Chicken Shack formed in Kidderminster, Worcestershire in 1967. They were a heavily blues-based rock band featuring Stan Webb, who has often been compared to Freddie King in his vocal and guitar technique.
Thrown in at the deep end, the occasion was the Windsor Jazz Festival in front of a highly critical selection of musicians. Christine Perfect was terrified.
Following a stint at the Star Club in Hamburg, they returned from Germany, signed with Blue Horizon, and shot to fame on the back of the British Blues Boom. Hit singles and albums followed.
Their first album on the Deram label, Imagination Lady, was followed by the second, Unlucky Boy.
The intended third official release on the Deram label was to be a live album recorded at Brunel University.
Webb was never happy with the album, and it was only ever released in Germany and Japan (as Goodbye Chicken Shack). A belated UK release occurred in 1994 when the album was released as Go Live.
The group disbanded at the beginning of 1971, but Webb simply hired a fresh new line-up and began again. Christine Perfect went on to great fame and fortune (under her married name of McVie) with Fleetwood Mac. She passed away in November 2022, at the age of 79.
Stan Webb Vocals, guitar Christine Perfect Vocals, keyboards, bass, harmonica Andy Silvester Bass Dave Bidwell Drums Paul Raymond Keyboards John Glascock Bass Alan Morley Drums Paul Hancox Drums Bob Daisley Bass Dave Wilkinson Keyboards Bob Hull Bass Alan Powell Drums Robbie Blunt Guitar, vocals Paul Martinez Bass
Dave Winthrop Saxophone Ed Spevock Drums Steve York Bass Paul Butler Guitar, vocals Alan Scott Bass Ric Lee Drums Tony Ashton Keyboards
David Wilkey Keyboards
Jan Campbell Bass
John Gunzell Drums Jimmy Leverton Bass
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