Audience

In London during 1969, the British art-rock ensemble Audience came together through the efforts of vocalist and guitarist Howard Werth, saxophonist Keith Gemmell, bassist Trevor Williams, and percussionist Tony Connor. Their reliance on acoustic guitar alongside saxophone distinguished them sharply from peers of the era, leading first to a self-titled debut album that same year. Though that release met with little commercial success, the band soon aligned with Charisma Records and enlisted producer Gus Dudgeon for the follow-up effort Friend's Friend's Friend, which appeared in 1970. One year afterward, House on the Hill arrived and featured the track "Indian Summer," widely regarded as their signature song; the album in turn prompted an American tour opening for the Faces. Following the 1972 release Lunch, Gemmell departed to become a member of Stackridge. Even after the addition of saxophonist Patrick Neubergh and keyboardist Nick Judd, the group dissolved shortly thereafter. Werth returned in 1975 as a solo performer backed by the Moonbeams, issuing the album King Brilliant.