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	Family (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Family was a British Progressive rock band comprising Roger Chapman on vocals, John "Charlie" Whitney on guitar, Jim King on sax and flute, Rick Grech on bass, violin and vocals and Rob Townsend on drums.
		Rick Grech replaced Kirchin on bass in 1965 and Roger Chapman joined around the same time on vocals.
		Before their 1969 US tour, Ric Grech, whose violin playing had been very integral to Family's sound, unexpectedly left to join Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker in the supergroup Blind Faith and was replaced by former Eric Burdon and the Animals bassist John Weider.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Family_(band) (976 words)

	Encyclopedia: Rick Grech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rick Grech, bassist with Family was invited to join them (he left Family mid-tour).
		Grech went on to play in Ginger Baker's Air Force and Traffic.
		Grech passed on in 1990 from kidney and liver failure.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rick-Grech (404 words)

	Rick Grech b
		Bassist Ric (sometimes Rick) Grech embraced professional music in 1965 when he joined Leicester-based group, the Farinas, which later evolved into Family.
		By doubling on violin, Grech added considerable texture to an already inventive, exciting attraction but abandoned them in rancorous circumstances during an American tour.
		Grech then moved to America where a brief association with Gram Parsons resulted in his composing Kiss The Children and Las Vegas with the ill-fated country singer.
	www.centrohd.com /bio/bio19/rick_grech_b.htm (152 words)

	Rick Grech MP3 Downloads - Rick Grech Music Downloads - Rick Grech Music Videos
		The late Rick Grech was given a unique retrospective by his label RSO Records, much like the rare 1971Winwood double LP on United Artists.
		Eight of the nine songs are written or co-written by bassist Rick Grech, the one hold-out being Steve Winwood's "Sea Of Joy." Now listen up history buffs, because AMG is the first publication to see this nugget/musical myth in print.
		The Last Five Years is an extraordinary collection because it focuses on Rick Grech the songwriter as much as the journeyman.
	www.mp3.com /albums/32261/summary.html (720 words)

	Steve Winwood Fans' Site: NME
		Once again the line-up has changed, with Jim Gordon (drums) staying over there to return to session work and Rick Grech leaving the band under undetermined circumstances, on his return to this country.
		Down on his Sussex farm last week, Rick Grech talked abut the position at the moment.
		He was obviously disappointed at the way he finished with Traffic, and carefully considered what he had to say, frequently pausing for long periods between and midway through sentences.
	www.winwoodfans.com /articles/grech-rep.htm (1935 words)

	A Family Affair: Reviews of Family Albums
		Rick Grech became the bass player in 1965, and Roger Chapman soon joined to replace King on lead vocals.
		Grech would stay on during part of the tour while a replacement was sought out, and John Weider would become Family's new bassist midway through the tour, but Grech's failure to give adequate notice efffectively discombobulated Family at the worst possible time.
		In 1971, Grech then joined Winwood and Wood in a reformed version of Traffic; Grech's stint lasted for a couple of years before he was fired due to his increased drug use.
	www.familylpreviews.blogspot.com (9242 words)

	The Crickets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Crickets (Jerry and Joe) continued to record on their own with guitarist Sonny Curtis and vocalist Earl Sinks.
		Remnants was released in 1973 with band members Allison, Mauldin, Albert Lee, Rick Grech, Steve Krikorian (later known as Tonio K), Carol Montgomery, and Nick VanMaarth.
		In 1988, The Crickets (Allison, Mauldin, and Gordon Payne) received a good amount of airplay with their single "T-Shirt," produced by lifelong Holly fan and former Beatle, Paul McCartney.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Crickets (328 words)

	Sanctuary Visual Entertainment - HYDE PARK 1969 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His ferocious unconventional playing, that had got him the sack in some of his early bands, developed into a creative force that was admired by numerous other recognized rock and jazz drummers and it has often been said that he was the greatest drummer in the world.
		The final member of Blind Faith was bassist Rick Grech who joined the Farinas that eventually evolved into Family a progressive, arty folk rock band from Leicester.
		Rick did not come from the same rock royalty as the other members of Blind Faith but had been admired for some time by Eric Clapton and provided the essential solid support the band needed.
	www.noblepr.co.uk /Press_Releases/sanctuary/blind_faith.htm (741 words)

	Rick Grech - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rick Grech, born November 1, 1945, died March 17, 1990.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Rick Grech contains research on
		Rick Grech, External link, 1945 births and 1990 deaths.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Rick_Grech (81 words)

	Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, 1970-1972
		Parsons had met Grech when the Sweetheart Byrds were in England; at that time Grech was the bassist in British prog-rock group Family.
		In fact, Grech had played a bit with Ian Dunlop of the International Submarine Band (and the original original Burritos) after Dunlop returned to England in '69.
		Rick Grech was put out of commission by a kidney stone on the first day of recording, so engineer Hugh Davies and Parsons did most of the production.
	ebni.com /byrds/memgrp4.html (2424 words)

