Bible Black was an American

United States

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 band, formed by two ex-Elf

Elf

An elf is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind...

/Rainbow

Rainbow (band)

Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...

 musicians: drummer Gary Driscoll

Gary Driscoll

Gary Driscoll was an American R&B style rock drummer who performed in a number of successful bands from the 1960s until his violent death in June 1987....

 and bassist Craig Gruber

Craig Gruber

Craig Gruber is an American rock bass player, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow. Along with the other members of Rainbow, except guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, he had played in the band Elf, consisting of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, drummer Gary Driscoll and...

 with guitarist Duck McDonald and singer Jeff Fenholt

Jeff Fenholt

Jeffrey Craig Fenholt is a singer noted for his performance as the title character in the original Broadway theatre adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar and for his appearance on the cover of "Time Magazine"...

 (famous for his lead role in Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...

). The band, based on East Coast

East Coast of the United States

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, released the albums Ground Zero and, with a few other musicians, Thrasher (1985), neither of which sold well.

In 1985, McDonald joined Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown

Savoy Brown, originally known as the Savoy Brown Blues Band, are a British blues rock band, formed in 1965, in Battersea, South West London...

. Driscoll found regular work, which he supplemented with stints as a session musician

Session musician

Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...

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External links

• http://www.myspace.com/bibleblackband
• http://www.bluecheer.us/archive/andrewmacdonald_files/duck/DUCK.htm
• http://www.myspace.com/garydriscolltribute
• http://www.myspace.com/thrasherburningatthespeedofficialsite
• http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/new+york/bible+black
• http://jeffcramer.blogspot.com/2009/11/very-candid-conversation-with-craig.html
• http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Bible+Black
• http://www.myspace.com/bluecheer