***This is the story of a sixties garage band… only this one was based in Lahore, West Pakistan, where there was a small American community and a funky school in an old British Raj-era bungalow. September 1967: SKIP BOYCE had a drum kit assembled from various shops in Penang during a family vacation and DANNY CARR had a Framus bass and a huge amp. Let’s start a band! New kid STEVE DAVY provided the missing link. Add his psychedelic Hofner guitar and small amp and the GREAT FLOWER FAMINE was born. “Let’s just play songs with three chords (‘Gloria,’ ‘Louie Louie’ and ‘For Your Love’ were the first three); more followed: Stones, Animals, Kinks, Doors. Old friend TRAVIS “SMOKEY” HENDERSON was in the States, but returned to Lahore and joined as lead guitarist. JOHN SLIGH was added as lead singer because he liked the same tunes the others did and looked cool. By the end of the school year, the Famine was a tight unit—the best rock band in West Pakistan. September 1968: a year’s worth of new music, and new influences—Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the San Francisco groups. Meanwhile, Steve bought a Hofner violin bass like Paul McCartney, Skip returned from the States with a full set of Ludwig drums like Ringo, and a new redheaded kid arrived by the name of RICHARD WOODBURY. His addition and a new name for the band (PRINTS OF DARKNESS) gave the group a new style. Their repertoire expanded. September 1969: One addition to...
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01/08/2013