Bman's Blues Report

Chick Churchill (born Michael George Churchill, 2 January 1946, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) is the keyboard player of the British late 1960s to 70s rock band, Ten Years After. Churchill began playing the piano at the age of six and studied classical music until he was fifteen. He became interested in blues and rock music, and joined his first band Sons of Adam in Nottingham. Churchill then met Alvin Lee of The Jaybirds. At first, Churchill joined the band as its road manager, but he soon became the keyboard player. In November 1966 there was a name change to Ten Years After. With this group, Churchill played at major rock festivals including Woodstock in 1969, and the Isle of Wight Festival on 29 August 1970. In 1973 he recorded a solo album You and Me featuring Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson of Supertramp.(Chrysalis 1051) Ten Years After broke up in 1976 and Churchill became Professional Manager at Chrysalis Music; the company was then owned by his manager, Chris Wright. In 197...

Everyone knows that TYA is on of my all tile favorite blues rock bands and Alvin Lee one of my favorite all time contemporary guitar players but then there's Leo who's off the charts! Leo Lyons (born David William Lyons, 30 November 1943) is an English rock musician, who was also the bassist of the British late 1960s to 1970s rock group Ten Years After. Lyons was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. He first played with lead guitarist Alvin Lee in The Jaybirds. In 1967 there was a name change to Ten Years After. With this group, Lyons played at major rock festivals including Woodstock in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival on 29 August 1970. Ten Years After disbanded in 1976, although they later reformed several times in the 1980s and 1990s with all original members. In 1975, he was hired as a studio manager by Chrysalis Records to re-equip and run Wessex Studios in London. He then produced UFO from 1974 to 1976. Later he started two commercial recording studios h...

As you all know I love Alvin Lee and in my defense I don't think I have done a video of him in a while. Hope you enjoy it. Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes, 19 December 1944, Nottingham, England) is an English rock guitarist and singer. He began playing guitar at the age of 13, and with Leo Lyons formed the core of the band Ten Years After in 1960. Influenced by his parents' collection of jazz and blues records, it was the advent of rock and roll that sparked his interest, and guitarists such as Chuck Berry and Scotty Moore provided his inspiration. If you like what I’m doing, Like Bman’s Blues Report Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”

To me TYA was always about Alvin Lee but I have to give these guys their due. I have listened to their subsequent recordings and they are really good. Not just the amazing musicianship of the original members but Joe Gooch does a grat job. It may not be "TYA" but it's still a good band. Last year the band played around fifty-six shows mostly in Europe with a short run to Canada for three festival dates. There are a number of shows planned throughout 2012 so keep an eye on our web site for ones local to you. I'd like to thank all of you that come along time after time to support us, some old some young. Many of you have become friends over a number of years and we know your names but there are also many familiar faces we see every time out there in the crowd. Thank you for your enthusiastic welcome at every gig we play. It makes the journey worthwhile. Many of you have asked about a new TYA record. There's no studio recording planned for this year but we are review...

The studio cut of this appears on "Undead" which is a great recording of vintage Ten Years After with Alvin Lee. Check it out!! Ten Years After is an English blues-rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1968 and 1973, Ten Years After scored eight Top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart. In addition they have had twelve albums enter the US Billboard 200, and are best known for their tracks "I'm Going Home", "Hear Me Calling", "I'd Love To Change the World" and "Love Like a Man". Chick Churchill (born Michael George Churchill, 2 January 1946, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) is the keyboard player of the British late 1960s to 70s rock band, Ten Years After Churchill began playing the piano at the age of six and studied classical music until he was fifteen. He became interested in blues and rock music, and joined his first band Sons of Adam in Nottingham. Churchill then met Alvin Lee of The Jaybirds. At first...

As you know...one of my top 10 of all time!! Get Facebook support for your favorite band or venue - click HERE Alvin Lee and Ten Years After Enjoy!!

Alvin Lee and Ten Years After... still can't get away from the best blues rock Oh to see these guys again together!

This is a guy who has been so far under the blues radar that it is almost unbelievable. I talk with guitar players who have been playing and they say...oh yeah...he played that one song on Woodstock. That's his whole deal. Alvin Lee is a spectacular guitar player and a terrific blues player. His band Ten Years After was very experimental for the time and they did a lot of different sounds from blues to "rock and roll". He even ventured into country (British style)and had quite a long career but as with many players was tied to the few songs that gave him airplay and he burned out. He stopped touring for a while. He reformed different bands but never regained (on cd) the magic that was created in these old Ten Years After recordings. Sure there are some gems in everything that he does and I heard a live album that he did a few years back in Italy and it was terrific. Ten Years After has reformed but Alvin refuses to hop the pond so they are with a new guitar player. Get ...

This is rare early footage of Alvin Lee and Ten Years After playing a developmental version of a blues song they later developed. Just seeing Alvin not playing an ES335 is strange. Alvin is one of th3 original guitar smokers. You gotta dig this to see where a lot of the modern guys came from. Enjoy. Get Facebook support for your favorite band or venue - click HERE