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Humble Pie
English rock band
This article is about the rock band. For their self-titled album, see Humble Pie (album). For the English idiom, see humble pie.
For other uses, see Humble Pie (disambiguation).
Humble Pie are an English rock band formed by singer-guitarists Peter Frampton and Steve Marriott in Moreton, Essex,[not verified in body] in 1969. Often regarded as one of the first supergroups in music, Humble Pie experienced moderate popularity and commercial success during the 1970s with hit songs such as "Black Coffee", "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", "Hot 'n' Nasty" and "Natural Born Bugie" among others.
The original line-up of members featured lead singer/frontman and guitarist Steve Marriott of Small Faces, singer-guitarist Peter Frampton of the Herd, former Spooky Tooth bassist Greg Ridley and drummer Jerry Shirley from the Apostolic Intervention.
History
1968: Background and formation
Marriott befriended Frampton during the latter months of 1968 and the pair bonded over their unwanted 'teen heart-throb' stat
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Humble Pie was one of the first supergroups of the late 60s who found success in both the UK and US. A showcase for former Small Faces' front man Steve Marriott and one-time Herd guitar virtuoso Peter Frampton, the hard rock outfit Humble Pie formed in Essex, England in 1969.
In leader Steve Marriott, Humble Pie had perhaps the closest male reflection of Janis Joplin’s soulful blues howl; a voice that simultaneously made him one of the most envied and revered singers of his generation. Also featuring ex-Spooky Tooth bassist Greg Ridley along with drummer Jerry Shirley, the fledgling group spent the first several months of its existence locked away in Marriott's Essex cottage, maintaining a relentless practice schedule. Signed to the Immediate label owned by former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Oldman, Humble Pie soon issued their debut single, Natural Born Bugie, which hit the British Top Ten and paved the way for the group's premier
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HUMBLE PIE LEGACY – 50 YEARS OF SMOKIN’
When Humble Pie emerged a half century ago, they lead the way as the heavy harbingers of a new generation of organic, hard-hitting blues-rock that would help define the denim and doobies half-decade of the early 1970s. Their unimpeachably classic LPs like 1971’s heralded live album Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore and 1972’s commercial breakthrough Smokin’ remain veritable cornerstones of classic rock, foundational influences for generations of artists from Aerosmith to Van Halen to Quiet Riot to the Black Crowes to Rival Sons, Dirty Honey, and beyond.
When singer Steve Marriott stormed offstage at London’s Alexandra Palace on Dec 31, 1968 with his wildly popular band The Small Faces—the band which, even more than The Who, literally defined the Mod ethos throughout England in the mid-’60s—it was the end of an era for British psychedelic pop, the finale for the Small Faces, and the big bang moment for Humble Pie.
Only 22 himself at the time, Marriott’s first call after exiting stage left on that fateful New Year’s
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