(Hard Rock, Symphonic Prog) Lone Star - 2 Albums (3CD) - 1976-1977, MP3, 320 kbps

01. She Said She Said [00:08:29]
02. Lonely Soldier [00:05:09]
03. Flying In The Reel [00:04:55]
04. Spaceships [00:06:44]
05. A New Day [00:05:14]
06. A Million Stars [00:03:50]
07. Illusions [00:03:11]

#77701. The Bells Of Berlin [00:06:56]
02. The Ballad Of Crafty Jack [00:03:41]
03. Time Lays Down [00:04:49]
04. Hypnotic Mover [00:04:27]
05. Lovely Lubina [00:03:36]
06. Seasons In Your Eyes [00:04:13]
07. Rivers Overflowing [00:04:57]
08. All Of Us To All Of You [00:04:55]

#77701. The Bells Of Berlin [00:06:57]
02. The Ballad Of Crafty Jack [00:03:40]
03. Time Lays Down [00:04:50]
04. Hypnotic Mover [00:04:28]
05. Lovely Lubina [00:03:36]
06. Seasons In Your Eyes [00:04:13]
07. Rivers Overflowing [00:04:57]
08. All Of Us To All Of You [00:05:00]
09. The Bells Of Berlin (Bonus) [00:08:51]
10. All Of Us To All Of You (Bonus) [00:06:42]
11. Lonely Soldier (Bonus) [00:06:16]

Lone Star were a Welsh rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1975. An embryonic line-up consisted of former Iona members, Kenny Driscoll and Tony Smith, former Quest bassist Ray Jones, and drummer Jim Mathews. The band took on the Lone Star moniker in early 1975 with the addition of new rhythm section, Pete Hurley on bass and Dixie Lee on drums, and noted guitarist Paul 'Tonka' Chapman (a cousin of famed Welsh rocker Dave Edmunds), whose credits included the bands Universe, Skid Row (where he had replaced Gary Moore), Kimla Taz, and most notably, UFO, in a short-lived 1974 dual guitar configuration alongside Michael Schenker. Canadian keyboardist Rick Worsnop completed the line-up.

Lone Star signed to CBS Records and released their self-titled Roy Thomas Baker-produced debut album in August 1976. It charted at #47 on the UK Album Charts[1] and was supported by a UK tour with label mate Ted Nugent. The band's profile would get a further boost with a BBC Radio One broadcast, recorded at the Paris Theatre in London on September 23, 1976 while on tour as openers for Mott The Hoople. The band's second album, Firing on All Six, produced by Gary Lyons and released in August 1977, saw original vocalist Kenny Driscoll replaced by 20-year old newcomer John Sloman (ex-Trapper). It bettered its predecessor and reached #36 on the UK charts.[1] That same month, the band would undertake their most high profile gig yet with an appearance at the prestigious Reading Festival on August 26, followed by a second BBC Radio One live session on September 29, recorded at Queen Mary College in East London whilst sharing a bill with Canadian guitarist Pat Travers. Both BBC sessions were released in 1994 as the BBC Radio One Live In Concert CD.

Lone Star would be in a holding pattern for a period when Chapman was called upon by UFO to fill in for the absent Michael Schenker for part of their U.S. tour with Rush. Upon his return the band began to prepare and demo material for a proposed third album but already on shaky ground and beset by management problems, Lone Star splintered in late 1978, CBS having pulled the plug due in part to the rapidly changing musical climate. Chapman re-joined UFO for good and went on to make 4 studios album with the band before joining UFO bassist Pete Way in Waysted in the mid 1980s and settling in the US. Chapman now works as a guitar teacher in South Florida where he is also a member of Gator Country, featuring members of the original Molly Hatchet.

Drummer Dixie Lee toured with Wild Horses in late 1978 before teaming up with John Sloman in the short-lived Pulsar. Lee also cut some demos with an early incarnation of Blizzard Of Ozz and briefly joined Welsh metal act Persian Risk in late 1983. Sloman would join British rockers Uriah Heep for their controversial Conquest album in 1980 before forming John Sloman's Badlands with guitarist John Sykes in 1982 and guesting with Gary Moore on the Rockin' Every Night Japan live album. Sloman embarked on a solo career in the mid 80's and has released a couple of solo albums since.

Driscoll and Hurley reformed Lone Star in 1979 and tried unsuccessfully to obtain a new recording contract. They played some gigs in 1980, including shows at Bournemouth Winter Gardens, Keele University and Nottingham Boat Club. Driscoll next fronted Tom The Lord, an outfit that also involved ex-Iona/Quest bassist Ray Jones, guitarist Tich Gwilym (Kimla Taz), and drummer Rob Allen but the band disintegrated in the formative stages despite interest from Epic Records. Driscoll would briefly join Gary Moore's band in 1980 and sang on the Live At The Marquee album. He currently fronts the Kenny Driscoll Band, a Welsh pub/club band.

Following Lone Star's demise, Tony Smith teamed up in Screen Idols with former The Rats trio - drummer Mike 'Woody' Woodmansey (David Bowie, U-Boat), bassist Geoff Appleby (Hunter-Ronson Band), and guitarist Keith 'Ched' Cheeseman - and vocalist Michelle Nieddu. The band's sole album, Premiere, came out in 1979. Following the departure of Nieddu and Cheeseman, Smith would take over lead vocals on the band's third and final single, Routine b/w Power Supply, issued in 1980, before Idols called it a day. The guitarist next turned up in Los Angeles, CA alongside fellow Brit Kal Swan (ex-Tytan) where the two formed Lyon, quickly re-named Lion, although Smith was not part of the band's recorded output. Smith can now be found in the band Waterloo Road doing the live circuit around Wales.

Pete Hurley was part of Welsh roots rockers, The Red Hot Pokers, all through the 90's and joined Sloman in a project called Beat Poets in 1999. Hurley released Dancin' Mood with the Pokers in 2001, the group also being credited with backing both rock'n'roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis his sister, Linda Gail Lewis, live and in the studio on different occasions. Recording the You Win Again album in 2000 with Linda and Northern Irish icon, Van Morrison, would lead to The Red Hot Pokers becoming Morrison's new live band, with Hurley also contributing bass to Van's 2002's Down the Road album. Hurley is still an in-demand session player who works with a number of different acts.

A third Lone Star album, Riding High, a collection of demos recorded by Chapman, was released on the Zoom Club label in 2000.

Kenny Driscoll - vocals on Lone Star
Paul 'Tonka' Chapman - lead guitar
Pete Hurley - bass guitar
Dixie Lee - drums
John Sloman — vocals on Firing on All Six
Tony Smith — guitar on Lone Star and Firing on All Six
Rick Worsnop - keyboards, bass on Riding High