King Biscuit Boy

Richard Alfred Newell (March 9, 1944 – January 5, 2003), better known by his stage name, King Biscuit Boy, was a Canadian blues musician. He was the first Canadian blues artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US Newell played guitar and sang, but he was most noted for his harmonica playing.Newell's stage name, given to him by Ronnie Hawkins, was taken from the King Biscuit Time, an early American blues broadcast.
Newell played with the Barons (later renamed Son Richard and the Chessmen) from 1961 to 1965 and then with The Mid-Knights. In the summer of 1969 he helped to form And Many Others, which was Ronnie Hawkins's backing band at that time. After one LP and several U.S. appearances, Hawkins fired the entire band in early 1970, upon which the members, including Newell, formed their own band, which they named Crowbar. Newell recorded an album with Crowbar, called Official Music, through Love Productions, and then embarked on a solo career. He continued to play with Crowbar off and on for the rest of his career.
After leaving Crowbar, he signed a major American deal with Paramount/Epic.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played tracks from King Biscuit Boy when he was in Crowbar and his solo material. He invited the singer to do a session for his show in December 1971, when he was touring the UK. Four tracks were recorded for the session.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1971-12-07. First Broadcast: 08 December 1971. Repeated: 29 February 1972
*Boom Boom (Out Goes The Light) / Biscuit's Boogie / Hey Hey / Cross My Heart
==Other Shows Played==
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*28 November 1970: Cookin’ Little Baby (LP - Official Music) Paramount
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*24 November 1971: The Boogie Walk (LP – Gooduns) Paramount
;1972
*22 February 1972: Ranky Tanky (LP – Gooduns) Paramount
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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