Nazareth (band)

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</td></tr><tr><th>Country</th><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th>Years active</th><td>1968 - present</td></tr><tr><th>Genres</th><td>Rock</td></tr><tr><th>Labels</th><td>Eagle Records</td></tr><tr><th>Members</th><td> see below</td></tr>

Nazareth

Nazareth is an earthy and versatile Scottish rock band that had several hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, "Love Hurts", in the middle of the 1970s.

1 Career
2 Members and Discography
- 2.1 Solo Projects
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

Nazareth was formed in 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland out of the ashes of semi-professional local group The Shadettes (formerly the Mark V and The Red Hawks) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton, bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. They took their name from the first line of The Band's classic song "The Weight" ("I pulled into Nazareth/Was feelin' half past dead...") The band moved to London, England in 1970, and released their self-titled debut album in 1971. After getting some attention with their second album Exercises, released in 1972, Nazareth issued Razamanaz in early 1973. This collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy." This was followed by Loud 'N' Proud in late 1973, which contained another hit single with a hard-rocking cover of Joni Mitchell's song "This Flight Tonight". Then came another album Rampant, in 1974, that was equally successful although it did not yield a single. A non-album song, again a cover version, this time of Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle", was a UK Top 20 entry in 1975.

Hair Of The Dog, was released in 1975. The title track of that album (popularly, though incorrectly, known as "Now You're Messing With A Son Of A Bitch") became a staple of 1970s rock radio. American version of the album included originally recorded by The Everly Brothers and also covered by Roy Orbison expressively melodic ballad "Love Hurts" that was released as a hit single in the UK and in the USA, where it went Platinum. In addition, the track became the band's only U.S. Top Ten hit

[edit] Members and Discography

1968 - 1979	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Manny Charlton - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Darrell Sweet - drums
1979 - 1980	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Manny Charlton - guitar Zal Cleminson - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Darrell Sweet - drums
1980 - 1983	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Manny Charlton - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Billy Rankin - guitar Darrell Sweet - drums John Locke - keyboards
1983 - 1984	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Manny Charlton - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Darrell Sweet - drums Billy Rankin - keyboards
1984 - 1990	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Manny Charlton - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Darrell Sweet - drums
1990 - 1991	Band Not Active, occasional regrouping and gigs
1991 - 1994	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Billy Rankin - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Darrell Sweet - drums
1994 - 1999	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Jimmy Murrison - guitar Ronnie Leahy - keyboards Pete Agnew - bass Darrell Sweet - drums
1999 - 2002	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Ronnie Leahy - keyboards Jimmy Murrison - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Lee Agnew - drums
2003 - present	Dan McCafferty - lead vocals Jimmy Murrison - guitar Pete Agnew - bass Lee Agnew - drums