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John Cuffley

Climax Blues Band
Climax Blues Band 1974.JPG
The band in 1974
Background information
Also known as Climax Chicago Blues Band (1968–1972)
Origin Stafford, England
Genres Blues rock, soft rock
Years active 1968–present
Labels Harvest/EMI
Sire/Warner Bros. Records
Virgin Records
Major League Productions
various others
Website Climax Blues Band
Members George Glover
Roy Adams
Lester Hunt
Neil Simpson
Chris Aldridge
Graham Dee
Past members Colin Cooper
Pete Haycock
Derek Holt
George Newsome
Arthur Wood
Richard Jones
Anton Farmer
Peter Filleul
John Cuffley
Nicky Hopkins
Dave Marquee
Henry Spinetti
John "Rhino" Edwards
Jeff Rich
Roger Inniss
Johnny Pugh

The Climax Blues Band (originally known as the Climax Chicago Blues Band) is a British blues rock band. The band was formed in Stafford, England, in 1968 by vocalist and harmonica player Colin Cooper (1939–2008), guitarist and vocalist Pete Haycock (1951–2013), guitarist Derek Holt (b. 1949), bassist and keyboardist Richard Jones (b. 1949), drummer George Newsome (b. 1947), and keyboardist Arthur Wood (1929–2005).

In 1972 the group shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band, under pressure from the American band Chicago. The band has released at least 17 albums and had a Top 10 hit in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right". That song and "I Love You" were also hits in the United States; "Couldn't Get It Right" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977, and "I Love You" peaked at No. 12 in 1981.

Jones left the group in 1969, so Holt switched to bass. They switched to Harvest Records in 1970, and their subsequent records had a more rock-oriented feel. John Cuffley replaced Newsome in 1971. (In 2006 Newsome teamed up with the Wolverhampton blues rock guitarist Tim Jenks. He has since recorded two albums with Jenks, Tear Down the Walls in 2008, a collection of original material by Jenks, followed by Realms of Glory, a collection of original and traditional Christmas songs. Newsome continues to drum regularly with Jenks around the Wolverhampton pub blues rock scene.) Wood quit in 1972, and the group continued as a foursome, dropping "Chicago" from its name.

Albums issued in the 1970s include FM/Live (1973), a double set recorded at a concert in New York, and the studio albums Stamp Album (1975) and Gold Plated (1976), featuring the single "Couldn't Get It Right". In the 1970s, the band's concerts in the U.S. were attended by up to 20,000 people. By 1981 the band was moving towards a pop-rock sound. Holt and Cuffley left in 1983.


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