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Eric
Turner,
guitarist, vocalist
and songwriter,
grew into a more progressive
form of rock music
after a split from The
Tropics.
So together with bassist
Charlie Souza
and
drummer Bill Peterson,
BACCHUS
was born.
“It
was 1970 when Bacchus opened
a concert in Jacksonville,
featuring Cactus and Free
with Paul Rogers. We were
very well received and went
straight from the concert
to record Carry My Load. That
night was magic and we were
very happy with the recording.
It was a 45 release and charted
high in Tampa on WLCY. From
there we went on tour with
Grand Funk Railroad for 8
concerts around the state.
We played clubs relentlessly
between the major concerts
and had a good following.
Heavily influenced by Jimi
Hendrix, Cream, and the Allman
Brothers. We were truly Psychedelic!”
Eric Turner, Florida Music
Hall of Fame Nominee! FloridaMusicHall.org
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After
many record releases, Bacchus
was also the opening act for
LYNNRD
SKYNNRD, BB KING,
The OUTLAWS, REDBONE,
EDGAR WINTER, and
TED NUGENT.
The band went
on a USO Tour
in Puerto Rico and
then had the honor to open
a Florida concert for
MAHAVISHNU
ORCHESTRA,
Bacchus also appeared on the
free stage at the Atlanta
Pop Festival, just before
Grand Funk Railroad on the
main stage. BACCHUS has released
two of their songs on Riding
Easy Records
in Los Angeles
and a New Vinyl LP
Record Album
coming soon in 2022 on
Guerssen
Records in
Europe and
distributed by
Forced
Eposure in
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