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Stack Waddy

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Stack Waddy
OriginTimperley, Cheshire, England
GenresBlues rock, psychedelic rock, proto-punk
Years active1965–2008
LabelsDandelion Records
Past membersJohn Knail
Mick Stott
Stuart Banham
John Groom
Steve Revel

Stack Waddy were an English blues rock band from Timperley, Cheshire, who were active in the late 1960s and early 1970s and again in 2007. Signed to John Peel's Dandelion label, the original line-up of John Knail, Mick Stott (born 1945, Salford, Lancashire died 6 January 2015), Stuart Banham and Steve Revel (replaced by John Groom on second album) released two albums and singles before breaking up for a while in 1973.[1]

On 24 January 1972 (transmitted on 18 February), the band also recorded a performance for the John Peel BBC Radio 1 show, the tracks were: "Hoochie Coochie Man", "Rock Me Baby", "You Really Got Me" and "Willie the Pimp".[2]

They have reconvened several times with their second line-up of Knail, Stott, Banham and Groom; with the last get together for the Dandelion Records biographical DVD film shoot in July 2007.

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References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1127. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  2. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 24/01/1972 Stackwaddy". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "The Lost Dandelion Jams - Stack Waddy - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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