Last Exit

Last Exit was a music group composed of Ronnie Pearson, drummer of the Phoenix Jazzmen, who is rumored having been asked by the Beatles to part them before eventually Ringo Starr became their drummer, John Hedley, a well-known guitar player around Newcastle, England, Gerry Richardson, teacher and long time companion of the fourth member of the group, Sting.

Related Topics:
Ronnie Pearson - Phoenix Jazzmen - Beatles - John Hedley - Gerry Richardson - Sting

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The band formed in 1974 and was a major act around Newcastle for some years; even in the time when Sting had first success with The Police Last Exit reunited for a last gig their. Richardson invented the name inspired by the book Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby.

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Sting - The Police - Hubert Selby

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In 1976 the band records some demos in the Pathway Studios in London but it does not seem that there is any LP/CD available; in 1977 Sting quits Last Exit to go to London to inforce his musical career and Last Exit play their last concert in Newcastle.

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Last Exit was a free-jazz supergroup composed of Bill Laswell, Sonny Sharrock, Ronald Shannon Jackson, and Peter Brotzmann. The band was remarkable for their musical ferocity, matched by confrontational attitudes, toured with a Black Flag-like attitude. The band is documented by a single studio album, and many live recordings.

Related Topics:
Bill Laswell - Sonny Sharrock - Ronald Shannon Jackson - Peter Brotzmann - Black Flag

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