The Road Apples
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The Road Apples were an American
pop rock
group
from Cambridge
, Massachusetts
. Their lead singer/guitarist
was David Finnerty. The other band members were Flip Morse (lead guitar and vocals), Bard Richmond (bass guitar and vocals), Jean-Do Sifantus (drums), and Chuck Eisenhardt (the original keyboard player, later replaced by Wally Baier). The group charted two singles on the
Billboard Top 100 in the mid-70's. Their first single 'Let's Live Together' sold nearly a half-million copies and rose to #35 on the Pop music chart. A followup release 'Holding On' b/w 'Good Lovin' Woman' also entered the top 100 and
rose to #77. The Road Apples participated in the 'Partners of the Americas' program in 1976 and travelled to Colombia, S.A.
where they performed numerous free concerts for the people of Medellin and Cartegena. Road Apples lead singer and principal songwriter Finn Finnerty later formed 'The Joneses' and released a CD (Atlantic 1990) including a rock cover of 'Let's Live Together'.
United States
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pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
group
Band (music)
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from Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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. Their lead singer/guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
was David Finnerty. The other band members were Flip Morse (lead guitar and vocals), Bard Richmond (bass guitar and vocals), Jean-Do Sifantus (drums), and Chuck Eisenhardt (the original keyboard player, later replaced by Wally Baier). The group charted two singles on the
Billboard Top 100 in the mid-70's. Their first single 'Let's Live Together' sold nearly a half-million copies and rose to #35 on the Pop music chart. A followup release 'Holding On' b/w 'Good Lovin' Woman' also entered the top 100 and
rose to #77. The Road Apples participated in the 'Partners of the Americas' program in 1976 and travelled to Colombia, S.A.
where they performed numerous free concerts for the people of Medellin and Cartegena. Road Apples lead singer and principal songwriter Finn Finnerty later formed 'The Joneses' and released a CD (Atlantic 1990) including a rock cover of 'Let's Live Together'.