Randy Pie was a moderately successful German
rock /
funk band based in
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
, which was active between 1972 and 1977, and briefly in 1986. Formed by Dicky Tarrach, and mostly originating as ex-members of the pop group The Rattles they started as the Randy Pie & Family.
's then guitarist
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guit ...
was guested on their single "Hurry to the City".
Later they simplified their name into Randy Pie. Many of the musicians in Randy Pie were also involved in the experimental rock albums of Achim Reichel. Bassist Manfred Thiers had come from the hard-rock progressive band Gash.
In 2009, singer - guitarist
Bernd Wippich launched Randy Pie Reloaded, on which he was the only Randy Pie musician. Wippich died in March 2014
Discography
*''Randy Pie'' (1973)
*''Highway Driver'' (1974)
*''Kitsch'' (1975)
*''Dance (If You Want It) part 1 & 2'' (single, 1976)
*''England England'' (
live album, 1976)
*''Fast Forward'' (1977)
*''Magic Ferry'' (1986)
References
External links
Randy pie at All MusicOfficial Website of Jean-Jacques Kravetz
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German rock music groups
Musical groups from Hamburg