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{{Short description|20th-century Canadian rock band}}
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| origin = [[Stratford, Ontario]]<br />[[Woodstock, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| alias = Full Tillt Boogie Band
| origin = [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Psychedelic rock]]
| years_active = 1969–1970
| genre = [[rock music|Rock]]
| label = [[Columbia Records]]
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| associated_acts = [[Janis Joplin]], [[Ronnie Hawkins]]
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| past_members = [[Janis Joplin]]<br />[[John Till]]<br />[[Richard Bell (musician)|Richard Bell]]<br />Clark Pierson<br />Brad Campbell<br />Ken Pearson
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| past_members = [[John Till]]<br />[[Richard Bell (Canadian musician)|Richard Bell]]<br />Clark Pierson<br />Brad Campbell<br />Ken Pearson
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'''Full Tilt Boogie Band''' was a Canadian rock band originally headed by guitarist [[John Till]] and then by vocalist [[Janis Joplin]] until her death in 1970. The band was composed of Till, pianist [[Richard Bell (musician)|Richard Bell]], bassist Brad Campbell, drummer Clark Pierson, and organist Ken Pearson.<ref name="Canadian rock">[http://www.autofacts.ca/classicrock/bio_fulltiltboogieband.html "Full Title Boogie Band,"] Canadian Classic Rock Page, retrieved June 22, 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606025422/http://www.autofacts.ca/classicrock/bio_fulltiltboogieband.html |date=June 6, 2008 }}</ref>


==History==
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'''Full Tilt Boogie Band''' was a Canadian rock band originally headed by guitarist [[John Till]] and then by [[Janis Joplin]] until her death in 1970. The band was composed of [[John Till|Till]], pianist [[Richard Bell (Canadian musician)|Richard Bell]], bassist Brad Campbell, drummer Clark Pierson, and organist Ken Pearson.<ref name="Canadian rock">[http://www.autofacts.ca/classicrock/bio_fulltiltboogieband.html "Full Title Boogie Band,"] Canadian Classic Rock Page, retrieved June 22, 2008. {{Wayback|url=http://www.autofacts.ca/classicrock/bio_fulltiltboogieband.html|date =20080606025422|bot=DASHBot}}</ref>
===Origin of the band in the late 1960s in Canada===
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In its original late 1960s incarnation, the '''Full Tillt Boogie Band''' (the two "Ls" being a play on the spelling of Till's last name), Till fronted the group as a side project from his usual gigs as a [[New York City]] studio [[musician]]. Like Till, the other members of the band were Canadians, mostly hailing from [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]] and [[Woodstock, Ontario|Woodstock]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. Richard Bell was recruited by [[Michael Friedman (photographer)|Michael Friedman]] back stage at a [[Ronnie Hawkins]] gig at the [[Fillmore East]] in 1969. Friedman was [[Albert Grossman]]'s assistant at the time. He went backstage after the gig and approached Bell. Ronnie Hawkins got wind of it and almost got into a fight with Friedman.


===Vocalist Joplin's in vain and partial changing of her backing band===
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In its original late 1960s incarnation, the '''Full Tillt Boogie Band''' (the two "Ls" being a play on the spelling of Till's last name), Till fronted the group as a side project from his usual gigs as a New York City studio musician. Like Till, the other members of Full Tillt were Canadians, mostly hailing from [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]] and [[Woodstock, Ontario|Woodstock]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].
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When Joplin's management convinced her to discard [[Big Brother and the Holding Company]] as her backing band, her record label put together a new group of musicians for her. This group, dubbed the [[Kozmic Blues Band]], consisted of Till and several other Full Tillt Boogie Band members – all studio musicians whom her label was familiar with and felt were reliable – plus a horn section. However, Joplin was not happy touring with some of the group members, feeling them to be too "square", and the disappointing reviews of their 1969 album ''[[I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!]]'' led her to scrap everyone in the group except Till.<ref name="scars">{{cite book|title=Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin|author=Echols, Alice|publisher=[[Henry Holt and Company]]|date=2000-02-15|isbn=0-8050-5394-8}}</ref>


