Wishbone Ash can trace its origins back to Torquay, a seaside resort in the south west of England. It was here that Martin Turner and Steve Upton first performed together - Turner bass - Upton the drums, before moving to London in 1969 to seek fame and fortune. It was in the capital that a decision was made to place an advert for a keyboard player and a lead guitarist. The following audition threw up 2 guitar leads but nobody could decide who to choose and the trademark twin lead sound of Wishbone Ash was born. Ted (David) Turner and Andy Powell soon went through the poverty and growing pains of a new band but were fortunate that Miles Copeland was championing their cause and a fairly rapid progression was achieved.
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Wishbone Ash
It was a night, yeah, the kind of night
Left me pacing cross the floor.
It was a dream, like those other dreams,
So many times before.
I went back to the old town,
To the streets I used to roam,
And I looked into my daddys eyes
And asked that fatal question, whyd
You have to go?
You had to go.
There was a time when life was good
And everything felt so right.
I dont know why, I never understood
Why you left us on that night.
I went back, to that day when you left us on our own -
Now I look into my babys eyes
And I just know there is no way
Id ever go.
Ill never go.
Take me to the mountainside,
Far away from here,
Where my eyes are open wide -
No one gets too near.