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| From | "Christopher Kouzes" <Christopher.Kouzes@btol.com> |
| Subject | Leeless Love |
| Date | Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:40:18 -0400 |
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I just saw this posted on the official Love site. Sad. Strange. There
used to be an old Saturday Night Light clip of Elvis' coat going out on
tour by itself. Suddenly, it doesn't seem so funny...
To all Love fans,
As many of you may already know, Arthur Lee chose not to participate
with Love on a tour of the UK and two festival shows in Germany and
Spain this July. In the band and management's view this was an
unforgivable and premeditated act of contempt towards Johnny Echols,
Baby Lemonade and moreover, his adoring fans. Despite great pressure
from many venues to the contrary, and indeed some cancellations, the
band felt it would be in the best interests of the fans who wanted to
hear the music to honour the shows. We would like to extend our
heartfelt thanks to all of those fans who attended - it meant a great
deal to us all knowing we had your support.
Sadly, Arthur Lee's mental and physical health has been in steady
decline since the Zombies/Love tour of last year and combined with
several disastrous performances both home and abroad, Johnny Echols and
Baby Lemonade have now decided to move forward and continue to perform
as "The Love Band". We would like to confirm that Arthur Lee will play
no part in this new line-up and that Glenn Povey/Second Wave Promotions
is no longer representing Arthur Lee.
To think of Johnny Echols and Baby Lemonade performing without Arthur
Lee may not seem as strange as it sounds. Many fans have already
welcomed the new line-up with open arms as it has allowed the band to
perform, with unbridled pride, tracks from the Echols-era catalogue
including many that have never been heard before. Johnny Echols now
shares lead vocals with a more than competent Rusty Squeezebox in much
the same way as he did with Lee in the original line-up. Moreover a new
studio album is promised combining the talents of both Baby Lemonade and
Johnny Echols which is an exciting prospect for all fans of Love both
past and present.
The LOVE Band comprises:
Johnny Echols: Guitar / Lead Vocals
Rusty Squeezebox: Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar
Mike Randle: Lead Guitar
David 'Daddyo' Green: Drums
David Chapple: Bass Guitar / Harmonica
(Glenn Povey: Management)
Please note: A tour of the USA as "Love with Arthur Lee" had been
scheduled for September/October this year. Unfortunately, and without
the band's permission, some venues had gone on sale. This has obviously
already led to some confusion and therefore in view of the above we
would advise caution when purchasing tickets as some venues may not be
aware of the change in circumstances. It is more than likely the tour
will be postponed completely until later in the year or early 2006.
These will be billed as "The Love Band".
We hope to see you at one of our shows soon.
With much Love,
Johnny, Rusty, Mike, Daddyo, Dave and Glenn
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