Biografía:

Frijid Pink is a Detroit area hard rock/blues band formed in 1967, best known for their version of "House of the Rising Sun", released in 1969.

The initial line-up of the band included drummer Richard Stevers, guitarist Gary Ray Thompson, bassist Tom Harris, lead singer Tom Beaudry (aka:Kelly Green), and later Larry Zelanka as off staff keyboardist.

History

Frijid Pink, formed from members of the Detroit Vibrations, spent their first two years steadily touring throughout the Southeast Michigan/Detroit area. The group eventually signed with Parrot Records in 1969. Their first two singles, "Tell Me Why" and "Drivin' Blues", failed to attract much attention, but their third effort for the company, a distorted guitar driven rendition of "House of the Rising Sun", reached the Top Ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. This disc sold over one million copies, thereby receiving a gold disc.[1] Ironically, the song was literally "filler", helping to round out the final time slot at the end of a recording session. A big hit in the U.S. (rising to #7 in February 1970), it became an even bigger hit in Europe. The band was so popular in their native Detroit area that a fledgling Led Zeppelin (who were just then getting started from the remnants of The Yardbirds) opened for them at Detroit's Grande Ballroom. Frijid Pink often shared billing then with the MC5, The Stooges, The Amboy Dukes and others.

Frijid Pink's self-titled debut LP followed in 1970, as did their sophomore release Defrosted, with most of the first album's writing credits and all of the second album's writing credits going to Beaudry/Thompson. Subsequent singles including "Sing a Song for Freedom" and a cover of "Heartbreak Hotel" failed to match earlier successes, and after the departure of Beaudry and Thompson, a new lineup, featuring Jon Wearing on vocals, Craig Webb on guitar and Larry Zelanka on keyboards recorded 1972's Earth Omen. The group would have another lineup in place before re-entering the studio to record 1975's All Pink Inside, with Jo Baker taking over on vocals and Larry Popolizio playing the bass.

Over the years there have been several personnel line-ups for Frijid Pink, even some without any original members. One such version of the band formed in 2001. They recorded one album, Inner Heat, which was set for release in 2002, but was pulled by the record label, Dynasty Records. In 2005 another lineup formed featuring most of the original members; drummer Stevers had succeeded in getting bassist Tom Harris and vocalist Tom Beaudry together with guitarist Steve Dansby (ex late 1970s lineup of Cactus) and keyboardist Larin Michaels. In late 2006, after an attempt to once again reunite the original members, Stevers began auditioning other musicians for the reformation of Frijid Pink. This new lineup has recorded an album and continues to play club dates and public functions in the southeast Michigan area.

Miembros:

• Rick Stevers
  
• Phil "Mac" Mcllvenna
  
• Joe Gillis
  
• Brent Austin
  
• Ricky Houke
  
• Kelly Green
  
• Gary Ray Thompson
  
• Tom Harris
  
• Larry Zelanka
  
• Jon Wearing (Died January 4, 2009)
  
• Craig Webb
  
• Jo Baker
  
• Larry Popolizio
  
• Reggie Vincent
  
• Rondy Burgett
  
• David Ahlers
  
• Mike Wood
  Danny Romanek

Discografía:

• Frijid Pink - Frijid Pink (1970)
  
• Frijid Pink - Defrosted (1970)
  
• Frijid Pink - Earth Omen (1972)
  
• Frijid Pink - All Pink Inside (1975)
  
• Frijid Pink - Inner Heat (2002)
  
• Frijid Pink - TBA (2009)