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The Ides of March (band)
Background information
Origin Berwyn, Illinois , United States
Genres Funk, Rock , jazz fusion
Years active 1964â€"1973 1990â€"present
Labels Parrot , Warner Bros. , RCA
Associated acts Survivor
Members
Larry Millas â€" Vocals and guitar Jim Peterik â€"
Vocals and guitar Bob Bergland â€" Vocals, bass , saxophone
Mike Borch â€" Vocals and drums Dave Stahlberg - Trombone Scott
May - Hammond Organ and Keyboards Tim Bales - Trumpet Steve Eisen
- saxophone and percussion
Past members
John Larson - Trumpet (deceased) Ray Herr - Guitar Conrad Prybe -
Trombone Dave Arellano - Keyboards Dave Southern - Trombone Chuck Soumar
- Trumpet , vocals and percussion
The Ides of March is an American rock band that had a major US
and minor UK hit with the song " Vehicle " in 1970. After
going on hiatus in 1973, the band returned with their original line-up
in 1990 and has been active since then.
Contents
1Career
1.1Early days
1.2Success
1.3Split
1.4Comeback
1.5Recent times
1.6Up to date
2Discography
2.1Albums
2.2Singles
3References
4External references
[ edit ]Career
[ edit ]Early days
The Ides of March began in Berwyn, Illinois (a western suburb of
Chicago ) on October 16, 1964, as "The Shon-Dels." Their first
record , "Like It Or Lump It," was released on their own "Epitome"
record label in 1965.
In 1966, after changing their name to The Ides of March (a name
suggested by bassist Bob Bergland after reading Shakespeare 's
Julius Caesar in high school ), the band released their first
single on Parrot Records - "You Wouldn’t Listen." The song
reached #7 on WLS Chicago and #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in
spring 1966. This record and its follow-ups (all pre-"Vehicle") have
been re-released on the Sundazed Records CD Ideology. By the end of
the 1960s, the band added a brass section, although Bergland often
doubled up on tenor saxophone .
Parrot singles:
"You Wouldn't Listen" / "I'll Keep Searching" (Parrot 304) 1966 (reached
#7 in Chicago)
"Roller Coaster" / "Things Aren't Always What They Seem" (Parrot 310)
1966 (reached #14 in Chicago)
"You Need Love" / "Sha-La-La-Lee" (Parrot 312) 1966
"My Foolish Pride" / "Give Your Mind Wings" (Parrot 321) 1967
"Hole in My Soul" / "Girls Don't Grow on Trees" (Parrot 326) 1967**
(** these are the only two tracks they recorded in stereo during the
Parrot years)
Kapp single:
"Nobody Loves Me" / "Strawberry Sunday" (Kapp 992) 1968
Like Columbia's The Cryan Shames , they had local success in the
Chicago area without much label support (also like The Cryan Shames, the
band unfortunately recorded at a mono studio in Chicago). Unlike the
Cryan Shames, who issued 3 albums on Columbia, Parrot never scheduled an
album for the Ides of March.
[ edit ]Success
Having secured a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records , in
1970 the band released the track " Vehicle ," which at the time
became the fastest selling single in Warner's history. [ citation
needed ] Fourteen seconds of the completed "Vehicle" master tape
(primarily the guitar solo ) was accidentally erased in the recording
studio . The missing section was spliced in from a previously
discarded take.
The song reached #2 on the Hot 100 and #6 on the corresponding Cash
Box listings. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc in November 1972. [1 ] The following album ,
Vehicle, reached #55 nationally.
The band toured extensively throughout 1970 in support of many top
acts , including Jimi Hendrix , Janis Joplin , and Led
Zeppelin . The Ides of March were also among the participants in the
" Festival Express " train tour documented in a 2003 film ,
although they were not featured in the film.
In 1971, the band released their second album Common Bond. The featured
single was "L.A. Goodbye". The song was at #1 on regional charts for
five weeks, #2 on WCFL Chicago, #5 on WLS Chicago, but only #73 on the
Hot 100 .
In 1972, the band moved to RCA Records and released World Woven. At
this point, the band departed from the "brass" sound (though one song
featured a single trumpet) and the album produced no hit singles. In
1973, the Midnight Oil album was released. The band played its final
show of their "first era" at Morton West High School in Berwyn that
November.
[ edit ]Split
Between 1973 and 1990, The Ides of March went on an extended hiatus,
during which Jim Peterik co-founded [2 ] the band Survivor and
co-wrote all of their platinum hits including " Eye of the
Tiger ," " The Search Is Over ," "High on You" and "I Can't Hold
Back".
He also began a career of writing collaborations which resulted in many
platinum hits for other artists, most notably "Hold On Loosely,"
"Rockin’ Into The Night," "Fantasy Girl" and "Wild-Eyed Southern
Boys" for .38 Special and "Heavy Metal" for Sammy Hagar .
