Biography
Drawing from the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Daughters of Albion pursued a melody-driven, harmony-rich style within the late-’60s rock landscape. The project united vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Greg Dempsey with vocalist Kathy Yesse, yet the duo fell short of the acclaim reviewers had anticipated. Billboard characterized them as “a striking voice but uneven material.”
Dempsey supplied the original material for the group’s only release, the self-titled album, with several songs co-written alongside Dave Luff; Leon Russell handled production and arrangements. Following the pair’s dissolution, Yesse issued a solo effort, Boogie Bands & One Night Stands, under the name Kathy Dalton in 1973. Dempsey produced the sessions, which included contributions from Van Dyke Parks, Carl Wilson, and members of Little Feat. The album was subsequently retitled Amazing, reissued on Frank Zappa’s Discreet label, and altered by the substitution of a single track.
Dempsey supplied the original material for the group’s only release, the self-titled album, with several songs co-written alongside Dave Luff; Leon Russell handled production and arrangements. Following the pair’s dissolution, Yesse issued a solo effort, Boogie Bands & One Night Stands, under the name Kathy Dalton in 1973. Dempsey produced the sessions, which included contributions from Van Dyke Parks, Carl Wilson, and members of Little Feat. The album was subsequently retitled Amazing, reissued on Frank Zappa’s Discreet label, and altered by the substitution of a single track.
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