The Hoochie Coochie Men is a renowned Australian blues group composed of former Rainbow, Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

 and Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

 bass player Bob Daisley

Bob Daisley

Robert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...

, guitarist and singer Tim Gaze and drummer Rob Grosser. The recurring member of the band is former Deep Purple

Deep Purple

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 keyboard player Jon Lord

Jon Lord

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...

 who first performed with The Hoochie Coochie Men in Februrary 2003 after due to injury he hadn't been able to perform his usual concert setlist on piano. The band is also usually joined on stage by various harmonica players. Hoochoe Coochie Men's second studio album, Danger. White Men Dancing features guest performances from vocalists Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

, Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes

James Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...

 and Ian Duff.

The Hoochie Coochie Men was also the name of the All-Stars in 1964 when Cyril Davies

Cyril Davies

Cyril Davies was one of the first British blues harmonica players and blues musician.-Biography:Born at St Mildred's, 15 Hawthorn Drive, Willowbank, Denham, Buckinghamshire, near London, he was the son of William Albert Davies, a labourer, and his wife Margaret Mary...

 died and Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry

John William "Long John" Baldry was an English and Canadian blues singer and a voice actor. He sang with many British musicians, with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where Let the Heartaches Begin reached No...

 took the band over and renamed it. In 1965 the band morphed into The Steampacket.

Discography

• 2001 The Hoochie Coochie Men
• 2003 Live at the Basement

UK: EMI 5773842 (2003), 2CD

Australia: EMI 5967892 (2003), 2CD

Australia: Thames/Thompson TMM158 (2008), 2CD

Germany: Edel 0186222ERE (2008), limited collector's edition 5000 copies, 3CD, diff. cover

Japan: Sony QACL-30016 (2008), as above

• 2007 Danger. White Men Dancing

Germany: Edel 0184628ERE (2007), CD+DVD (documentary, TV appearances)

Australia: Thames/Thompson TMM211 (2008)

UK: Ear Music 0195532ERE (2009), CD/DVD ("Live at the Basement"), diff. cover