===Final agreement with a whole and fitting backing band===
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When Joplin's management convinced her to discard [[Big Brother and the Holding Company]] as her backing band, her record label put together a new group of musicians for her. This group, dubbed the [[Kozmic Blues Band]], consisted of Till and several other Full Tillt Boogie Band members — all studio musicians whom her label was familiar with and felt were reliable — plus a horn section. Joplin was not happy touring with some of the group members, however, feeling them to be too "square", and the disappointing reviews of their 1969 album ''[[I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!]]'' led her to scrap everyone in the group except Till.<ref name="scars">{{cite book|title=Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin|author=Echols, Alice|publisher=[[Henry Holt and Company]]|date=2000-02-15|isbn=0-8050-5394-8}}</ref>
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Till soon convinced Joplin to hire his ''Full Tillt Boogie Band'' in its entirety, and he agreed to drop one of the "L's" from its name, thus creating Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie backing band. Joplin took a more active role in putting together the Full Tilt Boogie Band than she had with the '''Kozmic Blues Band''', and she believed that hiring the remainder of Till's band would provide her with the powerhouse boogie outfit she needed to back her. Joplin was quoted as saying, "Full Tilt Boogie Band is ''my'' band. Finally, it's ''my'' band!"<ref name="scars" />


===Tourings with other acts throughout Canada and United States===
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Till shortly convinced Joplin to hire his Full Tillt Boogie band in its entirety, and he agreed to drop one of the "L's" from its name, thus creating Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie backing band. Joplin took a more active role in putting together the Full Tilt Boogie Band than she did with the Kozmic Blues Band, and she believed that hiring the remainder of Till's band would provide her with the powerhouse boogie outfit she needed to back her. Joplin was quoted as saying, "Full Tilt Boogie Band is ''my'' band. Finally, it's ''my'' band!"<ref name="scars" />
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Full Tilt Boogie Band played their first session with Joplin on April 4, 1970, at the [[Fillmore West]] studios in [[San Francisco, California]] and began touring in May 1970.<ref name="Canadian rock" /> From June 28 to July 4, 1970, Joplin and Full Tilt joined the all-star [[Festival Express]] tour through Canada, performing alongside the [[Grateful Dead]], [[Delaney and Bonnie]], [[Rick Danko]] and [[The Band]], [[Eric Andersen]], and [[Ian & Sylvia]]. They played concerts in [[Toronto]], [[Winnipeg]], and [[Calgary]].<ref name="amburn">{{cite book|title=Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin : A Biography|author=Amburn, Ellis|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|date=October 1992|isbn=0-446-51640-6|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780446395069}}</ref><ref name="dalton">{{cite book|title=Piece Of My Heart|author=Dalton, David|publisher=[[Da Capo Press]]|date=1991-08-21|isbn=0-306-80446-8}}</ref>


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The group's last public performance took place on August 12, 1970, at [[Harvard Stadium]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. A positive review appeared on the front page of ''The Harvard Crimson'' newspaper despite the fact that the band performed with makeshift sound amplifiers after their regular equipment was stolen in Boston.<ref name="buried">{{cite book|title=Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin|author=Friedman, Myra|publisher=[[Crown Publishing Group]]|date=1992-09-15|isbn=0-517-58650-9|url=https://archive.org/details/buriedalivebiogr00fried}}</ref>
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Full Tilt played their first session with Joplin on April 4, 1970, at the [[Fillmore West]] studios in San Francisco and began touring in May 1970.<ref name="Canadian rock" /> From June 28 to July 4, 1970, Joplin and Full Tilt joined the all-star [[Festival Express]] tour through Canada, performing alongside the [[Grateful Dead]], [[Delaney and Bonnie]], [[Rick Danko]] and [[The Band]], [[Eric Andersen]], and [[Ian & Sylvia]]. They played concerts in [[Toronto]], [[Winnipeg]], and [[Calgary]].<ref name="amburn">{{cite book|title=Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin : A Biography|author=Amburn, Ellis|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|date=October 1992|isbn=0-446-51640-6}}</ref><ref name="dalton">{{cite book|title=Piece Of My Heart|author=Dalton, David|publisher=[[Da Capo Press]]|date=1991-08-21|isbn=0-306-80446-8}}</ref>


===Last release by Joplin and her backing band, and her death===
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The Full Tilt Boogie Band's last public performance took place on August 12, 1970 at [[Harvard Stadium]] in Boston, Massachusetts. A positive review appeared on the front page of the ''Harvard Crimson'' newspaper despite the fact that the band performed with makeshift sound amplifiers after their regular equipment was stolen in Boston.<ref name="buried">{{cite book|title=Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin|author=Friedman, Myra|publisher=[[Crown Publishing Group]]|date=1992-09-15|isbn=0-517-58650-9}}</ref>
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During September 1970, Joplin and Full Tilt Boogie Band began recording a new album in [[Los Angeles, California]] with record producer [[Paul A. Rothchild]], who had produced [[The Doors]]. Although Joplin died three months before all the tracks were fully completed, there was still enough usable material to compile an LP, which became her second solo album ''[[Pearl (Janis Joplin album)|Pearl]]'', released posthumously in January 1971.

