The Buckeye Politicians
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The Buckeye Politicians were a funk rock band that released some recordings in the 1970s.
History
The group formed in the very early 1970s by three brothers who once called themselves "The Vondors." They recorded a single for Bill Moss' Holiday records. Side A was a vocal track while the B side was instrumental. Through Moss' connections with Bell Records, two more singles were released on the Bell label. They changed their name to The Soul Partners and scored a local hit.
They changed their name in the 1970s to The Buckeye Politicians and released a single on Sceptor Records.Buckeye Beat [http://www.buckeyebeat.com/buckeyepoliticians.html the Buckeye Politicians / Soul Partners / Vondors]
Later, the band traveled to England and recorded under the direction of Alan Parsons,NME Website [https://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/yhECBGbi9Pk/search/the-buckeye-politicians I"LL BE HOME_ The Buckeye Politicians video] producing one single. An album worth of material from the Alan Parsons sessions was recorded. However, the album was never released because the tapes were lost by the airline on their return to the United States.The Buckeye Politicians [https://web.archive.org/web/20080929002752/http://www.buckeyepoliticians.com/history.html History]
They released a single and an album on Utopia records. They released a few more singles in the 1980s.
As part of a 2006 reunion they recorded a CD called Here I Am.
Original member Larry "LA" Almon died in 2008.Buckeye Beat [http://www.buckeyebeat.com/buckeyepoliticians.html the Buckeye Politicians / Soul Partners / Vondors]
Members
=Original=
- LA (Larry) Almon - Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Jay Almon - Bass Guitar: Vocals
- Roscoe Almon - Guitar, Lead and vocals
- Bobby Marsillio - Trumpet
- Buzzard - Drums
- Dog - Trombone, keyboards & flute
=Current=
- LA Almon - Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Jay Almon - Bass Guitar: Vocals
- Conia (sonya with a C) Almon - Vocals: (Jay Almon's daughter)
- Tharon Johnson - Keyboards
- David Nilo - Keyboards
- Mark Henderson - Percussion
- Kris Keith - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone, Flute Official website [https://web.archive.org/web/20080929090250/http://www.buckeyepoliticians.com/band.html About the band]
US discography
=7" singles=
- "Girl I Could Love You More" / "I Wish It Would Rain" - Scepter Records SCE-12301 - 1970 Global Dog Productions [http://www.globaldogproductions.info/s/scepter.html 45 Discography for Scepter Records]
- "Dreams" / "Sister Rose" - EMI 2134 - 1974 Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Buckeye-Politicians-Dreams/release/1710245 Buckeye Politicians– Dreams]
=12" singles=
- "Ride On The Rhythm" / "Ride On The Rhythm" (Instrumental) - Macola Record Co – MRC-0946 Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Buckeye-Politicians-Ride-On-The-Rhythm/release/2518135 Buckeye Politicians– Ride On The Rhythm]
- "Skin Tight" (Radio Edit), "Skin Tight" (Extended Mix) / "Skin Tight" (Long Instrumental Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Buckeye-Politicians-Skin-Tight/release/2332302 Buckeye Politicians– Skin Tight]
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References
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External links
- {{Official website |http://www.buckeyepoliticians.com}}
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