Magna Carta were a gentle acoustic-guitars-and-harmonies outfit who began in the late 60’s and survived several line-up changes. Their material, built mainly around the songs of Chris Simpson and Tom Hoy, was melodic and intelligent, as exemplified by their near-hit Took A Long Time, and Sun Ain’t Gonna Rise from the Putting It Back Together album.
At their best, their vocal blends recalled CSNY, while the songs would certainly have appealed to James Taylor fans.
Some key side-men with drummer Pick Withers, fiddler Barry Dransfield, and Dylan session guitarist David Bromberg augmented their trio line-up in 1976.
Related Posts
Minutemen, The Greg Ginn of Black Flag and SST Records produced this San Pedro…
Mercury Rev This six-piece band from Buffalo, New York, burst onto the…
Doobie Brothers, The The Doobie Brothers formed in San Jose, California in 1970,…
Barry Manilow Barry Manilow devoted himself to music at an early age,…
Casuals, The Lincolnshire band The Casuals formed in 1961. They were the outright…
Elgins, The The Elgins were a quartet - three males (two of…
Loretta Lynn Thanks in no small part to the biopic Coal Miner's Daughter (1980),…
Toto Toto was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by David…
