Formed: 1963, ENG - Disbanded: 1966
Reformed: 1968, ENG - Disbanded: 1974
Reformed: 1976, ENG - Disbanded: 1977
Reformed: 1984, ENG
Leader of the band:
Tony McPHEE
Born: Anthony Charles McPhee - March 23, 1944, Humberston, Lincolnshire, ENG
Instrument: guitar, vocals
Bands: The Dollarbills (early 60s), John Lee's Groundhogs (1963-66), Herbal Mixture (1966-67), John Dummer Blues Band (1967-68), The Groundhogs (1968-74, 1976-77, 1984-), Terraplane (1977-83), Tony McPhee Band (1983-84)
Played with: John Lee Hooker (1965: tour, album), Champion Jack Dupree (1966-67: tour, album), Big Joe Williams (1968: tour, album), Billy Boy Arnold (tour, album: 1977)
Discography:
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE | 1968 |
BLUES OBITUARY | 1969 |
THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB | 1970 |
SPLIT | 1971 |
WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD | 1972 |
HOGWASH | 1972 |
SOLID | 1974 |
CROSSCUT SAW | 1976 |
BLACK DIAMOND | 1976 |
RAZORS EDGE | 1985 |
BACK AGAINST THE WALL | 1987 |
HOGS ON THE ROAD (Live in Germany, December 1987, later reissued as “Extremely Live”) | 1988 |
GROUNDHOG NIGHT (Live at the Marquee, April 21, 1993; later reissued as "Eccentric Man", "In Concert", "Groundhog Blues") |
1993 |
WHO SAID CHERRY RED | 1996 |
HOGS IN WOLF'S CLOTHING | 1998 |
LIVE AT THE ASTORIA (CD+Video; Live in London, February 20, 1998) | 1998 |
THE MUDDY WATERS SONG BOOK | 1999 |
Albums which released later than the recording date:
PLEASE LEAVE MY MIND (Singles from Herbal Mixture & Groundhogs) | 1965-66 |
LIVE AT THE BBC | 1968-71 |
ON AIR (Sessions from 1970-71 & Live in Paris, December 7, 1972) | 1970-72 |
LIVE AT LEEDS (Live at Leeds University, April 13, 1971; originally released as promo LP) | 1971 |
HOGGIN’ THE STAGE (Released in 1984; later released as "Boogie with Us") | 1971/76 |
BBC RADIO ONE LIVE IN CONCERT (Live on February 24, 1972 & May 23, 1974) | 1972/74 |
SHADOWS (Recorded at WMC Radio Studios, California) | 1972 |
U. S. TOUR '72 (BBC sessions; It is rwrongly titled - recorded in London?) | 1972 |
DOWN ON THE GROUND (Live at BBC; released only in Australia in 1980) | 1974 |
U. K. TOUR '76 (Live in Derby, England) | 1976 |
NO SURRENDER (Live in Gravesend, Kent, England - Released in 1989) | 1985 |
THE LOST TAPES 1 (Live in London) | 1989 |
THE LOST TAPES 2 (Live in Milan) | 1994 |
DVD:
60/40 SPLIT | 2004 |
Tony McPhee solo:
ME AND THE DEVIL (with Jo-Ann Kelly) | 1968 |
I ASKED FOR WATER, SHE GAVE ME GASOLINE (Compilation with other artists) | 1969 |
SAME THING ON THEIR MINDS (Compilation from "Me and the Devil" & "I Asked...") | 1971 |
THE TWO SIDES OF TONY McPHEE | 1973 |
THE BLUES AND THE BEAST | 1991 |
FOOLISH PRIDE | 1993 |
SLIDE T. S. SLIDE (Studio+Live; Live tracks recorded in Austria, 1993) | 1996 |
BLEACHIN’ THE BLUES | 1997 |
LIVE IN POLAND | 2000 |
BLUES AT TEN (with Joanna Deacon) | 2004 |
Tony McPhee as backing musician:
John Lee Hooker: AND SEVEN NIGHTS (Released under a lot of title: "The 1965 London Sessions", "Hooker & the Hogs", "Shake It Baby") |
1965 |
Champion Jack Dupree: FROM NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO | 1966 |
Champion Jack Dupree: DUPREE 'N' McPHEE | 1967 |
Eddie Boyd: AND HIS BLUES BAND (US title: "Dust My Broom") | 1967 |
Big Joe Williams: HAND ME DOWN MY OLD WALKING STICK | 1968 |
Hapshash and the Coloured Coat: WESTERN FLIER | 1968 |
John Dummer Blues Band: CABAL | 1969 |
Billy Boy Arnold: CHECKIN’ IT OUT (Later released as "Catfish") | 1977 |
Mike Batt: TAROT SWEET | 1979 |