(Southern Rock) Southern Steel - Get On Through - 1974, MP3 (tracks), 320 kbps

Southern Steel Bio
#777In the early 1970ís, an ad appeared in the Miami Herald "Original bands wanted for new record label" after submitting an 8-song demo tape, Southern Steel was chosen as the first group (and only group) to be signed to Earth Records. Two successful Noth Miami lawyers Bill Blanton and Bill Barragan whom after watching "In Concert" on TV decided to break into the music business started Earth Records. A recording studio was built on NE 7th Ave where SS rehearsed and worked on their upcoming album.

Southern Steel was Jim Goodman (Heat Machine, Dakota) on guitars, bass, lead vocals and songwriter, Spike Warner (Shades Inc, Willy Bogg, The Moon) on lead and slide guitars, Ed Olszewski, (The Force, Dakota, The Moon) lead and bass guitars, And Greg Orsini (Heat Machine) on drums.

Their first studio effort "Get On Through" was recorded in 2 days at Criteria and was produced by Craig Leon (who later found fame as producer of the Ramones and Blondie). It was at this time that an amazing bassist, Steve Clark joined the group. The band played various gigs in Florida, Tennessee, and Ohio and was featured on a local TV series "Fusion" and could be seen in Billboard magazine ads.

It was getting time for the band to hit the road. Deciding to stay in Miami, Spike and Greg left the group to be replaced by two former members of the band "Piece and Quiet" on guitar and drums.

Southern Steel and their entourage moved to Nashville in 1974 and started working on their second album.
It was during this period the band (on the verge of success) was approached by a rival management company to sign with them. Negations broke down with the major record labels (the Outlaws were signed instead) and the band was left without a finished master, a record deal or management to support them. That year the band fell apart with some members staying in Nashville and the rest moving back to Miami.
The End.