[ edit ]Comeback
In 1990, The Ides’ home town of Berwyn offered to have the
re-united group headline their "Summerfest." The concert was attended by
over 20,000 and the Ides returned to live performances. The following
year they released their first new music since 1973, a four-song
cassette EP entitled "Beware - The Ides Of March." Trumpeter and
backing vocalist Chuck Soumar is credited with being primarily
responsible for reuniting the band.
In 1992, the album Ideology was released with re- recordings of
"Vehicle," and "You Wouldn’t Listen," plus new material. After
another five-year gap, 1997 saw the EP "Age Before Beauty" being
released. By 1998 the band wrote and released "Finally Next Year" to
commemorate the Chicago Cubs ' season. The song was included on a CD
entitled The Cubs' Greatest Hits which was sold at all Major League
ballparks . The song was used on many Cubs-themed radio and
television programs.
[ edit ]Recent times
By 2001, The Ides had expanded their schedule, and returned to national
touring. The band recorded a two-hour live performance for XM Satellite
radio in Washington, D.C. . Also, "Vehicle" was used for an extensive
national advertising campaign by General Motors .
A double live album , Beware: The Ides of March Live, captured their
concert at the McAninch Center at the College of DuPage in Glen
Ellyn, Illinois . Rhino was issued in 2002. Handmade Records
released Friendly Strangers, a double CD limited run set of the original
Warner Bros. recordings.
In 2004, the Ides of March celebrated 40 years since their original
formation, together with a series of multi-media shows emceed by Dick
Biondi . The sold-out show at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles,
Illinois can be seen on the DVD , A Vehicle Through Time.
2005 saw "Vehicle" get further promotion when American Idol runner-up
Bo Bice performed the song three times on the show. That same year,
the Ides released their compilation CD, Idessentials. It included
past hits ("Vehicle," "No Such Luck, Sunny Jim" and "You
Wouldn’t Listen") and versions of Survivor songs including
"Eye of the Tiger", "High on You" and "Rebel Girl", as well as new
material. It featured the new single "Come Dancing", and a re-release of
the Ides' first recording "Like It or Lump It."
[ edit ]Up to date
The Ides sang their Christmas carol "Sharing Christmas" to a capacity
crowd at the 6 o'clock Mass at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral in
2005. They sang along with Dick Biondi. They have performed at Holy Name
Cathedral's 6:00 Christmas Eve Mass since then, at the request of pastor
Father Dan Mayall. They recorded their four Christmas songs on the
Sharing Christmas album; copies were sold to raise funds for Holy Name
Cathedral's Thursday Night Suppers.
In 2006, The Ides' first two albums, Vehicle and Common Bond, were
nationally re-released on the Collector’s Choice label. Sony
BMG released Ides Of March Extended Play nationally; the album was
culled from the band's live recordings. The band continues to tour the
U.S. to this day.
In September 2010, the City of Berwyn, Illinois , dedicated Home
Avenue between Riverside Drive and Cermak Road (the location of J.
Sterling Morton High School West , the school most of the band
members attended) to "Ides Of March Way" in tribute of the band.
Ray Herr died on March 29, 2011, of esophageal cancer at age 64. [3
] John Larson died on September 22, 2011, in Warsaw, Indiana ,
from cancer at the age of 61. [4 ] Chuck Soumar resigned from the
band in 2011 to pursue other interests.
[ edit ]Discography
[ edit ]Albums
Title Details US Top 200
Vehicle
Release date: 1970
Label: Warner Bros.
Formats: LP
55 [5 ]
Common Bond
Release date: 1971
Label: Warner Bros.
Formats: LP
-
World Woven
Release date: 1972
Label: RCA
Formats: LP
-
Midnight Oil
Release date: 1973
Label: RCA
Formats: LP
-
Still 19
Release date: 2010
Label: Independent
Formats: CD
-
"â€"" denotes releases that did not chart
[ edit ]Singles
"You Wouldn't Listen" (1966) U.S. #42
"Roller Coaster" (1966) U.S. #92
"Vehicle" (1970) U.S. #2
"Superman" (1970) U.S. #64
"L.A. Goodbye" (1971) U.S. #73
[ edit ]References
^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.).
London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 280. ISBN Â
0-214-20512-6 .
^ Johnsson, Julie (28 February 2010). "Survivor founder sues over use
of band’s name" . Chicago Tribune.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-talk-survivor-suit-0228-20100301,0,5277324.story
Retrieved 15 March 2010.
^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed April 2011
^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed September 2011
^ Billboard , Allmusic
[ edit ]External references
Official website
Jim Peterik's website
French Page
Horn Rock Heaven
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