Lone Star was a progressive rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1975. An embryonic line-up consisted of former Iona members, Kenny Driscoll and Tony Smith, former Quest bassist Ray Jones, and drummer Jim Mathews.

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  • Lone Star was a progressive rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1975. An embryonic line-up consisted of former Iona members, Kenny Driscoll and Tony Smith, former Quest bassist Ray Jones, and drummer Jim Mathews. The band took on the Lone Star moniker in early 1975 with the addition of new rhythm section, Pete Hurley on bass and Dixie Lee on drums, and noted guitarist Paul 'Tonka' Chapman (a cousin of famed Welsh rocker Dave Edmunds), whose credits included the bands Universe, Skid Row (where he had replaced Gary Moore), Kimla Taz, and most notably, UFO, in a short-lived 1974 dual guitar configuration alongside Michael Schenker. Canadian keyboardist Rick Worsnop completed the line-up. Lone Star signed to CBS Records and released their self-titled Roy Thomas Baker-produced debut album in August of 1976. It charted at #47 on the UK Album Charts and was supported by a UK tour with label mate Ted Nugent. The band's profile would get a further boost with a BBC Radio One broadcast, recorded at the Paris Theatre in London on September 23, 1976 while on tour as openers for Mott The Hoople. The band's sophomore album, Firing on All Six, produced by Gary Lyons and released in August of 1977, saw original vocalist Kenny Driscoll replaced by 20-year old newcomer John Sloman (ex-Trapper). It bettered its predecessor and reached #36 on the UK charts. That same month, the band would undertake their most high profile gig yet with an appearance at the prestigious Reading Festival on August 26, followed by a second BBC Radio One live session on September 29, recorded at Queen Mary College in East London whilst sharing a bill with Canadian guitarist Pat Travers. Both BBC sessions were released in 1994 as the BBC Radio One Live In Concert CD.
  • Lone Star war eine britische Rockband, die 1975 durch Paul „Tonka“ Chapman in Cardiff, Wales, gegründet wurde. Sie wurden von CBS Records unter Vertrag genommen und veröffentlichten dort ihr Debütalbum Lone Star, das 1976 Platz 47 der britischen Album-Charts erreichte. Für das zweite Album, Firing On All Six, wurde Sänger Kenny Driscoll durch John Sloman ersetzt. Dieses Album kletterte bis auf Platz 36 in den britischen Album-Charts. 1978 löste sich die Band auf. Driscoll und Hurley gründeten die Band 1979 neu und versuchten erfolglos, einen neuen Plattenvertrag zu bekommen. Sie spielten 1980 einige Konzerte. Ein drittes Album, Riding High, wurde 2000 auf dem Zoom-Club-Label veröffentlicht.
  • I Lone Star furono un gruppo hard rock formato a Cardiff nel 1975 da Paul 'Tonka' Chapman. Il primo album omonimo uscì per la CBS Records e arrivo al 47° posto nelle classifiche inglesi. Il secondo album, Firing On All Six, venne registrato con John Sloman alla voce al posto di Kenny Driscoll. A causa di problemi con la casa discografica, il gruppo si sciolse nel 1978. Driscoll e Hurley riunirono il gruppo, suonando alcuni concerti agli inizi degli anni '80, ad esempio a al "Bournemouth Winter Gardens", "Keele University" e "Nottingham Boat Club". Il terzo disco, Riding High, vide la luce nel 2000 e dopodiché si sciolsero definitivamente.
  • A Lone Star foi um grupo de hard rock formado em Cardiff, em 1975, por Paul 'Tonka' Chapman. O primeiro álbum saiu pela CBS Records e de chegada em 47 º lugar no ranking britânico. O segundo álbum, Firing on All Six, foi gravado com John Sloman a voz em vez de Kenny Driscoll. Devido a problemas com a empresa discográfica, o grupo foi dissolvida em 1978. Driscoll e Hurley reuniu o grupo, tocando alguns shows no inicio dos anos 80, por exemplo, o "Bournemouth Winter Gardens", "Universidade Keele e Nottingham Boat Club". O terceiro disco, Riding High, viu a luz em 2000 e, depois, foi encerrada definitivamente as atividades.
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  • Iona, Quest, Budgie, Kimla Taz, Skid Row, UFO, Trapper, Uriah Heep, Pulsar, Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Ozz, Persian Risk, Gary Moore, John Sloman's Badlands, Wild Horses, Screen Idols, Lion, Waysted, Circus Circus, Paul Chapman's Ghost, The Red Hot Pokers, Van Morrison, Gator County, Waterloo Road, Kenny Driscoll Band
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    Beat Goes On
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  • 1975 – 1978
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  • Lone Star was a progressive rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1975. An embryonic line-up consisted of former Iona members, Kenny Driscoll and Tony Smith, former Quest bassist Ray Jones, and drummer Jim Mathews.
  • Lone Star war eine britische Rockband, die 1975 durch Paul „Tonka“ Chapman in Cardiff, Wales, gegründet wurde. Sie wurden von CBS Records unter Vertrag genommen und veröffentlichten dort ihr Debütalbum Lone Star, das 1976 Platz 47 der britischen Album-Charts erreichte. Für das zweite Album, Firing On All Six, wurde Sänger Kenny Driscoll durch John Sloman ersetzt. Dieses Album kletterte bis auf Platz 36 in den britischen Album-Charts. 1978 löste sich die Band auf.
  • I Lone Star furono un gruppo hard rock formato a Cardiff nel 1975 da Paul 'Tonka' Chapman. Il primo album omonimo uscì per la CBS Records e arrivo al 47° posto nelle classifiche inglesi. Il secondo album, Firing On All Six, venne registrato con John Sloman alla voce al posto di Kenny Driscoll. A causa di problemi con la casa discografica, il gruppo si sciolse nel 1978.
  • A Lone Star foi um grupo de hard rock formado em Cardiff, em 1975, por Paul 'Tonka' Chapman. O primeiro álbum saiu pela CBS Records e de chegada em 47 º lugar no ranking britânico. O segundo álbum, Firing on All Six, foi gravado com John Sloman a voz em vez de Kenny Driscoll. Devido a problemas com a empresa discográfica, o grupo foi dissolvida em 1978.
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