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10 Facts About Neil Merryweather

1.

Neil Merryweather's second album, Word of Mouth, was a double-album recorded in Los Angeles featuring the band with Steve Miller, Barry Goldberg, Charlie Musselwhite, Dave Mason, Howard Roberts and Bobby Notkoff.

2.

Neil Merryweather agreed to do the album for the money to support the new band.

3.

Neil Merryweather found the replacement staff to be weak and he left with the idea to form a new group with Lynn out front.

4.

Neil Merryweather recruited Coffi Hall as drummer and found guitarist Rick Gaxiola and keyboardist James Newton Howard.

5.

Neil Merryweather had put together a new hard rock band which he named Mama Lion in 1972, featuring Carey on lead vocals.

6.

In 1974, Neil Merryweather put a new band together called the Space Rangers.

7.

Neil Merryweather took the band into Village Recorders and, in five days, produced his second album for Mercury called Kryptonite.

8.

In 2020, Neil Merryweather Stark released their second album Rock Solid on CD and LP.

9.

Neil Merryweather participated on the Volume Four album by Janne Stark's Mountain of Power, where he sang on the songs "In My Eyes" and "Sweet Wealth".

10.

On March 29,2021, Neil Merryweather died in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a short illness.