Black Cat Bones were a British heavy blues rock band that existed with various lineups from 1966 to 1970, when they evolved into Leaf Hound. The band included English musicians Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke, both of whom later helped form Free in 1968 alongside Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser. Kirke and Rodgers would later go on to found the highly successful British rock supergroup Bad Company in 1974. Rod Price was the guitarist on the band’s only album, Barbed Wire Sandwich, released in 1970, and later became a member of Foghat. Other musicians associated with Black Cat Bones would go on to play with Shagrat, Atomic Rooster, Cactus and Fleetwood Mac. Black Cat Bones formed in London in 1966 with Paul Tiller (lead vocals and harmonica), Paul Kossoff (lead guitar), brothers Derek Brooks (rhythm guitar) and Stuart Brooks (bass guitar), and Terry Sims (drums). The band took its name from the black cat bone, a Hoodoo charm traditionally associated with blues music. Several lineup changes followed during the band’s early years. Terry Sims was replaced by Frank Perry, who in turn was replaced by drummer Simon Kirke in early 1968. During this period the group became a regular attraction on the London pub circuit. Paul Tiller was later replaced by vocalist Brian Short. At the suggestion of producer Mike Vernon, owner of the Blue Horizon blues label, Kossoff, Kirke and Stuart Brooks backed veteran blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree on his 1968 album When You Feel the Feeling You Was Feeling and also accompanied him on his UK tour. Kossoff and Kirke left the band shortly afterwards. They were replaced by guitarist Rod Price and drummer Phil Lenoir. Together with Brian Short and the Brooks brothers, they recorded Barbed Wire Sandwich, the band’s only album. The album was recorded at Tangerine Studios and Decca Studios and released in February 1970 on Decca’s newly launched Nova label, which focused on progressive rock releases. When Barbed Wire Sandwich failed to achieve significant commercial or critical success, Short, Price and Lenoir left the group, effectively bringing Black Cat Bones to an end.
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