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BLACK MERDA! (pronounced BLACK MURDER) THE IST BLACK ROCK BAND!
LEFT: CHARLES "CHARLIE HAWK" HAWKINS, ANTHONY "WOLF" HAWKINS, VC L. "THE MIGHTY V!" VEASEY 2008.
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OF ALL THINGS BLACK MERDA! (Pronounced Black Murder!)
OF ALL THINGS BLACK MERDA! (Pronounced Black Murder!)
CLICK HERE TO SEE BLACK MERDA PERFORM "CYNTHY-RUTH" LIVE!
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
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 CHARLIE HAWK, I’M VC L. VEASEY AND I’M ANTHONY 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!
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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!"
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 MURDER 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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