Stud

Stud was an English/ Northern Irish rock band from the early 1970s, that featured two members of Taste - bassist Charlie McCracken and drummer John Wilson - along with former Family and Eric Burdon & the Animals member - bass guitarist John Weider - and ex Blossom Toes member Jim Cregan. 
The band began as a trio featuring Cregan (born James Cregan, 9 March 1946, in Yeovil, Somerset), McCracken (born Richard McCracken, 26 June 1948, in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) and Wilson (born 6 November 1947, in Belfast, Northern Ireland), following the split of Rory Gallagher's Taste on 31st December 1970, then joined by ex Family violinist Weider (born 21 April 1947, in Shepherd's Bush, London) in June 1971. Their debut LP was released by Deram, but achieved only little success. Due to poor sales, Deram declined to produce a follow up.
Gaining more success in Germany while touring and featured on TV, the band signed to BASF label and released the second album in 1972, housed in memorable gatefold cover. Nevertheless, the band split soon after. A third album was released posthumous by BASF. Wilson tried to resurrect the band name by recruiting Andy Sneddon (bass, ex East of Eden) and Snowy White (guitar), but this line-up never recorded and dissolved.
==Links to Peel==
The band did two sessions for Peel's show between 1971 and 1972. There is a very high chance that Peel played tracks from the group's studio albums in the early 70's, especially their association with Taste, Family and the Animals, all groups that the DJ played on his radio programmes.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1971-02-08. First Broadcast: 06 March 1971. Repeated: 08 May 1971
*Sail On / 1112235 / Turn Of The Pages
2. Recorded: 1972-03-07. First Broadcast: 21 March 1972. Repeated: 30 May 1972
*Good Things / Red Wine / Samurai
==Other Shows Played==
*None, according to available tracklistings on this site
== See Also ==
* Northern Ireland: Sessions
*Disc & Music Echo: Peel Columns
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists