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Savoy Brown from the cover of The Millennium Collection

Savoy Brown is a British blues band formed in the 1960s.

Originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, their 1969 single "Train to Nowhere" (with singer Chris Youlden), was viewed by many as the last gasp of the blues scene in Great Britain. Although Savoy Brown never reached much acclaim in their home nation, they developed a loyal core following in the United States, due to songs such as "I'm Tired" (from "A Step Further"), a driving, melodic song. In the 1960s and 1970s, the band managed to penetrate the Billboard Hot 100. Superstardom perpetually evaded them, perhaps in part because of their frequent line-up changes.

Indeed, while the band is still active today, only one founding member, Kim Simmonds, has been with the band since the beginning. Guitarist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, bassist Tony Stevens, and drummer Roger Earl went on to form Foghat. Savoy Brown's first album, Shake Down, featured lead vocalist Bryce Portius. Portius was one of the first black blues musicians to be a part of a British rock band. Another singer, Dave Walker, would later join Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath.

• Shake Down – 1967
• Getting To The Point – 1968
• Blue Matter – 1969
• A Step Further – 1969
• Raw Sienna – 1969
• Looking In – 1970
• Street Corner Talking – 1971
• Hellbound Train – 1972
• Lion's Share – 1973
• Jack The Toad – 1973
• Boogie Brothers – 1974
• Wire Fire – 1975
• Skin 'n' Bone – 1976
• Savage Return – 1978
• Rock 'n' Roll Warriors – 1981
• Greatest Hits - Live In Concert – 1981
• Just Live – 1981
• Live In Central Park – 1985
• Slow Train – 1986
• Make Me Sweat – 1988
• Kings Of Boogie – 1989
• Live And Kickin' – 1990
• Let It Ride – 1992
• Bring It Home – 1994
• Live At The Record Plant (recorded 1975) – 1998
• The Bottom Line Encore Collection (live) – 1999
• The Blues Keep Me Holding On – 1999
• Looking From The Outside - Live '69 & '70 – 2000
• Jack The Toad - Live 70/72 – 2000
• Strange Dreams – 2003
• You Should Have Been There – 2005
• Steel - 2007

• Savoy Brown website
• Illustrated Chris Youlden discography

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