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OF ALL THINGS BLACK MERDA! (Pronounced Black Murder!)
OF ALL THINGS BLACK MERDA! (Pronounced Black Murder!)
BLACK MERDA! THE IST BLACK ROCK BAND!
LEFT: CHARLES "CHARLIE HAWK" HAWKINS, ANTHONY "WOLF" HAWKINS, VC L. "THE MIGHTY V!" VEASEY (aka VEESEE L VEASEY) 2008. Photo at the top left side of the page) BLACK MERDA back in the day around 1968 or 69! Taken by Chess records photographers. Top left, VC LVeasey, top right Charles Hawkins, lower left Anthony Hawkins, Lower right, Tyrone Hite (deceased 2004).
HI I’M CHARLES "CHARLIE HAWK" HAWKINS, I’M VC L. "THE MIGHTY V! VEASEY AND I’M ANTHONY "WOLF" HAWKINS WE’D LIKE TO SAY WHAT’S UP! TO ALL OUR OLD AND NEW FANS! WE’RE SAD TO REPORT THAT OUR ORIGINAL DRUMMER AND SPIRITUAL BROTHER, TYRONE HITE, IS RECENTLY DECEASED (2004), BUT WE’RE CARRYING ON ANYWAY! THANKS FOR VISITING OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT ALL THINGS BLACK MERDA: OUR HISTORY, PICTURES, ARTICLES, SHOW SCHEDULES, ETC. PLEASE CHECKOUT THE LINKS TO THE RIGHT AS WELL AS THE VIDEOS BELOW
BLACK MERDA WAS THE FIRST, AFRICAN-AMERICAN (ALL BLACK) ROCK BAND, WHO WROTE, PERFORMED AND RECORDED THEIR OWN MUSIC DURING THE LATE 1960'S AND EARLY 70'S AND ARE REVERED AS CUTTING EDGE PIONEERS OF THEIR OWN UNIQUE BRAND OF PSYCHEDELIC ROCK. CONTAINING DIVERSE MUSICAL ELEMENTS, THEIR UNIQUE STYLE OF MUSIC HAS BEEN CALLED FUNK-ROCK, BLACK-ROCK, PSYCH-FUNK, FUNK, FOLK-ROCK, BLUES-ROCK, BLACK PSYCHEDELIC-FUNK AND A HOST OF OTHER NAMES AND IS HARD TO CATEGORIZE COMPLETELY, AS YOU CAN SEE BY SOME OF THE ADJECTIVES USED ABOVE TO ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE IT!
ALTHOUGH THEIR RECORDINGS WEREN'T ADEQUATELY PROMOTED WHEN ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY CHESS AND GRT RECORDS. THEIR SINGLE "CYNTHY-RUTH", ALBUMS "BLACK MERDA", "LONG BURN THE FIRE!" AND THE 2005 COMPLILATION "THE FOLKS FROM MOTHER'S MIXER" ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND ARE CONSIDERED BLACK ROCK CLASSICS BY A GROWING NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL RECORD COLLECTORS AND A RAPIDLY EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL FAN BASED CULT FOLLOWING. RECENT RELEASES ARE THE ALBUMS "RENAISSANCE" 2005, "FORCE OF NATURE" 2009, AND THE SINGLE "TAKE A LITTLE TIME" 2009.
BLACK MERDA PERFORMING "CYNTHY-RUTH" LIVE AT THE CONCERT OF COLORS DETROIT, MI JULY 2008.
WRITER: VC L VEASEY
BLACK MERDA! - My Damn Channel Black Merda Cynthy-Ruth Live on MUZU
Review of Black Merda's performance at The Concert of Colors, The Max Fisher theater, Detroit, MI July 20, 2008
The houseband surrendered its spot for several performances. The reunited Black Merda--my favorite performance of the night--did a funky version of "Cynthy Ruth" and proved they're not just a great '60s band, not just "the first black rock band," not just a great psychedelic act, and not just a great Detroit act. They rock. Period.
Bill Degenaro, Blogger July 21, 2008
BLACK MERDA PERFORMING THEIR NEW ANTHEM "THE BLACK MERDA BAND" DETROIT, MI JULY 2009.
WRITER: VC L VEASEY
BLACK MERDA! - The Black Merda Band on MUZU
BLACK MERDA WITH FUGI PERFORMING ONE OF THEIR CLASSIC LATE 1960'S COLLABORATIONS.
WRITER: FUGI
BLACK MERDA (AS THE SOUL AGENTS) PERFORMING "FOXY LADY" WITH VOCAL 1967, THE EARLIEST RECORDING OF A JIMI HENDRIX COVER ON RECORD
BLACK MERDA "PROPHET" THE SELF-TITLED 1970 "BLACK MERDA!" ALBUM.
WRITERS: VC L VEASEY, ANTHONY HAWKINS
BLACK MERDA "REALITY" THE "BLACK MERDA" ALBUM.
WRITER: VC L VEASEY
BLACK MERDA "I DON'T WANT TO DIE" THE BLACK MERDA" ALBUM.
WRITERS: ANTHONY HAWKINS, VC L VEASEY, CHARLES HAWKINS, TYRONE HITE
VC L "THE MIGHTY V! VEASEY"
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The original Black Merda line up was: VC L. ""The Mighty V!" Veasey, Bass, guitar and Vocals, Anthony "Wolf" Hawkins, Guitar and Vocals, Charles "Charlie Hawk" Hawkins, Guitar and Vocals, Tyrone "Snake" Hite (deceased 2004), Drums and Vocals. The primary writers on our self-titled "Black Merda" album were VC L. Veasey and Anthony Hawkins on "Long Burn The Fire" Charles Hawkins, VC L. Veasey and Anthony Hawkins.
WEVE BEEN READING WITH GREAT AMUSEMENT ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES THAT IN PORTUGUESE, FRENCH AND ITALIAN MERDA MEANS, SH!T!
ORIGINALLY OUR NAME WAS "BLACK MURDER" WE CHANGED THE SPELLING TO "BLACK MERDA."
SO OUR USE OF THE WORD MERDA DIDN'T COME FROM PORTUGUESE, FRENCH OR ITALIAN, IT CAME FROM THE ENGLISH WORD "MURDER". IT'S JUST OUR WAY OF SPELLING THE ENGLISH WORD MURDER AND IS STILL PRONOUNCED MURDER".
BE THAT AS IT MAY
SH!T IS USED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE: YOU NEED TO GET YOUR SH!T TOGETHER! WHAT KIND OF SH!T IS THAT? WHERES MY SH!T? GIVE ME THE REAL SH!T! THATS SOME REAL GOOD SH!T I REALLY LIKE YOUR SH!T!"
YOU COULD EVEN SAY THAT BLACK MERDA PLAYS SOME REAL COOL "BLACK SH!T!"
OR THAT BLACK MERDA IS THE REAL "SH!T!"
HOPEFULLY, WE'VE CLEARED THIS SH!T UP FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDNT KNOW, SO THAT NOW YOU KNOW, THE TRUE MEANING OF THE MERDA IN BLACK MERDA
OUR "THE FOLKS FROM MOTHER'S MIXER" CD CAN BE PURCHASED BY CLICKING THE "BUY" LINK AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE TO THE RIGHT BUY IT NOW!
CHECK OUT JA RULE'S SAMPLE OF BLACK MERDA'S "LYIN" TITLED "EXODUS INTRO". CLICK THE "MUSIC" BUTTON AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THIS PAGE. ONCE THERE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!
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