	STRANGE BAND: Article reprints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Clapton had admired Rick Grech, bass player for Leicester art-rockers Family, since the days when that band was known as The Farinas: 'I knew he was a good singer and could play great, and that was the guy we wanted.' Winwood: 'We didn't even consider any other bass players.
		Although Rick Grech was now a member of Blind Faith, he neglected to mention this fact to the other members of Family.
		Roger Chapman, Family's vocalist, remembers: 'The first inkling I got that Rick might be leaving was when I read an interview in a rock paper where Jimi Hendrix was asked why he thought bands changed.
	members.aol.com /songforme/article/mojo3.htm (302 words)

	STRANGE BAND: Related bands and solo careers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After show-biz, Grech became a carpet-seller in Leicester.
		He died in 1990 at the age of 43, from liver and kidney failure following a brain hemmorhage, and passed away at Leicester General Hospital.
		MOJO magazine reported that only weeks before his death, he had approached Poli Palmer with a "reformation deal" from a record company, but this is possibly confused with a mid-70's collaboration between Palmer and Grech that never got off the ground.
	members.aol.com /songforme/circle/grech.htm (250 words)

	Blind Faith
		Together with Steve and Rick Grech on base and all kinds of sound-producing machines from handclaps to fiddles, they planned to envisage the new face of popular music - and cracked.
		A skilled expert would have predicted the band's downfall before it even got together; the stupid, sensation-hungry press, however, publicized this 'supergroup' to the point of suffocation, and whatever creative ideas the guys might have shared originally were stiffed in but a couple months.
		Strictly speaking, though, it was not Blind Faith, but Cream itself that were the first supergroup, but the reason of this terminology mess probably resides in the fact that the very term 'supergroup' was coined around the time of Blind Faith's formation by some honey-mouthed journalist or critic.
	starling.rinet.ru /music/blind.htm (1466 words)

	Steve Winwood Fans' Site: Disc & Music Echo
		And they are going to be even better next time they appear live because Rick Grech will be on bass, giving them more definite rhythm patterns and therefore, more freedom for Steve Winwood and Chris Wood.
		The thing about Chris playing organ-bass is that it is not a percussion instrument like a bass guitar, so with Rick it will be great for Chris and Steve as far as playing more guitar is concerned.
		They will be doing another album as soon as Rick Grech settles in.
	www.winwoodfans.com /articles/echo70.htm (877 words)

	Medjugorje Web Pilgrimage - June 12-21, 1999
		As Lisa and Ricks trip drew within a week of departing, Lisa called Ana in tears saying that she had just received a phone call from the travel provider, and were told the trip was cancelled because they were not able to lead the group.
		There were only two things that she really wanted and needed, and that was being able to sit with her husband on the flight, and not having a seat in the tail of the aircraft, which is where the greatest number of deaths and dismemberments had come from in flight #427.
		Not only did Lisa and Rick not know if they had seats on the flight until a few minutes before boarding, but there were no seats together and they ended up with seats in different rows.
	www.medjugorje.org /trip0699.htm (3676 words)

	Review
		Bassist Rick Grech was less well known to stateside audiences, but his tenure in the Family had produced British chart toppers and, well, there was Clapton, Winwood and Baker to consider.
		Faith loomed so large that their initial tour began to sell out before their first album was committed to tape, let alone pressed on vinyl.
		While Grech never achieved the lasting notoriety of his bandmates, he also made an outstanding contribution both on bass and violin.
	www.cosmik.com /aa-april01/reviews/review_blind_faith.html (598 words)

	PURE BLIND FAITH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A bass player was needed and Rick Grech, on tour in US with Family, came on board.
		In the aftermath Baker pulled together the sprawling two gig Airforce conglomerate, including Winwood and Grech (who was equally staggered by the disintegration).
		Stevie began work on a solo album that was to generate a reinvigorated Traffic and the classic album "John Barleycorn".
	twtd.bluemountains.net.au /cream/blindfaith/ac_blindfaith.htm (1003 words)

	RICK GRECH cds
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	Blind Faith - RockinTown Bio
		From the Family bassist/violinist Rick Grech was recruited.
		For most U.S. covers it was a fl and white photo of the band with Winwood clutching a mic, Clapton playing a snare drum and Baker holding a guitar.
		Baker and Grech went on to the short-lived Ginger Baker's Airforce.
	www.rockintown.com /bios/blind_faith.html (427 words)

	Traffic - WikiRadish
		Winwood formed Blind Faith with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Rick Grech which lasted only a year.
		Traffic went on to expand its lineup in 1971 adding Rick Grech on bass, drummer Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominos, and percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah.
		Following Winwood's recovery from a long case of peritonitis, Traffic's fifth studio album Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory was another hit, recorded in 1972 with drummer Roger Hawkins and bassist David Hood.
	www.wikiradish.com /~wikiradi/index.php?title=Traffic (641 words)

