Head East - The real story on how the band was named
Vložit
- čas přidán 5. 09. 2011
- Steve Huston, one of the founding members of Head East talks to Bill Grady and shares the real behind-the-scenes story of how the band came up with the name Head East.
For more information on Head East and the other 2011 Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association inductees, visit www.iowarocknroll.com - Hudba
Oh Head East... I've missed you Since You've Been Gone!
My first concert June 1978. Foreigner with opening act Head East, so they were truly the first rock band I saw. I still play in cover bands and we just recently brought on an amazing keyboardist. I’ve already told him ... dude, get busy learning Never Been Any Reason. I never get tired of that song, and I think the crowds will go nuts over it. 🤘
Man that head east concert and foreigner concert brings such fond memories to my heart
I live 30 minutes from Champaign. When I was a kid growing up in a tiny farm town, there was nothing to do but grow weed and listen to music. Head East was so hot at the time, we had heard about them. Not from the radio, but word of mouth. Sadly, I never got to go see them as we were all around 15, but we damn sure wanted to.
Central Illinois loves HeadEast 💜
Awesome story from a Awesome band!!
Steve was my Pro Tools instructor at the Art Institute of Houston 20+ years ago. He had lots of great stories like this. Fun class!
I don’t think I would have shared that story. But love their music. Their drummer was way underrated!
Saw Head East in Stevens Point, WI in either 1979 or 80. Best time ever! Flat as a Pancake is an awesome album.
Steve Huston what a great drummer,he could really lay it down.
I saw Head East in Nov '79 in Springfield, MO. One of the very best concerts I've ever been to.
I have lived in the Mt Vernon IL area all my 61 years, in 1978 I worked at a pool hall in Kell,on route 37and 161 called the straight shooter, we had outside concert's every Saturday night, Head East played there at least once maybe twice, they rocked then and still do.
Head East has some of the bestttt music
Great story Long Live Rock and Roll you guys are great band and always had everybody beat in the Vocals department !
i started listening to Head East when i was a freshman in high school. i have never stopped . EXCELLENT keyboard work.i have persuded the keyboard because of my mentors. play on my brothers
That was great! Always find it interesting on how bands came up with their names! Love this band!
Most Awesome & Groovy Story, Dude!!!
Absolutely Awesome!!!!! What a Grrrrrreart way to come up with that name!!!!!! Names of Bands Always come up at crazy unbelievable Times!!!!!
Love HEAD EAST!
I'm not from the midwest but they are one of my favorite bands. Thanks
they still rock
RIP Steve.
He was my instructor and a great teacher he was and always loved his stories in class.
Nissa Rivera
I agree, Mr.Huston was my favorite instructor, I haven’t seen him in years.
Steve went to the Woodlawn, Il High School which is the town I live in. Brad Flota played guitar for then in 1972 and is from my hometown Mt. Vernon, Il. I heard them many times "back in the day". And have heard them twice in the last couple of years. These towns are both in Jefferson County ergo Jefftown Creek which is a creek by a little town named Cravat. RIP Brad Flota - Vietnam Vet.
You know the backroads if you've been to Cravat. LOL. Played some JH basketball a few times at Grand Prairie School and did my student teaching at Casey JH.
Always fun to hear background stories, thanks.
Saw Head East, Foreigner, April Wine, 1 other band that was great. Then The Outlaws at the 76 Iowa Jam Mem Day Weekend 🎤🎸🤘🔥🔥💯
They are from Illinois. John is from Mt. Pulaski. Met him at a bar in Springfield in about 1979 post head east. Nice dude.
great band head east
flat as a pancake was their best album. i still have a 1 pristine vinyl record and 1 play to make copies of. at one time to tape, now to cd. i know and play every song off that lp. deffinatelly one of my favorite lp's and bands of the 70's. id love to see them live!
Agreed. Flat As A Pancake definitely their best LP.
I have Flat As A Pancake on Pyramid Records. Before they signed with A & M.
What was the bands name before it became Head East?
Why does the radio station only play "never been any reason". Love me tonight, fly by night lady, city of gold all great songs also
@@homespuncovers89Go West Young Man😊
I saw Head East when they very first started getting popular ( or at least when "there's never been any reason came out") at Peabody's in Coeur d' Alene Idaho. Those were the best times of my LIFE. My gosh, where has the time gone?
Glad to know this because i really did often wonder why they would call themselves such a name...thanks for getting that question out of my head ! !
My girlfriend and I met in Las Vegas, we were both from Maryland, therefore she and I loved the band Head East.
