The Sky Kings
The Sky Kings | |
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| Also known as | Four Wheel Drive |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1991–1997 |
| Labels | RCA Nashville Warner Bros. |
| Past members | John Cowan Bill Lloyd Patrick Simmons Rusty Young |
The Sky Kings was an American country music supergroup[1] formed in 1991 as Four Wheel Drive.[2] Originally consisting of John Cowan, Bill Lloyd, Patrick Simmons and Rusty Young, Simmons left the group in 1993.
History
[edit]The supergroup, consisting of John Cowan (New Grass Revival), Bill Lloyd (Foster & Lloyd), Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers), and Rusty Young (Poco), was formed in 1991 as Four Wheel Drive. They were signed to a recording deal with RCA Nashville and completed an album for the label which was never released.[2]
Warner Bros. Records signed the group in 1993.[2] Threatened with lawsuits from bands who had copyrighted the name Four Wheel Drive, they secured the rights to the name The Sky Kings.[2] After opening for The Doobie Brothers on their 1993 tour, Simmons left The Sky Kings to rejoin The Doobie Brothers.[2] Now a trio, The Sky Kings released three singles on Warner Bros.: "Picture Perfect," "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (a cover of the Elvin Bishop hit) and "That Just About Says It All."[3] "Picture Perfect" was the only single to chart, peaking at No. 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[4] An eponymous album was scheduled to be released in 1997, but eventually shelved.[5]
In 2000, Rhino Handmade released From Out of the Blue, an album which included the band's entire unreleased 1997 Warner Bros. album, non-album Warner Bros. singles, and recordings and demos made for a second unreleased Warner Bros. album.[5]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| From Out of the Blue |
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| 1992 |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1992 | "I Could Get Used to This"[6] | 1992 | ||
| 1996 | "Picture Perfect" | 52 | 84 | From Out of the Blue |
| "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" | — | — | ||
| "That Just About Says It All" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Picture Perfect" | Jon Small |
References
[edit]- ^ Music Interview with Bill Lloyd
- ^ a b c d e Bill Lloyd Music Archived 2007-08-12 at archive.today
- ^ allmusic ((( The Sky Kings > Overview )))
- ^ allmusic ((( The Sky Kings > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
- ^ a b allmusic ((( From Out of the Blue > Overview )))
- ^ I Could Get Used To This (Canada 7-inch Promo Single liner notes). Sky Kings. RCA. 1992. JB-62893.
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External links
[edit]| Authority control databases: Artists |
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