	The Music Index - Mystic Records - CD album - Family - Biography - reissues from Mystic Records
		Chapman was ably supported by Rick Grech (bass), Charlie Whitney (guitar) Rob Townsend (drums) and Jim King (flute/saxophone).
		The band was formed in 1962 and known variously as the Roaring Sixties and the Farinas, finally coming together as Family in 1967 with the arrival of Chapman and Townsend.
		Following the release of their most successful album 'Family Entertainment' they experienced an ever changing personnel when Rick Grech departed to join Blind Faith in 1969, being replaced by John Weider, who in turn was followed by John Wetton in 1971, then Jim Cregan in 1972.
	www.themusicindex.com /commerce/pages/html/family_bio.htm (346 words)

	Family MP3 Downloads - Family Music Downloads - Family Music Videos
		Family Entertainment followed on the heels of Family's Music in a Doll's House with the band's first incarnation: Roger Chapman (harmonica/tenor sax/vocals), Rick Grech (violin/cello/bass guitar/vocals), Rob Townsend (percussion/drums), John "Charlie" Whitney (guitar/pedal steel guitar/keyboards), and Jim King (harmonica/keyboards/soprano...
		Family Entertainment followed on the heels of Family's Music in a Doll's House with the band's first incarnation: Roger Chapman (harmonica/tenor sax/vocals), Rick Grech (violin/cello/bass guitar/vocals), Rob Townsend (percussion/drums), John "Charlie" Whitney (guitar/pedal steel guitar/keyboards), and Jim King (harmonica/keyboards/soprano sax/tenor sax/vocals).
		While not totally dismissing their psychedelic leanings, much of the material bears a stronger acoustic influence, in much the same manner as Fairport Convention and Traffic were also exploring.
	www.mp3.com /albums/30354/summary.html (381 words)

	Eric Clapton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		There was an early CD release that had two bonus tracks, but it's not worth hunting down unless you want to hear instrumentals with Rick Grech on violin.
		After a couple years of hiding in his house, snorting heroin, and very occasionally cutting sessions for his friends' albums, Clapton was finally roused by Pete Townshend to put on a benefit concert.
		There are too many cooks stirring the pot, however, and the sound suffers: Rick Grech on bass, Jim Capaldi on drums, Rebop on percussion, Steve Winwood on organ (all borrowed from Traffic), a second drummer (Jimmy Karstein), and then Townshend, Clapton, and Ron Wood all joining in on guitar.
	www.infoclub.com.np /entertain/music/gallery/reviews/clapton.html (5236 words)

	ICE Magazine \| archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Widely regarded as one of rock’s first supergroups, Blind Faith was founded by Eric Clapton of Cream and Steve Winwood of Traffic, both near the creative peak of their careers, who were joined shortly afterwards by Cream’s Ginger Baker on drums and Rick Grech of the English group Family on bass.
		Their brief history consisted of one album, one highly publicized worldwide tour and then they vanished as soon as they had appeared — all in 1969.
		Disc Two, all recorded on March 2, 1969, before Rick Grech joined the group: "Jam No. 1: Very Long and Good Jam" (14:01), "Jam No. 2: Slow Jam #1" (15:06), "Jam No. 3: Change of Address Jam" (12:06) and "Jam #4: Slow Jam #2" (16:06).
	www.icemagazine.com /stories/165/blind.asp (973 words)

	Light Savers
		Energy auditor Rick Grech has been poking his way through homes for 16 years.
		Today he is at Esperanza's to investigate her rather hefty electricity bill (up to $130 a month).
		All told, Grech found ways for Esperanza to save up to $400 a year and gave her a written summary on how to do it.
	www.motherjones.com /news/outfront/1997/11/homeplanet.html (731 words)

	GRECH, RICK Music CDs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rick Grech - The Last Five Years LP - rso-so 876 lp saw mark/sh.wr.
		Rick Grech - The Last Five Years LP - RSO promo title sticker oc, co - 12.00 USD
		Find the grech, rick music cds and vinyl records you have been looking for!
	www.recordstores.com /cds/grech-rick.html (211 words)

	TRAFFIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The group’s lineup was expanded to include Grech, Mason, and percussionists Reebop Kwaku Baah and Jim Gordon for the live recording, Welcome to the Canteen (United Artists 5550; 1971).
		Gordon and Grech departed after the release of the gold album, The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (Island 9306; 1971).
		By the 1990s, Wood, Grech, and Kwaku Baah would be dead, but Winwood and Capaldi recorded one more album together under the group name, Far From Home (1994).
	www.shsu.edu /~lis_fwh/book/hybrid_children_of_rock/support/Traffic.htm (328 words)

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