Where's Baxter now?? lol. Wouldn't finding him be a HOOT. I'D like to shake his hand. The name was Genius!!
As an original Easterner, and my maternal Grandfather's name was Todd Forrest Hewitt, that was hysterical.
I was there on the "Quad" in those days.
Lots of "orange" around back then. I still remember watching you guys
set up & the equipment van from some mattress place ?
I remember them starting out as "The Timeations" in 1969.
You rock dude, hell yea rock and roll forever
John Schlitt rules!
That's awesome. I remember Orange Sunshine well.
Head East played my high school dance in 69 or 70….at that time I thought they were good but had no idea they would become classic rockers!
Steve seems like a pretty good ol boy
Great story! I wonder how Baxster is today???
Saw then in 1974 in Genoa, Ill
Great band !!! 👍
I would’ve just answered “never been any reason” to that question.
Steve, just one thing...give me more cowbell. Thanks!
That’s cool!! I’d wondered how they came up with that name.
Steve opened a studio in Indianola Iowa he was known to have a few libations on Ingersoll Ave in Des Moines I hung out with Mike "TINY"Rogers who worked with him during the JJ Steele days and kurt bass player miss all you guys
The Alpine Lounge Des Moines
The Indianola studio, South River Studios, was owned by Michael Jury Lawyer. Hardboys fans will know it. Steve brought bands in and acted as producer.
Later Mike moved the studio to Des Moines and added video production as well. This was the studio that Slipknot recorded their first 2 records. If I remember the story correctly.
Mike passed away in 2003 at 42. Great guy, drummer and artist.
From 3:33 on Bill Grady seems a little starstruck after Huston sets him straight that Orange sunshine not juice, was the culprit behind "Baxter Twilight's" magic vision. It's Steves story after all Bill... "Great to have us here"?? Projecting much Bill, Freudian slip? Well, it IS great to have Steve from the original Head East anywhere indeed! A fan since 1969...
Rich Creador was my son guitar teacher.
I thought the guys were from STL. The diner on the Flat As A Pancake album is on Olive Blvd. I'd swear a few still live in STL. Anybody??
I always wondered about that. Now I know, but I'm going to wonder what became of Baxter.
Thank God for orange sunshine
"Orange Barrel"! That was the name of the dose back in the baby seventies.
I'm tripping man
What was the original band name?
I believe it was The Time-ations. Roger Boyd on keyboards and his brother Larry on bass started out in Carlyle, IL in the late 60s and the band morphed and improved. I was in an art class with Steve Huston @ Kaskaskia College before he moved to Champaign (U of Illinois)
lol that's cool
I had NO IDEA that there even was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Iowa. Does that mean its just a matter of time before Slipknot gets inducted??
🤣
Head East is hardly the most unusual name these days. Goo Goo Dolls, Travis, April Wine, Heart, The Who, Slipknot, Godsmack, Alice In Chains, etc, etc, etc...
The Who? predates Head East by a decade (been around since the mid 60s)
So what became of Baxter Forest Twilight? Did the FBI ever catch up with him?
Ah,and they say drugs will ruin you. Ha ha ha. Don't know what happened to the acid head, but the music is good classic rock.
thought they were from illinois
ultrakool they were according to Wikipedia, a couple of them went to the university of Illinois, and another one went to Eastern Illinois I'm not sure where the Iowa part comes in
"30 or 40 clubs"!! ok, even if a generous recollection ..what is there now, or even 30 years ago in "C-U"..3 or 4 places?
Actually the original band name was; "Head Yeast",
but venues and audience members thought they were hearing "East" instead of "Yeast", so the band "Gave In", dropped out the "Y", and the rest is RnR History!
Actually it was" Bread Yeast" but everybody thought they heard Head East
There's never been any reason.... to do so much LSD. 😃
Not the same without John. They look lost
I saw a dog turn into a crocodile.
More sun worship. ha!
Orange barrels lol😅
I guess this would be a headline in Iowa. Therefore, I'll not comment.
Head East Flat as a Pancake
The best stories are all coming from boomers.
I guess Head East didn't have a dental plan.
Iowa rock and roll hall of fame.....that's funny. At least WI can say we gave the world Les Paul and the electric guitar. Iowa gave the world the death place of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
richarris1111 Radar O'Riley is in it...
And Rocky Marciano
Donna Reed, Tommy Bolin, John Wayne, The Field of Dreams, Buffalo Bill Cody, Andy Williams and me!
Horrible name for a band , if they would of came up with a cool name they would of sold more records.