Eli Radish Band
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The Eli Radish Band were pioneers of "outlaw country
" and "alt.country" music. Deana Adams said in her 2003 rock history book Rock 'n' roll and the Cleveland connection:
The group signed with Capitol Records
in 1969 and released their only album I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier which featured updating of World War I & II era type patriotic/anti-war songs.
After recording for Capitol Records, then Olympia Records and even with rumors of a live concert still in the can at Sun Records
, the group had disbanded by the late 1970s. However, various members still influence the entertainment business today:
Eli Radish founder and bassist Danny Sheridan
has continued to compose and produce songs for David Crosby
, Scarlet Rivera
, actress Amy Madigan
and other CD, TV and film projects. He helped to launch his then girlfriend Nina Blackwood
's MTV
career, and Sheridan continues to produce her national radio shows and oversee her SiriusXM career. He co-hosted a talk show on 97.1 KLSX
-FM in Los Angeles and is a frequent speaker on various songwriter and music industry panels, often performing for charity events including Farm Aid
and the Los Angeles Musician's Picnic. His own hard rock / blues based Bandaloo Doctors
gave ex-wife Bonnie Bramlett
’s career a comeback, and Sheridan has performed several acting parts on TV and in film.
Eli Radish incorporated the drumming skills of Skip Heil from South Euclid, Ohio in its inception, through its recording years and into the final days when members went their separate ways. Skip now resides in the wine country of northern California, continuing his songwriting activities. Rick "Muskrat" Kennedy plays acoustic solo shows at various resorts. Pedal steel player/guitarist Tom "The Foss" Foster tours the U.S. with several groups, and violinist "Little" Eva Karasik, who has recorded on a number of CDs including Jorma Kaukonen
's Quah
, now performs with the San Francisco Opera
.
When David Allan Coe
began writing a string of hits that included “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
” for a then teen-aged Tanya Tucker
, and the tune, “Take This Job And Shove It
”, Coe called on Sheridan to join him on his tours. Coe's hits include “You Never Even Call Me By My Name”, “Willie, Waylon, And Me” and "Longhaired Redneck".
The Eli Radish Band were pioneers of "outlaw country
Outlaw country
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...
" and "alt.country" music. Deana Adams said in her 2003 rock history book Rock 'n' roll and the Cleveland connection:
The group signed with Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
in 1969 and released their only album I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier which featured updating of World War I & II era type patriotic/anti-war songs.
After recording for Capitol Records, then Olympia Records and even with rumors of a live concert still in the can at Sun Records
Sun Records
Sun Records is a record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27, 1952.Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley , Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash...
, the group had disbanded by the late 1970s. However, various members still influence the entertainment business today:
Eli Radish founder and bassist Danny Sheridan
Danny Sheridan
----Danny Sheridan is a musician, songwriter, producer, , and entertainment manager. In 2006 he also became a radio personality on 97.1 KLSX Free FM . He is credited as an influential electric bass player, and as the founder of the , pioneers of the so-called “outlaw country” music genre...
has continued to compose and produce songs for David Crosby
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash , and CPR...
, Scarlet Rivera
Scarlet Rivera
Scarlet Rivera is an American violinist. She is best known for her work with Bob Dylan, in particular on his album Desire and as part of the Rolling Thunder Revue.-Early career:...
, actress Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan
Amy Marie Madigan is an American actress who is known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film Field of Dreams and Iris Crowe in the HBO television series Carnivale...
and other CD, TV and film projects. He helped to launch his then girlfriend Nina Blackwood
Nina Blackwood
Nina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs. She has also been an actress and model.-Early life and career:...
's MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
career, and Sheridan continues to produce her national radio shows and oversee her SiriusXM career. He co-hosted a talk show on 97.1 KLSX
KLSX
KAMP-FM 97.1 FM, known on-air as 97.1 AMP Radio, is a Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in Los Angeles, California. The station is owned by CBS Radio.The station had long been known as KLSX before the call sign changed on June 30, 2009....
-FM in Los Angeles and is a frequent speaker on various songwriter and music industry panels, often performing for charity events including Farm Aid
Farm Aid
Farm Aid started as a benefit concert on September 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois, held to raise money for family farmers in the United States...
and the Los Angeles Musician's Picnic. His own hard rock / blues based Bandaloo Doctors
Bandaloo Doctors
Bandaloo Doctors was a Los Angeles “super group”, playing their own "revolutionary hard-rockin' blues" - From 1988 until 1996 they became darlings of the media and a number of Hollywood celebrities....
gave ex-wife Bonnie Bramlett
Bonnie Bramlett
Bonnie Bramlett is an American singer and sometime actress known for her distinctive vocals in rock and pop music. This began in the mid 1960s as a backing singer, forming the husband-and-wife team of Delaney & Bonnie, and continuing to the present day as a solo artist.-Life and career:Bramlett...
’s career a comeback, and Sheridan has performed several acting parts on TV and in film.
Eli Radish incorporated the drumming skills of Skip Heil from South Euclid, Ohio in its inception, through its recording years and into the final days when members went their separate ways. Skip now resides in the wine country of northern California, continuing his songwriting activities. Rick "Muskrat" Kennedy plays acoustic solo shows at various resorts. Pedal steel player/guitarist Tom "The Foss" Foster tours the U.S. with several groups, and violinist "Little" Eva Karasik, who has recorded on a number of CDs including Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna.-Biography:...
's Quah
Quah (album)
Quah is the first solo album by Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane. The album was recorded with Tom Hobson. The initial plan was to have side-A be Kaukonen and side-B be Hobson. However, RCA felt that Hobson's recordings would not be accepted by the public...
, now performs with the San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera is an American opera company, based in San Francisco, California.It was founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola and is the second largest opera company in North America...
.
When David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...
began writing a string of hits that included “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
Would You Lay with Me is the third album by Tanya Tucker. It was also the third of four albums with producer Billy Sherrill and Columbia Records. The title song, "Would You Lay with Me ," was a #1 on the Billboard Country Singles charts and a #46 Pop hit...
” for a then teen-aged Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
, and the tune, “Take This Job And Shove It
Take This Job and Shove It
"Take This Job and Shove It" is a song by David Allan Coe from his 1978 album, Family Album about the bitterness of a man who worked long and hard with no apparent reward. The song was famously covered by Johnny Paycheck...
”, Coe called on Sheridan to join him on his tours. Coe's hits include “You Never Even Call Me By My Name”, “Willie, Waylon, And Me” and "Longhaired Redneck".