 1982 – 1983<ref name="Naz" /> |
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| 1983 – May 1990<ref name="Naz" /> |
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| May 1990 – Late 1994<ref name="Guinness Rockopedia" /> |
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| Late 1994 – April 1999<ref name="www.nazarethdirect.co.uk" /> |
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| April 1999 – Late 2002 |
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| Late 2002 – 2013 |
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| 2014 – Jan 2015 |
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| Feb 2015–present |
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DiscographyEdit
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See alsoEdit
- Music of Scotland
- List of Scottish musicians
- List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Template:Official website
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