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Dalton & Dubarri
OriginUnited States
Genres
Years active1974–1979
Labels
Past membersGary Dalton
Kent DuBarri
Rick Allen
Patrick Gleason
Brad Palmer
Tony Peluso

Dalton & Dubarri was an American rock band active in the 1970s, led by Gary Dalton and Kent Dubarri. They mainly played as support acts for artists such as The Beach Boys, Elvin Bishop, The Doobie Brothers, Loggins and Messina, Dave Mason, Boz Scaggs, and Rod Stewart.[1] The group incorporated various aspects of pop, rock, and soul into their music. Recording for Columbia, ABC, and Hilltak, they released four original albums during their career. In 1979, they had a hit with the disco single "I Can Dance All By Myself", which made the Billboard, Cash Box, and Record World charts.

History

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Background and formation: 1960s–1974

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Dalton & Dubarri was founded by Gary Dalton Stovall and Kent DuBarri Sprague,[2] who also went by the name Butch DuBarri. DuBarri was born and raised in Quincy, Illinois.[3]

During the 1960s, Kent Sprague was the drummer and leader of a Los Angeles-based band, Kent and the Candidates, who backed Brenton Wood.[4][5] They also recorded several singles for the Double Shot label,[6][7] including "Trouble", which was released in August 1967, at the same time as Brenton Wood published the song "Gimme Little Sign".[8] Dalton additionally played guitar and sang in the rock band Churchill Downs, in 1967 and 1968.[9]

In the early 1970s, Dalton and DuBarri were in a band called Boones Farm, which released an album in 1972.[10]

Dalton & Dubarri: 1974–1979

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Introducing themselves to the music scene, the band's New York debut was at Madison Square Gardens[11] and they played their first Los Angeles show at the Troubadour.[12]

Dalton & Dubarri's first two albums were the self-titled Dalton & Dubarri (1973)[13] and Good Head (1974), both released on Columbia.[14] After failing to achieve a commercial breakthrough with either record, they were dropped by the label.[citation needed] They went on to publish Success and Failure for ABC in 1976. This was followed by Choice, released by Hilltak in 1979, which included the hit song "I Can Dance All By Myself". On May 5, 1979, it was a recommended soul song on Billboard's Top Single Picks.[15][16] It made #79 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[17] The track also entered the Record World Singles 101 to 150 Chart at #131 for the week of May 26, 1979,[18] making it to #123 on June 23.[19] It entered the Cash Box Top 100 chart at #94 for the week of June 2, 1979,[20] reaching #73 in its fourth week, on June 23.[21] They had another hit in 1979 with "'Til the Day I Started Lovin' You", which got to #76 on the Billboard R&B chart.[22][23] This was followed by "Flying Free", also released on Hilltak.[24]

Band members

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  • Gary Dalton – guitar, vocals
  • Kent DuBarri – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Patrick Gleason – synthesizer
  • Brad Palmer – bass, vocals
  • Tony Peluso – piano, clavinet[25]
  • Rick Allen – Hammond organ[26]

Discography

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Studio albums
Release Catalogue Year Notes
Dalton & Dubarri Columbia KC 32542 1973 [27]
Good Head Columbia KC 33052 1974 [28]
Success and Failure ABC / Phonodisc ABCD-964 1976 [29]
Choice Hlltak HT 19226 1979 [30]
Singles
Release Catalogue Year Notes
"Helpless" / ? Columbia 4-45967 1973 [31]
"Success and Failure" / "Daddies Never Know" ABC ABC 12207 1976
"Cold Outside Your Love" / "Daddies Never Know" ABC 12231 1976 [32]
"Caught in the Act" / "Keepin' It Up" Hilltak HT 7804 1979
"I Can Dance All By Myself" / "Keepin' It Up" Hilltak HT 7806 1979
"'Til the Day I Started Lovin' You" / "Keepin' It Up" Hilltak PW 7902 1979 [33][34]
"Flyin' Free / ? Hilltak PW 7904 1979 [35][36]

References

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  1. ^ Artist Direct Dalton & Dubarri Biography Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Success and failure. January 28, 1976. OCLC 17256475. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via Open WorldCat.
  3. ^ The Herald-Whig, November 25, 2008, Updated October 30, 2020 - Rodney Hart: Researching family tree leads to open invitation to Sprague family reunion
  4. ^ FYI Music News, November 6, 2015 – The Colour of Music on the Bandstand by Bill King
  5. ^ Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'n'roll's Last Stand in Hollywood by Domenic Priore, ISBN 9781906002046 – [1]
  6. ^ 45Cat - Kent and the Candidates – Discography, USA
  7. ^ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Kent & The Candidates
  8. ^ Record World, August 5, 1967 – Page 11 every double-shot counts!
  9. ^ Rockasteria, Friday, October 5, 2012 – The Churchill Downs – The Churchill Downs (1967-68 us, marvelous psycedelic rock, 2011 Shadoks issue)
  10. ^ "B". Badcatrecords.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  11. ^ Cash Box, December 1, 1973 – Page 24 cash box talent on stage Loggins & Messina Poco Dalton & Dubarri
  12. ^ Billboard, November 17, 1973 – Page 22 Talent, Talent in Action, DALTON & DUBARRI Troubadour Los Angeles, NAT FREEDLAND
  13. ^ Cash Box, October 20, 1973 – Page 44 Newcomer Picks
  14. ^ AllMusic guide to rock : the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul, Backbeat Books, Inc., 2002.
  15. ^ Music Metason – ArtistInfo, Dalton & Dubarri, Choice
  16. ^ Billboard, May 5, 1979 – Page 81 Billboard's Top Single Picks, Soul recommended
  17. ^ Billboard, June 30, 1979 – Page 47 Billboard Hot Soul Singles
  18. ^ Record World, May 26, 1979 – Page 26 Record World Singles 101-150
  19. ^ Record World, June 23, 1979 – Page 37 Record World Singles 101–150
  20. ^ Cash Box, June 2, 1979 – Page 42 Cash Box Top100
  21. ^ Cash Box, June 23, 1979 – Page 30 Cash Box top 100
  22. ^ Music VF.com – Dalton & Dubarri Top Songs
  23. ^ Billboard.com – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
  24. ^ Record World, December 8, 1979 – Page 14 Record World Single Picks
  25. ^ "Moon Face Boys". www.starclustermusic.de. April 5, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
  26. ^ "Rick Allen Organist". World News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  27. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volume 27, Part 14, Number 1
    Sound Recordings, January-June 1973 ISSN 0094-3592 - Page 199 N10361
  28. ^ Billboard, August 31, 1974 – Page 62 Billboard's Recommended LPs
  29. ^ Whiplash, 02 de fevereiro de 2020 – Matérias, Disco é Cultura: todos os LPs estrangeiros de Rock que saíram no Brasil nos anos setenta – Por Marcos A. M. Cruz
  30. ^ Both Sides Now – Miscellaneous Atlantic/Atco Distributed Labels
  31. ^ Radio World, November 24, 1973 – Page 12 Spins & Sales
  32. ^ Global Dog Productions – 45 Discography for ABC Records – 12000 series
  33. ^ Global Dog Productions – 45 Discography for Hilltak Records
  34. ^ 45Cat – Dalton and Dubarri, Discography, USA
  35. ^ Global Dog Productions – 45 Discography for Hilltak Records
  36. ^ Record World, December 8, 1979 – Page 14 Record World Single Picks
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