Treat Her Right | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1985–1991, 2009–2011 |
| Labels | RCA Records, Rounder Records |
| Past members | Mark Sandman (died 1999) David Champagne Jim Fitting Billy Conway (died 2021)[1] Steve Mayone Billy Beard |
Treat Her Right was an American rock group, formed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in 1985.[2] The band originally featured Mark Sandman on "low guitar," Billy Conway on cocktail drum, David Champagne on guitar and Jim Fitting on harmonica. Singing and songwriting duties were shared by all but Conway. Champagne and Fitting reformed the band in 2009 with new members Steve Mayone and Billy Beard.
Treat Her Right was the forerunner to the successful indie rock band Morphine. Critic Ira Robbins described Treat Her Right as "[n]ot quite a blues band, not exactly swamp trash and too stylized for basic rock'n'roll."[3] The Rough Guide to Rock later used the label "punk-blues" to describe the band. However, "punk" was not a characteristic associated with the band while it was active.
Sandman stated the band's aesthetic: "Keep it simple at all costs. Resist the temptation to add. If you're going to do something to a song, subtract."[4]
- ^ Peacock, Tim (December 20, 2021). "Billy Conway, Drummer With US Alt-Rock Pioneers Morphine, Dies At 65". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Graff, Gary (May 9, 1988). "Treat Her Right shows you can be a Yale grad and still sing the blues". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Treat Her Right". Trouserpress.com. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Morse, Steve (April 9, 1989). "Treat Her Right treats the blues right". Boston Globe.