Quarterflash was one of the best groups of the 1980's! Led by Marv & Rindy Ross, they were originally called Seafood Mama. I actually remember seeing them on TV shows like 'American Bandstand' and 'Solid Gold'! Rindy is a great singer and saxophone player! For those who like to watch VH-1, they have been called a one-hit-wonder. This article is about the American rock band. For the band's first album, see. Quarterflash Origin, U.S. Genres, Years active 1980–1985; 1990–present Labels, Website Past members Marv Ross Rindy Ross Jack Charles Rich Gooch Jon Propp Brian David Willis Quarterflash is an American formed in 1980 in. The band was originally made up of the two current members, Rindy Ross (lead vocals and saxophone) and her husband Marv Ross (guitars), along with Jack Charles (guitars), Rick DiGiallonardo (keyboards/synthesizers), Rich Gooch (electric bass), and Brian David Willis (drums and percussion). Having a lead singer who also played the saxophone made Quarterflash notable. In a 1982 interview, Rindy Ross said that she viewed the saxophone as an extension of her voice, enabling her to express things she could not express with her voice alone. Contents • • • • • • • Recording history [ ] The group was formed by merging two popular Oregon bands, Seafood Mama and Pilot (not to be confused with the of ' fame). Continuing under the name Seafood Mama, the band originally released the picture-sleeved single ' on a local private label, Whitefire Records, in the spring of 1980 (with the track being 'City of Roses'). 'Harden My Heart' was a big hit on Portland radio stations and got the band a one-hour TV special, Seafood Mama In Concert, on on June 5, 1980. 'Harden My Heart' would later be rerecorded by the band after they renamed themselves Quarterflash. The name came from an description of new immigrants as 'a quarter flash, three quarters foolish', which the Rosses found in a book at producer 's house. Quarterflash signed to and released their self-titled debut album in September 1981. It reached No. 8 on 's chart, and sold over a million copies, earning platinum status on June 30, 1982. The album contained the new version of 'Harden My Heart', which became their biggest, reaching No. 3 on the (and the Top 20 in France). The follow-up single from the album, 'Find Another Fool', reached No. A second one-hour Portland television special, Quarterflash In Concert, was broadcast on KOIN on October 22, 1981, and simulcast on. This concert was taped at the on October 15, 1981. In between albums, the band appeared on soundtracks of two of 1982's biggest films, charting the theme to 's up to #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, and landing one of their B-sides, 'Don't Be Lonely', in. Quarterflash released their second album,, in 1983. It reached No. 34 in Billboard, and scored the single 'Take Me to Heart', which reached No. The group released their final album,, in 1985. It peaked at No. 150 in Billboard. The group later disbanded after getting dropped from Geffen Records. In 1990, Quarterflash reunited, hiring, including bassist–vocalist Sandin Wilson, drummer Greg Williams, guitarist Doug Fraser, and Mel Kubik on saxophone and keyboards. The group released on. In 1991, Rindy and Marv Ross founded the historic music ensemble The Trail Band, which was formed at the request of the to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the. In June 2008, Marv and Rindy Ross released a new Quarterflash album, Goodbye Uncle Buzz, but it did not chart. In September 2013, the band released a new album, Love Is a Road. Discography [ ] Studio albums [ ] Year Album 1981 8 19 150 1991 - 2008 - 2013 Love Is a Road - Compilation albums [ ] • (1996) • Harden My Heart: The Best of Quarterflash (1997) Singles [ ] Year Song Album 1981 ' 3 1 41 49 Quarterflash 1982 'Find Another Fool' 16 12 - - 'Right Kind of Love' 56 - - - 'Night Shift' 60 - - - soundtrack 1983 'Take Me to Heart' 14 6 28 - Take Another Picture 'Take Another Picture' 58 - - - 1985 'Talk to Me' 83 - - - Back Into Blue References [ ]. • ^ Clarke, SP.. History of Portland Rock. Archived from on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2008-06-16. •, concert clips and interviews, see esp. 4:04 into the video for Rindy Ross talking about what the saxophone adds to her music. • Sundial, Tri-City Herald (Washington state), Cleveland (AP),, Dec. 8, 1981, page 22. Retrieved July 25, 2011. • According to Alain Gardinier in Rindy, Marv and Jack's French interview, Coup de foudre?,, # 53, June 1982, p. 14, the name of the second band was 'Union'. • Bradley, Clyde.. Classic Rock Revisited. Archived from on 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2008-06-16. The Trail Band. Retrieved 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-07-29. • Ham, Robert (September 30, 2013)... Retrieved October 6, 2013. • Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. External links [ ] • • (official website) • at •, Marv Ross' official website • Bangor Daily News (Maine), Dave Cheever, special to the News,, Sat.-Sun., February 20–21, 1982, page ME 9, includes black-and-white photo of band •, Randolph Michaels, Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse Books, 2005 (by Michael R. Smith), 'From the Desk of Marv Ross, Guitarist for Quarterflash,' pages 152-155.
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