Pousette-Dart Band

Pousette-Dart Band
Jon Pousette-Dart Performing at the Plymouth Folk Festival in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 13, 2008
Jon Pousette-Dart Performing at the Plymouth Folk Festival in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 13, 2008
Background information
OriginCambridge, Massachusetts
GenresSoft rock, country rock
Years active1973–1981, 1991, 2008-Present
LabelsCapitol
MembersJon Pousette-Dart
John Troy
John Curtis

The Pousette-Dart Band [poo-sette] (also known as PDB) was an American soft rock group active in the 1970s and early 1980s. Conceived in 1973 as a string band from Cambridge, Massachusetts, PDB comprised Jon Pousette-Dart, John Troy and John Curtis. With a shift to a more commercially oriented sound and a steady succession of additional personnel, the group went on to record a series of four albums for their label Capitol Records, two of which (Amnesia and Pousette-Dart Band 3) made the Billboard album chart. Their single "For Love" reached #83 on the Billboard singles chart.[1]

Although the band formally broke up in 1981, members reunited in 1991 for a series of concerts, and a "Best Of" album was released in 1994. Since then, collaborations among various former personnel have continued, with original members Pousette-Dart and Troy also launching solo careers.

The song "Fall on Me" from the band's second album Amnesia was featured in the 11th episode of the second season of Lost.[2]

Pousette-Dart is the son of Abstract Expressionist artist Richard Pousette-Dart.[3]

Discography

Pousette-Dart Band (top left) in the late 1970s.

Albums

Singles

  • 1976: "What Can I Say"
  • 1977: "Fall on Me"
  • 1977: "Amnesia"
  • 1978: "Stand by Me," US Cash Box # 103[5]
  • 1979: "For Love," US Billboard # 83
  • 1979: "Hallelujah I'm a Bum"

References

  1. ^ Pousette-Dart Band charts, Allmusicguide.
  2. ^ "Pousette-Dart Band". Boston.com. NY Times Co. August 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Marsh, Steven P (April 30, 2009). "EXCLUSIVE:Jon Pousette-Dart was born to make music!". Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2018). Top Pop Albums 1955-2016. Record Research Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-226-7.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 398. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.


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