Former American soft rock band
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Pousette-Dart Band | |
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Jon Pousette-Dart Performing at the Plymouth Folk Festival in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 13, 2008 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Genres | Soft rock, country rock |
Years active | 1973–1981, 1991, 2008-Present |
Labels | Capitol |
Members | Jon Pousette-Dart John Troy John Curtis |
The Pousette-Dart Band (also known as PDB) was an American soft rock group active in the 1970s and early 1980s. Conceived in 1973 as a string band from Cambridge, Massachusetts, PDB comprised Jon Pousette-Dart, John Troy and John Curtis. With a shift to a more commercially oriented sound and a steady succession of additional personnel, the group went on to record a series of four albums for their label Capitol Records, two of which (Amnesia and Pousette-Dart Band 3) made the Billboard album chart. Their single "For Love" reached #83 on the Billboard singles chart.
Although the band formally broke up in 1981, members reunited in 1991 for a series of concerts, and a "Best Of" album was released in 1994. Since then, collaborations among various former personnel have continued, with original members Pousette-Dart and Troy also launching solo careers.
The song "Fall on Me" from the band's second album Amnesia was featured in the 11th episode of the second season of Lost.
Pousette-Dart is the son of Abstract Expressionist artist Richard Pousette-Dart.
Discography
Albums
- 1976: Pousette Dart Band
- 1977: Amnesia, US Billboard # 143
- 1978: Pousette-Dart Band 3, US Billboard # 161
- 1979: Never Enough, US Billboard # 203
- 1993: Best of Pousette Dart Band
Singles
- 1976: "What Can I Say"
- 1977: "Fall on Me"
- 1977: "Amnesia"
- 1978: "Stand by Me," US Cash Box # 103
- 1979: "For Love," US Billboard # 83
- 1979: "Hallelujah I'm a Bum"
References
- Pousette-Dart Band charts, Allmusicguide.
- "Pousette-Dart Band". Boston.com. NY Times Co. August 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- Marsh, Steven P (April 30, 2009). "EXCLUSIVE:Jon Pousette-Dart was born to make music!". Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- Whitburn, Joel (2018). Top Pop Albums 1955-2016. Record Research Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-226-7.
- Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
External links
- Jon Pousette-Dart official site
- John Troy official site
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