REDWING

ORIGIN

Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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GENRE

Rock

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MEMBERS

Fred Hale - Vocals
Lincoln Grimes - Guitar
Rich Cantrell - Keyboards
Kip Heberlin - Bass
Jim Corigliano - Bass (1993-1997)
Jay Corigliano - Drums

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DISCOGRAPHY

'About Time' (1993)
01. Away
02. Generation 1914
03. Needed
04. LSD
05. Doin It
06. Mama Jam
07. The Prayer
08. Legs
09. Forever

'Untitled' (1997)
01. Untitled
02. And She Said
03. Happy Song
04. Soul Pleasin'
05. Free Lunch
06. Shine My Shoes
07. Walk Away
08. Departed
09. Roller Coaster
10. A Little Love
11. No Guns In The Park
12. Ten Rules

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COMMENTS

The band materialized from definitely humble beginnings. From garage-type free-for-all sessions, to paying homage to classics, to their line-up that never really changed, Redwing evolved into a group of talented musicians. They dominated the local music scene in the early '90s helping bands like Smilin' Jack, Stone Sour and Slipknot with their first big gigs. The first album, 'About Time', debuted to wide success across the Midwest. Shortly thereafter, Kip Heberlin left the band and Jim Corigliano was brought in to take over bass duties.

On the 'Untitled' (1997) album, track 5 listed as being named 'Free Lunch' is actually called 'Hate Fuck'. Jim Corigliano says: "The label hated that name so they renamed it for us using Free Lunch. When I put the master together for the burning I snuck Hate Fuck into the meta data to be a dick."

A second album was recorded but eventually was left on the spool as the constant gigging finally took its toll on members of the band. The album was released finally in 2012, 15 years after the recording had concluded. It was their Swan Song. To this day, all six members remain close friends and play a show at least once a year.

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LINKS

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