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  Out of England, the band was formed in November of 1967, (with intermittent breakups, between 1967 to 1974. In recent years, the band has been reconstituted at various points, and continues to perform). They weren't always called Spooky Tooth, they were originally called "Art" and in 1967 they released an album under that name called Supernatural Fairy  Tales, and
consisted of founding members : Mike Harrison, Greg Ridley, Luke
Grosvenor, and Mike Kellie.After the release of that album in 67, the founder of Island Records, Chris Blackwell introduced American Gary Wright to the members of Art. They held a rehearsal together and Wright played a song he had written called "Sunshine Help Me". He was invited to join the band and they became Spooky Tooth. With a 2 lead vocalist concept they went to the studio and recorded their first single "Sunshine help me". Spooky Tooth became firmly established in the "underground music scene" and had a cult following in the UK and Europe, the USA would follow about a year later. In 1971 Blackwell talked the band into collaborating with French electronic music composer Pierre Henry. Spooky Tooth agreed to do the project as backing musicians and vocalists only. It was to be a Pierre Henry project. However  unknown to Spooky Tooth until
it was to late, Island Records released the album (Ceremony) as a
Spooky Tooth release with Pierre thinking he could ride on the success
Spooky Tooth had with their last album. Ceremony sucked shit and Spooky
Tooth split up because of it. They would reform in 1973 with new members. In 2004 Harrison, Kellie, and Wright got back together  to do 2 reunion concerts in
Germany. A cd and a dvd were made of their performances. The cd is
titled "Nomad Poets" and is considered by many as the best Spooky tooth
recording ever. It contains material that spans their whole careers. It
was released in March 2007.Spooky Tooth has been a springboard for several spectacular careers : Greg Ridey (died in 2003) / Humble Pie, Luther Grosvenor / Mott The Hopple / Stealers Wheel, Mick Jones / Foreigner, and Mike Harrison and Gary Wright's own solo careers.Spooky Tooth remains a legendary band today whose music still inspires new and established artist. In 1972 Luther Grosvenor joined Mott the Hoople. At that time Mott's popularity had waned. Luther gave them the vibrancy and talent they needed just at the right time. He soon became known as Ariel Bender and played on probably their best known album - "The Hoople" The Ariel Bender Band - formed in 2005 - brings to you that vibrancy and talent, performing all the hits from Mott’s repertoire. The Lineup Over The Years
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