Black Merda
Black Merda
Top Songs
| 1 | The Original Man | ||
| 2 | Darn Well | ||
| 3 | Reality | ||
| 4 | We've Got the Power | ||
| 5 | As Sisters and Brothers |
Albums
Jan 2021 • 1 song
Sep 2019 • 1 song
Apr 2019 • 1 song
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Biography
Black Merda were a funky rock combo with a significant debt to Jimi Hendrix, mixing fuzz-toned, psychedelic blues-rock with folky acoustic passages and contemporary late-'60s soul. Featuring guitarists Anthony and Charles Hawkins, bassist VC Veasey (aka Veesee L. Veasey), and drummer Tyrone Hite, the group got its start in the late '60s after Veasey, Hite, and Anthony Hawkins had spent time in a band called the Soul Agents, backing Edwin Starr and Gene Chandler. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced?, they added Anthony's younger brother Charles on second guitar and c...