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During September 1970, Full Tilt and Joplin began recording a new album in Los Angeles with producer [[Paul A. Rothchild]], who had produced recordings for [[The Doors]]. Although Joplin died before all the tracks were fully completed, there was still enough usable material to compile an LP, which became ''[[Pearl (album)|Pearl]]''.


==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://myspace.com/FullTiltBoogieBand Full Tilt Boogie Band] on [[Myspace]]
* [https://myspace.com/FullTiltBoogieBand Full Tilt Boogie Band] on [[Myspace]]
* {{discogs artist|Full Tilt Boogie Band}}
* [https://canadianbands.com/artists/full-tilt-boogie-band/ Article at canadianbands.com]


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Full Tillt Boogie Band
OriginStratford, Ontario
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
GenresRock, Psychedelic rock
Years active1969–1970
LabelsColumbia Records
Past membersJanis Joplin
John Till
Richard Bell
Clark Pierson
Brad Campbell
Ken Pearson

Full Tilt Boogie Band was a Canadian rock band originally headed by guitarist John Till and then by vocalist Janis Joplin until her death in 1970. The band was composed of Till, pianist Richard Bell, bassist Brad Campbell, drummer Clark Pierson, and organist Ken Pearson.[1]

History

[edit]

Origin of the band in the late 1960s in Canada

[edit]

In its original late 1960s incarnation, the Full Tillt Boogie Band (the two "Ls" being a play on the spelling of Till's last name), Till fronted the group as a side project from his usual gigs as a New York City studio musician. Like Till, the other members of the band were Canadians, mostly hailing from Stratford and Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Richard Bell was recruited by Michael Friedman back stage at a Ronnie Hawkins gig at the Fillmore East in 1969. Friedman was Albert Grossman's assistant at the time. He went backstage after the gig and approached Bell. Ronnie Hawkins got wind of it and almost got into a fight with Friedman.

Vocalist Joplin's in vain and partial changing of her backing band

[edit]

When Joplin's management convinced her to discard Big Brother and the Holding Company as her backing band, her record label put together a new group of musicians for her. This group, dubbed the Kozmic Blues Band, consisted of Till and several other Full Tillt Boogie Band members – all studio musicians whom her label was familiar with and felt were reliable – plus a horn section. However, Joplin was not happy touring with some of the group members, feeling them to be too "square", and the disappointing reviews of their 1969 album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! led her to scrap everyone in the group except Till.[2]

Final agreement with a whole and fitting backing band

[edit]

Till soon convinced Joplin to hire his Full Tillt Boogie Band in its entirety, and he agreed to drop one of the "L's" from its name, thus creating Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie backing band. Joplin took a more active role in putting together the Full Tilt Boogie Band than she had with the Kozmic Blues Band, and she believed that hiring the remainder of Till's band would provide her with the powerhouse boogie outfit she needed to back her. Joplin was quoted as saying, "Full Tilt Boogie Band is my band. Finally, it's my band!"[2]

Tourings with other acts throughout Canada and United States

[edit]

Full Tilt Boogie Band played their first session with Joplin on April 4, 1970, at the Fillmore West studios in San Francisco, California and began touring in May 1970.[1] From June 28 to July 4, 1970, Joplin and Full Tilt joined the all-star Festival Express tour through Canada, performing alongside the Grateful Dead, Delaney and Bonnie, Rick Danko and The Band, Eric Andersen, and Ian & Sylvia. They played concerts in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary.[3][4]

The group's last public performance took place on August 12, 1970, at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. A positive review appeared on the front page of The Harvard Crimson newspaper despite the fact that the band performed with makeshift sound amplifiers after their regular equipment was stolen in Boston.[5]

Last release by Joplin and her backing band, and her death

[edit]

During September 1970, Joplin and Full Tilt Boogie Band began recording a new album in Los Angeles, California with record producer Paul A. Rothchild, who had produced The Doors. Although Joplin died three months before all the tracks were fully completed, there was still enough usable material to compile an LP, which became her second solo album Pearl, released posthumously in January 1971.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Full Title Boogie Band," Canadian Classic Rock Page, retrieved June 22, 2008. Archived June 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Echols, Alice (2000-02-15). Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-5394-8.
  3. ^ Amburn, Ellis (October 1992). Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin : A Biography. Time Warner. ISBN 0-446-51640-6.
  4. ^ Dalton, David (1991-08-21). Piece Of My Heart. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80446-8.
  5. ^ Friedman, Myra (1992-09-15). Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 0-517-58650-9.
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