Edgar Broughton Band
The London ‘underground’ scene welcomed the anarchic, revolutionary and irreverent Broughtons, into an active fraternity during the early days of 1969. The band comprised of Edgar Broughton (b. 24 October 1947, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; guitar/vocals), Steve Broughton (b. 20 May 1950, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; drums/vocals) and Arthur Grant (bass/guitar/vocals). Edgar's growling voice was similar to that of Captain Beefheart and they regularly featured his Dropout Boogie in their act. Following their arrival in London they played at a number of small club gigs arranged by Blackhill Enterprises. They were given a wider audience by playing at the famous Blind Faith free concert in Hyde Park, where the Broughtons incited the crowd to a frenzy with exhaustive rendition of the favourite, Out Demons, Out. Despite the exposure that disc jockey John Peel gave the band on his pioneering UK radio show, TOP GEAR, the political and sexual themes of their songs had dated by the early '70s, although the band soldiered on for a number of years, maintaining a defiant political stance that gained acceptance with a loyal core of British and West German rock fans. Into the early '90s Broughton could still be found performing part-time as part of a late '60s revival show and on the London pub circuit.