Ted Munda was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, mid to late sixties he was member of two local bands. Round 1964 he formed The Enfields they were highly influenced by the British Invasion and folk rock. In 1967 the band split and Ted formed Friends of the Family he also joined the Blues Magoos, in 1973 together with Gene Barkin, Russ Smith and Tracy Longstreth they signed to Columbia Records under the name "Hotspur".
In 1974 this talented quartet release their debut LP titled "Sweet Fortune's Darling". Exquisite harmonies and powerful, driving rhythms highlight. "I Lost My Wings Ir Memphis" is a fabulous rocker with a steady, repeating chorus that gives it enough strength to be considered as a single. Throughout the collection, Hotspur effectively makes use of percussion, in much the same way as the Stones, using accents to bolster the feeling of the song. "I Wrote This Song," "The Best I Can Do," "Countryside Ride," "You Can't Lose (What You Never Had)," and "We Need A Captain" are all well worked pieces of music, showing promise for the band.
Tracks
1. I Wrote This Song - 4:43
2. The Best I Can Do (Gene Barkin) - 3:13
3. Wings Of A Dove (Russ Smith) - 3:59
4. No Place At All - 4:19
5. Constant Weather - 3:24
6. Countryside Ride - 3:00
7. You Can't Lose (Gene Barkin) - 4:08
8. We Need A Captain - 3:27
9. All Along The Lake - 4:20
10.I Lost My Wings In Memphis - 5:00
All songs by Ted Munda except where stated
Hotspur
*Ted Munda - Lead Vocals, Rhythm, Acoustic, Lead Guitars
*Gene Barkin - Lead Guitar, Vocals
*Russ Smith - Bass, Vocals
*Tracy Longstreth - Drums
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ReplyDeleteThat’s my dad on drums and it’s Tracy Longstreth not Ted. Tracy had just come off the road as the touring drummer for The Osmond Brothers. They did 86 shows around North America. Prior to The Osmonds Tracy helped create surf music as an original member of the Rhythm Rockers and as part of the blue eyed soul originators The Righteous Brothers. That Horspur record was sort of the last hurrah. They signed their deal to Columbia Records the day I was born and were on their way until Clive Davis got busted for supplying $250K worth of coke to Sly Stones tour. After Clive went down all the current bands on his roster went down with him including Hotspur. That’s why this album got shelved & never saw the light of day.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad Tracy is in the green shirt & he’s still playing all around Orange County, Ca. He’s almost 80 and still plays gigs 4 nights a week either on drums with The Nomads or on piano with his jazz band.
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