Shadows
of Knight
Dubbed
"the American Rolling Stones", the Shadows of Knight
shot to the top of the music charts in 1966 with the rock anthem
"GLORIA".
Over six million
copies later, those three famous chords and that unashamed mating
chant has found immortality among fraternities, presidents, wanna-be's,
rock stars and the rest of the nubile world. "GLORIA"
has become the party song of generations and the Shadows of Knight
have become the legendary messengers.
Chicago's
"golden boys of pop" released three subsequent hits,
"Bad Little Woman", "I'm Gonna Make You Mine",
and the much lauded version of the Muddy Waters tune, "Oh
Yeah". In late 1968, the band left Dunwich Records (Atlantic)
to sign with Team Records (Buddah) and the" bubble gum"
empire of Jerry Kasentz and Jeff Katz. They recorded anonymously
on tracks such as "Quick Joey Small", "Yummy, Yummy,
Yummy (I've Got Love In My Tummy)", "Chewy, Chewy"
and many more hit records. The Shadows of Knight then released
their final chart hit, "Shake !" culminating in another
million seller.
2002 brings
original vocalist, Jimy Sohns and veteran bassist, Lee Brovitz,
full circle. Sundazed Records has re-released the "Gloria"
and "Back Door Men" albums to critical acclaim. The
band has embarked on a reunion tour aptly named "Gloria's
Back !" and has reclaimed the title of America's premier
party band, performing the creme of their ‘60's hits and
a host of enthusiastic new material.
British rock
magazine, "Melody Maker" claims that " the Shadows
of Knight belong in the ranks of the Beatles, The Who, and the
Rolling Stones" ...... encore! encore!
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