Sweet Marie - Dr. Feelgood [1970 Obscure Hard Funk Rock USA]

Album: Sweet Marie 1
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And we end on a great funky little number, seemingly singing the praises of the herb, the muse of many a great rock song, damn, even the name Sweet Marie is probably in honour too. Just wait for the glorious fuzz break in this song, I guarantee you’ll dig it. They released two albums which are an accessible mix of pop and funk rock, with a handful of bangers on each one. Thanks to the ever-informative psychedelicbabymag.com for this account, where you can read more (https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2015/06/sweet-marie-sweet-marie-1-19702015.html). Formed in 1969 when bassist/vocalist/songwriter Prince Teddy approached guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Sonny Lathrop and drummer/vocalist Willy Bims, who had been the drummer for songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart and thus played on many hit records of the 1960s including those of The Monkees, to form a band.

The group started playing after hours gigs in Hollywood and by 1970 had recorded ‘Sweet Marie 1’ at Commercial Recording Company, Honolulu, HI working with engineer Ken Hiller. The band produced, arranged and played all the instruments and sang all the vocals on the LP. Sweet Marie released the single ‘Remember Mary’ c/w ‘Don’t You Understand’ on the Yard Bird label in 1970 and the single did extremely well on the Hawaiian charts and even made waves in several states within the US. The a-side is evidence of the huge influence Jimi Hendrix had on the band, Lathrop in particular, with its references to ‘Foxy Lady’, ‘Fire’ and ‘The Wind Cries Mary’.

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