Dust (band)
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Dust was an American
hard rock
band active in the early 1970s.
Dust was formed in the late 1960s by Richie Wise and two teenagers, Kenny Aaronson
and Marc Bell
. Additionally, Kenny Kerner wrote the group's lyrics, and acted as their producer and manager. Their debut album
was released on Kama Sutra Records
in 1971, and was followed by a sophomore release on the same label
the following year. While the group only released these two albums, they later became of historical interest to collectors interested in early American heavy metal
.
The group's members all went on to other projects.
In the mid 1970s Bell worked with Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys
and Richard Hell & The Voidoids. In 1978, he joined the Ramones
, assuming the name Marky Ramone
. Aaronson played with Stories
and Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys
in the 1970s and worked as a session musician
into the 1980s. He also toured with Edgar Winter
, Joan Jett
and Billy Idol
. Wise and Kerner went into production with Kiss
, among others.
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hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band active in the early 1970s.
Dust was formed in the late 1960s by Richie Wise and two teenagers, Kenny Aaronson
Kenny Aaronson
Kenny Aaronson is an American bass guitar player.- Early life and career :He started playing drums at the age of eleven, following in his older brother's footsteps. Kenny switched to electric bass at the age 14 after becoming enamored by the bass on Motown records and was strongly influenced by...
and Marc Bell
Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits.Although he is not the original drummer , Marky is the only living...
. Additionally, Kenny Kerner wrote the group's lyrics, and acted as their producer and manager. Their debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was released on Kama Sutra Records
Kama Sutra Records
Kama Sutra Records was started in 1964 by Arthur "Artie" Ripp, Hy Mizrahi and Phil Steinberg as Kama Sutra Productions, a production house. The word "Kama Sutra" is a Sanskrit terminology....
in 1971, and was followed by a sophomore release on the same label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
the following year. While the group only released these two albums, they later became of historical interest to collectors interested in early American heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
.
The group's members all went on to other projects.
In the mid 1970s Bell worked with Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys
Jayne County
Jayne County , formerly known as Wayne County, is an American male-to-female transsexual performer, musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades. County would go on to be known as rock's first transsexual singer...
and Richard Hell & The Voidoids. In 1978, he joined the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
, assuming the name Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits.Although he is not the original drummer , Marky is the only living...
. Aaronson played with Stories
Stories (band)
Stories was a rock and pop music band, based out of New York in the early 1970s. The band consisted of keyboardist Michael Brown, bassist/vocalist Ian Lloyd, guitarist Steve Love, and drummer Bryan Madey, and had a Number 1 hit with a cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie."-Band history:Lloyd ...
and Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys
Jayne County
Jayne County , formerly known as Wayne County, is an American male-to-female transsexual performer, musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades. County would go on to be known as rock's first transsexual singer...
in the 1970s and worked 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...
into the 1980s. He also toured with Edgar Winter
Edgar Winter
Edgar Holland Winter is an American musician. He is famous for being a multi-instrumentalist. He is a highly skilled keyboardist, saxophonist and percussionist. He often plays an instrument while singing. He was most successful in the 1970s with his band, The Edgar Winter Group, notably with their...
, Joan Jett
Joan Jett
Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...
and Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
. Wise and Kerner went into production with Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, among others.
Former members
- Richie Wise - guitar, vocals
- Kenny AaronsonKenny AaronsonKenny Aaronson is an American bass guitar player.- Early life and career :He started playing drums at the age of eleven, following in his older brother's footsteps. Kenny switched to electric bass at the age 14 after becoming enamored by the bass on Motown records and was strongly influenced by...
- bass - Marc BellMarky RamoneMarky Ramone is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits.Although he is not the original drummer , Marky is the only living...
- drums - Kenny Kerner - lyrics, production, management
Discography
- DustDust (Dust album)Dust is the debut album album by Dust, released by Kama Sutra Records in 1971.-Track listing:# "Stone Woman" – 4:03# "Chasin' Ladies" – 3:39# "Goin' Easy" – 4:30# "Love Me Hard" – 5:30# "From a Dry Camel" – 9:52# "Often Shadows Felt" – 5:12...
(Kama Sutra RecordsKama Sutra RecordsKama Sutra Records was started in 1964 by Arthur "Artie" Ripp, Hy Mizrahi and Phil Steinberg as Kama Sutra Productions, a production house. The word "Kama Sutra" is a Sanskrit terminology....
, 1971) - Hard AttackHard Attack (album)Hard Attack is an album by Dust, released by Kama Sutra Records in 1972. This is their second album to date. The cover art is a previously published piece by Frank Frazetta entitled "Snow Giants".-Track listing:# "Pull Away/So Many Times" – 5:02...
(Kama Sutra, 1972)