Honk (band)
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Origin | Laguna Beach, California, United States |
Genres | Folk rock, Rock |
Years active | 1970 | —1975 ; 1983 —present
Labels | Granite, 20th Century, Epic |
Associated acts | Chicago |
Website | Official website |
Members | Will Brady Craig Buhler Tris Imboden Richard Stekol Beth Fitchet Wood Steve Wood |
Past members | Mike Caruselle Don Whaley |
Honk is an American rock band, based in Laguna Beach, California. They are best known for providing the soundtrack for the surf documentary film, Five Summer Stories.
Career
The band was formalized in 1970, recorded some demo songs, and then recorded their first album for a $1500 fee. It was the soundtrack[1][2] for the "cinematic cult classic"[3] surf film,[4] Five Summer Stories. In the early 1970s they toured with The Beach Boys, Chicago, Jackson Browne and Dave Mason before splitting up in 1975. The band reformed in 1985 and continue to occasionally perform.[5]
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"Honk had a reputation for being a musician's kind of band," Stekol said. "It was a lot of fun. Honk's problem was with the business, not the players. No one had any difficulty with anyone else in the band. But no one had the ego to stay with it when things weren't working."
— Richard Stekol, of Honk[5]
Members
- Will Brady (bass and vocals)
- Craig Buhler (saxophone, clarinet, and flute)
- Tris Imboden (drums)
- Richard Stekol (vocals and guitar)
- Beth Fitchet Wood (vocals and guitar)
- Steve Wood (keyboards and vocals)
Honk's drummer, Tris Imboden, has also been a member of several other notable groups. This includes the Kenny Loggins Band, which was featured in the Number One soundtracks for prominent 1980s films, Caddyshack and Footloose. He has been the full-time drummer for the multi-platinum Chicago since 1990.[6]
As drummer for the Kenny Loggins Band, Tris Imboden would collaborate with Richard Stekol. Loggins and Stekol co-wrote "Mr. Night", which was published in the album Keep the Fire and later in the soundtrack for Caddyshack.[7][8]
Steve Wood is an award winner for his work on the soundtracks for the IMAX movies Everest and The Living Sea.[9]
Discography
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1972 | The Original Soundtrack From Five Summer Stories |
Granite Records |
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1973 | Honk | 20th Century Records |
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1973 | [live track] | [no label] |
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1974 | Honk | Epic Records |
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1991 | Coach House Live | Restless Records |
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2004 | Honk [Expanded Edition of 1973] |
Hip-O Select |
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Videography
- (1994) Five Summer Stories, film soundtrack[4]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Five Summer Stories soundtrack, tracklist at Allmusic at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Honk (1973), overview at Allmusic at AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
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- ↑ Keep the Fire, summary at Allmusic at AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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External links
- Official website
- Will Brady's website
- Craig Buhler's website
- Tris Imboden's website
- Richard Stekol's website
- Beth Fitchet's website
- Steve Wood's website
- Five Summer Stories/Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Honk at IMDb
- 'Honk' Bandmates Reunite for Tour (YouTube)