Taste (Irish band)
Irish blues rock band
Taste are an Irish blues rock band that was founded by songwriter and guitarist Rory Gallagher in Cork in 1966. Gallagher left the band in 1970.
History
Taste (originally "The Taste") were formed in Cork, Ireland, in August 1966 as a trio consisting of Rory Gallagher on guitars and vocals, Eric Kitteringham on bass, and Norman Damery on drums. They toured in Hamburg and Ireland before becoming regulars at Club Rado in the Maritime Hotel, an R&B club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the summer of 1967.
In 1968, the original lineup split up, and a new lineup formed with Richard McCracken on bass and John Wilson on drums. The new Taste moved permanently to London, where they signed with the record label Polydor. In November 1968, the band, along with Yes, opened at Cream's farewell concerts. While with Polydor, Taste began touring the United States and Canada with the English supergroup Blind Faith. In April 1969, Taste released the first of their two studio albums, the self-titled Taste, with On the Boards following in early 1970, the latter showing the band's jazz influences with Gallagher playing saxophone on two tracks.
They performed at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, alongside Jimi Hendrix and The Who.
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