The new Savage Grace performed several times until the death of Ron Koss in 2004. With chops galore and a background rooted in jazz and R&B (with some good old-fashioned Detroit rock & roll thrown in for good measure), Savage Grace stood out from the rest of the Michigan bands as something special and as something quite eclectic. Founded by Ted Kirkpatrick, Guy Ritter, and Gary Lenaire. Savage Grace were Detroits progressive rock band of the late 60s. Tourniquet (band) American Christian metal band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1990. The final result sounds absolutely unique, grows with every spin and hasnt lost any of its charm in three and a half decades and counting. Savage Grace (metal band) American power/speed metal band from Los Angeles, California, United States, formed by Chris Logue and Brian East, initially active between 19. The group resumed touring with Jimi Hendrix and John Sebastian, but performance opportunities soon began to dwindle.ĭuring the late 1990s Ron Koss and Al Jacquez reunited and teamed up with bassist Mark Gougeon, guitarist Jeff Jones, drummer Bill Gordon, and keyboardist Jim Claire to produce Savage Grace 3 - officially titled One Night in America. Savage Graces Master of Disguise is a melodic, playful and timeless album somewhere between heavy, speed and thrash metal stylistics with a few glam and punk stylistics thrown in. In the fall of 1970, Savage Grace relocated to Los Angeles. August 1970 they performed at the Goose Lake International Music Festival. The band's first album, simply titled Savage Grace, was released in 1969. At one festival, Yes, Soft Machine and Alice Cooper opened for Savage Grace. Savage Grace (After the Fall from Grace No Official Shirt 2000´s) Not for sale or trade. The new band performed throughout the Midwest in clubs, ballrooms, colleges, high schools, and pop festivals, eventually opening for various other acts including Three Dog Night, Procol Harum, Sha Na Na, The Moody Blues, Small Faces and countless others. The trio added Ann Arborite Al Jacquez on lead vocals and bass. Session guitarist Ron Koss, a self-taught musician who had played locally and recordednwith Wilson Pickett, Marv Johnson, and Hank Ballard, joined with keyboardist John Seanor and drummer / percussionist Larry Zack. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. The band's origins trace to the east side of Detroit in the late 1960s.