Atomic Rooster

Atomic Rooster I (1969 - June 1970)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards - b. Vincent Cheesman, May 21, 1943, Reading, Berkshire, England; d. February 14, 1989, London, England (suicide) - formerly with J. C. and The Machine, The Word Engine, The Vincent Crane Band, and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
  • Nick Graham - bass/vocals
  • Carl Palmer - drums - b. March 20, 1947, Birmingham, England.
Album:
  1. "Atomic Rooster" (1970) - Single: "Friday 13th"
Carl Palmer joins Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Nick Graham joins Skin Alley.
Atomic Rooster II (June 1970 - 1971)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards/vocals
  • John Cann (aka, DuCann) - guitar/vocals - formerly with Andromeda, The Attack, and The Five Day Week Straw People.
  • Paul Hammond - drums/percussion
Album:
  1. "Death Walks Behind You" (1970) - Singles: "Tomorrow Night", "Devil's Answer"
Atomic Rooster III (1971 - 1972)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards/vocals
  • John Cann (aka, DuCann) - guitar
  • Paul Hammond - drums
  • Pete French - vocals
Album:
  1. "In Hearing Of..." (1971)
John Cann (aka, DuCann) and Paul Hammond form Bullet / Hard Stuff.  Pete French joins Cactus, and later joins Leafhound.  John Cann (aka, DuCann) later joins Thin Lizzy.
Atomic Rooster IV (1972)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards/synthesizer
  • Chris Farlowe - vocals - formerly of Colosseum.
  • Steve Boulton - guitar
  • Rick Parnell - drums/congas/timbales/percussion
Album:
  1. "Made In England" (1972)
Atomic Rooster V(1972 - 1973)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards
  • Chris Farlowe - vocals
  • Rick Parnell - percussion
  • Johnny Mandala - guitar
Album:
  1. "Nice and Greasy" (1973)
Group disbands.
Atomic Rooster VI (1980 - 1981) (reformed)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards
  • John Cann (aka, DuCann) - guitar/vocals
  • Preston Heyman - drums
Album:
  1. "Atomic Rooster" (1980) - Single: "Do You Know Who's Looking For You?"
Atomic Rooster VII (1981)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards
  • John Cann (aka, DuCann) - guitar/vocals
  • Ginger Baker - drums - b. Peter Baker on August 19, 1939, Lewisham, England; formerly with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, Cream, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force, and Baker-Gurvitz Army.
Ginger Baker later forms The Ginger Baker Trio.
Atomic Rooster VIII (1981 - ? )
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards
  • John Cann (aka, DuCann) - guitar/vocals
  • Paul Hammond - drums
Singles: "Play It Again", "End of the Day"
Atomic Rooster IX ( ? - 1984)
  • Vincent Crane - keyboards/percussion/bass
  • Paul Hammond - drums/percussion
Album:
  1. "Headline News" (1983)
Group disbands.  Vincent Crane joins Dexy's Midnight Runners.
Compilations:
  1. "Assortment" (1974)
  2. "Home to Roost" (1980)
  3. "Best of Atomic Rooster" (1997)
  4. "In Satan's Name: The Definitive Atomic Rooster" (2-CD box set) (1998)
  5. "The First 10 Explosive Years" (1999)
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