Potliquor - 1971 - First Taste (full album)
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Potliquor, or sometimes erroneously referred to as "Pot Liquor", was a 1970s rock group from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Like several other bands of the American South, their musical style was a synthesis of several local musical influences, leading them to become a part of the nascent Southern rock genre. Potliquor released four albums plus a compilation album but only achieved limited success in record sales.
Potliquor was a top regional touring band during the early 1970s, and although they made several national tours with prominent rock groups of the time, they never became the headliner of their own tour. The group suffered through internal conflicts after the death of their manager in 1973, and after several personnel changes, they were never able to recover the momentum built up through 1970-1973 to reach national prominence like other southern rock bands of the era.
Potliquor took its name from the term "pot liquor" which is the broth that is left after cooking vegetables and meats.[1] In the South, it is commonly drunk or otherwise used rather than being thrown away. While many argue that the traditional spelling of "potlikker" is correct, "pot liquor" has become the acceptable form. This was only one of many references to their region and state of origin that Potliquor made in their work.
Formed in 1969 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Potliquor was originally composed of George Ratzlaff (keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals), Les Wallace (guitar, vocals), Guy Schaeffer (bass, vocals), and Jerry Amoroso (drums, percussion, vocals). Each of the members was a veteran of the Baton Rouge music scene. Ratzlaff, in fact, had been a member of the Basement Wall, the highest-paid cover band in the South during the late 60s, according to the Louisiana Entertainment Association. Jim Brown, a local promoter and owner of a Baton Rouge club, the Speakeasy, facilitated Potliquor’s formation and arranged the "name-the-band-contest" that resulted in Potliquor’s naming.
Potliquor had signed with Janus Records, a subsidiary of the GRT Corporation. On a small, full-color ad on the front page of the September 26, 1970 edition of Billboard, Janus describe Potliquor as a "river blues" group from Baton Rouge who "created a sensation at the New Orleans Pop Festival and were sought after by many record labels..." and who were about "to embark on their first national tour." Officially released by Janus Records in November, Potliquor's debut album, First Taste, had been recorded in the previous months at Baton Rouge's Deep South Recording Studio, produced by manager Jim Brown, and engineered by Cy Frost.
Credits
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Guy Schaeffer
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jerry Amoroso
Guitar, Vocals – Les Wallace
Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Harp, Percussion, Vocals – George Ratzlaff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potliquor
Potliquor was a top regional touring band during the early 1970s, and although they made several national tours with prominent rock groups of the time, they never became the headliner of their own tour. The group suffered through internal conflicts after the death of their manager in 1973, and after several personnel changes, they were never able to recover the momentum built up through 1970-1973 to reach national prominence like other southern rock bands of the era.
Potliquor took its name from the term "pot liquor" which is the broth that is left after cooking vegetables and meats.[1] In the South, it is commonly drunk or otherwise used rather than being thrown away. While many argue that the traditional spelling of "potlikker" is correct, "pot liquor" has become the acceptable form. This was only one of many references to their region and state of origin that Potliquor made in their work.
Formed in 1969 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Potliquor was originally composed of George Ratzlaff (keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals), Les Wallace (guitar, vocals), Guy Schaeffer (bass, vocals), and Jerry Amoroso (drums, percussion, vocals). Each of the members was a veteran of the Baton Rouge music scene. Ratzlaff, in fact, had been a member of the Basement Wall, the highest-paid cover band in the South during the late 60s, according to the Louisiana Entertainment Association. Jim Brown, a local promoter and owner of a Baton Rouge club, the Speakeasy, facilitated Potliquor’s formation and arranged the "name-the-band-contest" that resulted in Potliquor’s naming.
Potliquor had signed with Janus Records, a subsidiary of the GRT Corporation. On a small, full-color ad on the front page of the September 26, 1970 edition of Billboard, Janus describe Potliquor as a "river blues" group from Baton Rouge who "created a sensation at the New Orleans Pop Festival and were sought after by many record labels..." and who were about "to embark on their first national tour." Officially released by Janus Records in November, Potliquor's debut album, First Taste, had been recorded in the previous months at Baton Rouge's Deep South Recording Studio, produced by manager Jim Brown, and engineered by Cy Frost.
Credits
Bass Guitar, Vocals – Guy Schaeffer
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jerry Amoroso
Guitar, Vocals – Les Wallace
Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Harp, Percussion, Vocals – George Ratzlaff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potliquor