1979 - The Nice bassist Lee Jackson dies in Chicago.
VH1 (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
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Brian Davison
Times Online (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Brian Davison was in at the birth of “prog rock” as the drummer with the Nice, a group that in many ways summed up the progressive genre and its philosophy of fusing rock music with elements of jazz and symphonic composition.
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Brian Davison: Drummer with The Nice
The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
A battering fusillade at the climax of "America", the West Side Story song adapted by The Nice, was a hallmark of the drumming style of Brian Davison. A passionate and gifted player, he saw his role in any group as a fellow musician and creative percussionist. He was inspired by the jazz drummers Jack DeJohnette and Art Blakey, and brought a dynamic approach to rock when he joined the keyboard virtuoso...
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CD Review: Refugee Live In Concert – Newcastle City Hall 1974
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 09/23/2007
There has been a spate of old 70’s bootleg recordings making it into the mainstream music outlets of late. I think it is wonderful that these great artists are finally getting the recognition that they richly deserve, and even better we get to listen to them. This recording comes from a live performance in 1974 [...]
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The Trip "Caronte" {Italy} [1971] (Progressive)
Prog Not Frog (Free subscription) | 07/05/2007
This was one of the first groups to emerge from the new Italian rock scene. They formed in London in 1967 on the initiative of pop singer Ricky Maiocchi (ex-Camaleonti) who needed a new backing group. Many British beat bands moved to Italy in the late sixties in search of gigs, among them The Sorrows, The Primitives and The Talismen. Most of the original Trip members were also English, including (future...
