Fair Weather was a British

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formed in 1970 by former Amen Corner guitarist and singer

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. They are best known for their track "

Natural Sinner "Natural Sinner" is a song by British rock band Fair Weather, released in July 1970 as their debut single. It peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Release Fair Weather was formed after the disbandment of Amen Corner, with the name comi ...

Biography

The band evolved from a split within Amen Corner. While saxophone player Allan Jones went on to form

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, Fairweather Low led Dennis Byron (drums),

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(organ), Clive Taylor (bass) and Neil Jones (guitar) into the new band, Fair Weather. The band scored a

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Number 6 hit with "Natural Sinner" in 1970 and recorded one album, ''Beginning From An End''. From the latter were drawn three more singles, "Lay It On Me"/"Looking for the Red Label Pt. 2", "

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"/"Road To Freedom" and "Poor Man's Bum A Run"/"Don't Mess With Cupid". None charted and Fair Weather disbanded in 1971. Fairweather Low went on to a successful solo career before taking up regular work with Eric Clapton, George Harrison and

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. Weaver joined

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and became an in-demand session player with

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and the

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. Bryon also became the

' drummer.

Discography

Albums

*''Beginning From An End'' (1971) **"God Cried Mother" **"Don' Mess With Cupid" **"Dead and Past" **"

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" **"You Ain't No Friend" **"Sit and Think" **"Looking for the Red Label" **"Poor Man's Bum a Run" **"Natural Sinner" **"Haven't I Tried" **"

" **"Road to Freedom" **"Lay It on Me" **"Looking for the Red Label, Pt. 2" *''Let Your Mind Roll On'' (1972 -

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only -

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; re-released in 2007 by Dynamic Records) **"Let Your Mind Roll On" **"Blues Today" **"Bring Down the Wall" **"Love My Home" **"Mona Lisa" **"Blue Blue Mohair Suit Shuffler" **"Misfortune by My Goodluck Sign" **"Hush Hush Push No Evil" **"Live off the Land" **"Karate Boogaloo" **"Lay It on Me"

Singles

" (1970) -

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(RCA 1977) - No. 6 UK *"Lay It On Me" *"Tutti Frutti" *"Poor Man's Bum A Run"

References

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