The Wizard is an American psychedelic/hard rock band, formed in 1970 in Tampa, Florida and disbanded 16 months after its formation. The wizard released only one unknown studio album but, according to AllMusic, "... their voices are far more imaginative and interesting than many hard rocks from that period, including many of the similar bands that gained much more commercial popularity than they did. ".
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Band history
The wizard was formed in the spring of 1970 at the University of South Florida when singer and bassist Paul Forney and guitarist Ben Schultz met through a friend, together and formed a short-lived rock trio, Brother. Before their first performance, their drummer came out with a soundcheck and was soon replaced by roadie Chris Luhn, who proved to be a competent instrumentalist. The new band changed their name to Wizard. The band toured in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, and Illinois, opening for Iron Butterfly, Chicago, Mountain, and Rod Stewart, among others. At the Goose Lake Festival, outside Detroit, they caught the attention of Bob Fletcher of Decca Records who brought the group to LeFevre Sound Studios in Atlanta for a recording session. As a result, The Original Wizard , the first and only album of the band, was released in 1971 on Peon Records. The Wizard continued to perform, including the next winter performance at an indoor festival at the Hollywood Fairgrounds in Florida, but not long: sixteen months after it was formed, the band stopped.
Forney went on to place more than a million miles on the road with R & B big hiters like Timmy Thomas ("Why We Can not Live Together"), Little Beaver ("Party Down"), Gwen McCrae ("Rockin Chair") and then toured and recorded six albums with Jimmy Castor Bunch. Still a great bassist and vocalist, he continues to perform with jazz and R & amp artists. B, Rob Mullins. Schultz went on to do live work and studio for Buddy Miles, Belinda Carlisle, Stephen Stills, Diana Ross, Ric Ocasek, Ricky Nelson, and Rod Stewart, among others. Recently, Schultz was one of the founders of the power group, Barefoot Servant (now extended hiatus). Luhn went on to finish college and, later, law school. He is now a private lawyer and divorce in Albany, NY.
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Members
- Ben Schultz - lead and rhythm guitars, vocals
- Paul Forney - lead vocal, bass
- Chris Luhn - drums Discussion
- Original Wizard (Peon Records, 1971)
References
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