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The Flamin Groovies and Dave Edmunds
The Flamin Groovies and Dave Edmunds at the Robin Hood pub in Monmouth - January 1978. Left to right: Chris Wilson, Mike Wilhelm, Cyril Jordan, Dave Edmunds, Dave Wright & George Alexander. Photo by Paul Slattery.
In 1978, the fifth album of the Flamin Groovies "Now" was released, it was produced by Dave Edmunds at Rockfield Studios. D. Edmunds can be hear on "Yeah My baby" as a backup vocal, he also played piano on the song. On the song "Move it" D.E. played piano and guitar.
Dave Edmunds and The Stray Cats - Interview and The race is on -1981
Dave Edmunds collaborated multiple time with The Stray Cats during is career. The first time, in 1981, he offered them to produced their first album Stray Cats. Then in 1982, he produced the tracks "Rock this town", "Stray cat strut", "Runaway boys", "Double talkin' baby" and "Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie" which are from their previous album "Stray Cats". In 1983, he produced their album "Rant'n'Rave with the Stray Cats", with their famous hit "(She is) Sexy + 17" and "I won't stand in your way". Finally, in 1992 he produced their album called "Choo Choo Hot Fish". Which included the song "cry baby" where Dave Edmunds done the vocal and the guitar.
"The race is on" was release in 1981. First, on Dave Edmunds album "Twangin...". Later on, in 1993 the song was release by The Stray Cats on their album "Tear it up".
The country song was originally written and interpreted by George Jones, in 1964, it was first release on his album "I get lonely in a hurry".
The Everly Brothers with their album " Born Yesterday" in 1985
In 1985, D.E produced "Born Yesterday", recorded at Maison rouge studios in London. The album peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 and No. 22 on the Top Country Albums charts.
Dave Edmunds and Dion
In 1989 he produced the album Yo Frankie for Dion DiMucci, D. Edmunds also played guitar on the album.
Dave Edmunds and Status Quo
In 1986, D. Edmunds produced "Rollin' Home" and "Red sky", both were written by John David, the bass player of the Dave Edmunds band. The single was release the same year and it was included on the album "In the Army Now".
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Guitarist Jimmie Vaughan formed in 1974 the Fabulous Thunderbirds with vocalist/harpist Kim Wilson. In addition to Vaughan and Wilson, the band's originally included bassist Keith Ferguson and drummer Mike Buck.
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The T-Birds entered a London studio and recorded their fifth album with producer Dave Edmunds. The resulting album, Tuff Enuff, was released in the spring of 1986, and it became a major crossover success. The title track was released as a single and its accompanying video received heavy play on MTV, which helped the song reach the American Top Ten. The success of the single sent the album to number 13 on the charts. Tuff Enuff would eventually receive a platinum record. "Wrap It Up," a cover of an old Sam & Dave song, was the album's second single and it became a Top Ten album rock track. Later in 1986, the T-Birds won the W.C. Handy Award for best blues band.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds' follow-up to Tuff Enuff, Hot Number, arrived in the summer of 1987. Initially, the album did fairly well -- peaking at number 49 on the charts and spawning the Top Ten album rock hit "Stand Back" -- but it quickly fell off the charts.
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