Travelling South is a non-album single released by Carson in 1971, with sales that didn’t quite get it into the Top 40.
Songwriter:
Greg ‘Sleepy’ Lawrie
Producer:
Gil Mathews
Record label of Australian release:
Havoc
Wikipedia:
Carson was an Australian blues rock and boogie rock band that was influenced by the American group Canned Heat. Carson formed in January 1970 in Melbourne as ‘Carson County Band’ but by the time of their second single in 1971, Travelling South, they had dropped ‘Country Band’ from their name.
Founding members were Ian Ferguson on bass guitar and vocals, Greg ‘Sleepy’ Lawrie on slide guitar and dobro (Creatures, Chocolate), Tony Lunt on drums, and Tony ‘Drunkbelly’ Enery on Keyboard. Their debut single On the Highway was issued in May 1970.
There was a number of lineup changes between then and 1973, among them was Broderick Smith (Adderley Smith Blues Band) who replaced Ian Ferguson in mid 1971, providing vocals and harmonica.
Carson performed at the first Sunbury Pop Festival in January 1972. Then on the Easter weekend they played two sets at the Mulwala Pop Festival, supporting head-liners Canned Heat and Stephen Stills.
Carson performed at the second Sunbury Pop Festival in January 1973 then disbanded shortly after. Broderick Smith went on to form country rock band The Dingoes that year and had a successful solo career.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_(band)
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