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:''This article is about the rock band, for other uses, see [[Marathon (disambiguation)]].'' | :''This article is about the rock band, for other uses, see [[Marathon (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
[[File:Marathon single.jpg|right|thumb| | [[File:Marathon single.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Marathon's 1984 single, "Check It Out" / "Love Is Blind".]] | ||
'''Marathon''' was a rock band formed in the early 1980s by bassist/vocalist [[Lissa LeGrand]], guitarists [[Josie Grable]] and [[Linda Collier]], and drummer [[Regina Cates]]. The group played a range of high-energy pop, rock and blues songs, both old and new, including original music. | '''Marathon''' was a [[List of Birmingham bands|rock band]] formed in the early 1980s by bassist/vocalist [[Lissa LeGrand]], guitarists [[Josie Grable]] and [[Linda Collier]], and drummer [[Regina Cates]]. The group played a range of high-energy pop, rock and blues songs, both old and new, including original music. | ||
In [[1984]] the group recorded an independently-released single, "Check It Out" / "Love Is Blind," joined by keyboardist [[Charlotte Williams]]. [[Tony Wachter]] was co-producer and recording engineer. | In [[1984]] the group recorded an independently-released single, "Check It Out" / "Love Is Blind," joined by keyboardist [[Charlotte Williams]]. [[Tony Wachter]] was co-producer and recording engineer. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 18 June 2021
- This article is about the rock band, for other uses, see Marathon (disambiguation).
Marathon was a rock band formed in the early 1980s by bassist/vocalist Lissa LeGrand, guitarists Josie Grable and Linda Collier, and drummer Regina Cates. The group played a range of high-energy pop, rock and blues songs, both old and new, including original music.
In 1984 the group recorded an independently-released single, "Check It Out" / "Love Is Blind," joined by keyboardist Charlotte Williams. Tony Wachter was co-producer and recording engineer.
By 1986 the Carole Griffin had joined the group as lead vocalist, along with saxophonist Julie Trippe. They practiced in a large home on Southside dubbed the Marathon House and recorded music with engineer Lucy Tatman.
By the end of the decade, Griffin had moved on to lead the Sugar La-Las.
References
- White, Judy Cole (November 8, 1986) "Female band changes tune to rock, blues." Anniston Star, p. 21
External links
- Marathon at discogs.com