CONRAD ISADORE info

(scan courtesy of Alex Gitlin)

The first credit I've been able to trace about him is a band called One, in 1969:

Conrad Isadore played sessions for Manfred Mann Chapter Three band. They started recording their 2nd album, Manfred Mann Chapter Three Volume Two, but their drummer, Craig Collinge, left them during the sessions. The lineup of the band featured: Mike Hugg (vocals, keyboards), Manfred Mann (keyboards), Steve York (bass) and Bernie Living (sax, flute). They used two great session drummers, Conrad Isidore and Andrew McCulloch. The horn players on it are: Sonny Corbett, Dave Coxhill, Dave Brooks (sax), Clive Stevens (sax), Harold Beckett (trumpet). Also appearing Jerry Field on violin. The music in the album is very dense, with fantastic moments.

When the band was to start an American tour in 1970, Conrad Isadore was asked to join as a full time member:

In January 1972, he joins Chris Stainton Band. It's not possible to trace the multiple lineup changes, so here's the complete list of musicians:

Chris Stainton (keyboards, vocals)
Neil Hubbard (guitar)
Glenn Campbell (guitar)
Alan Spenner (bass)
Bobby Keys (sax)
Fred Sherbo (sax)
Jim Price (trumpet)
Rick Alphonso (trumpet)
Conrad Isadore (drums)
Jim Keltner (drums)
Jimmy Karstein (drums)
Alan White (drums)
Felix Falcon (percussion)
+ backing vocalists

Joe Cocker (vocals)
Chris Stainton (keyboards, vocals)
Neil Hubbard (guitar)
Glenn Campbell (guitar)
Alan Spenner (bass)
Bobby Keys (sax)
Fred Sherbo (sax)
Jim Price (trumpet)
Rick Alphonso (trumpet)
Conrad Isadore (drums)
Jim Keltner (drums)
Jimmy Karstein (drums)
Alan White (drums)
Felix Falcon (percussion)
+ backing vocalists

Around 1973, Conrad joined the band Hanson:

Junior Hanson (guitar, vocals)
Clive Chaman (bass)
Jean Roussel (keyboards)
Conrad Isadore (drums)

In August 1974, Bobby Tench forms his own band, Hummingbird. The initial lineup was:

Bob Tench (guitar,vocals)
Bernie Holland (guitar)
Clive Chaman (bass)
Max Middleton (keyboards)
Conrad Isidore (drums)

And then, I have a huge gap, as I haven't heard from Conrad Isidore in 25 years! Help, please!

Currently, he's playing in Vince Charles & Friends band:

Vince Charles (steel drums)
Wendy Harrison (steel drums)
Clarence Robinson (bass)
J.R. Crawford (keyboards)
Conrad Isidore (drums)

Albums with One:

• One (1969, with Alan Marshall)

• Manfred Mann Chapter Three Volume Two (Oct 70, with Mike Hugg, Manfred Mann, Steve York, Bernie Living, Andy McCulloch) (CD reissue: 1986)

• Something to say (Dec 72, with Chris Stainton, Rebop, Neil Hubbard, Jim Keltner, Gloria Jones, Alan Spenner, Alan White, Viola Wills)
• Live in L.A. (1976, with Chris Stainton, Glenn Campbell, Neil Hubbard, Jim Keltner, Alan Spenner, Viola Wills) (live)

• Now hear this (1973, with Bobby Tench, Junior Hanson, Rebop, Clive Chaman, Delisle Harper, Godfrey McLean, Jean Roussel, Chris Wood)

• Hummingbird (1975, with Bobby Tench, Bernie Holland, Clive Chaman, Max Middleton, Linda Lewis)

• Caribbean Christmas (1997, with Vince Charles)

• Stephen Stills (Stephen Stills, 1970, with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Calvin 'Fuzzy' Samuels, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Dallas Taylor, Jeff Whittaker, John Barbata, David Crosby)
• Stephen Stills (Stephen Stills two, 1971, with Eric Clapton, Gaspar Lawal, Nils Lofgren, Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, Dr. John, Calvin 'Fuzzy' Samuels, Dallas Taylor)
• McHouston Baker (Take a look inside, 1971, with Chris Spedding, Doris Troy, P.P. Arnold, Calvin 'Fuzzy' Samuels)
• Memphis Slim (Blue Memphis, 1971, with Peter Green, Chris Spedding, Pete Wingfield, Larry Steele, Tristan Fry, Steven Thompson, John Paul Jones, Henry Lowther, Harry Beckett, Kenny Wheeler)
• Vinegar Joe (Vinegar Joe, 1972, with Elkie Brooks, Robert Palmer, Pete Gage, Steve York, Tim Hinkley, John Hawken, Rob Tait, Keef Hartley, Gaspar Lawal)
• Rebop Kwaku Baah (Rebop, 1972, with Rosko Gee, Chris Wood, Junior Kerr, Jean Roussel, Delisle Harper, Gordon Hunte, Chris Mercer, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick)
• Linda Lewis (Fathoms deep, 1973, with Bobby Tench, Jim Cregan, Danny Thompson, Phil Chen, Poli Palmer, Robert Ahwai, Clive Chaman, Max Middleton, Chris Mercer, Richard Bailey, Ron Carthy, Mick Eve, Steve Gregory, Larry Steele)
• Terry Reid (River, 1973, with David Lindley, Alan White)
• Paul Kossoff (Back street crawler, 1973, with Trevor Burton, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, Clive Chaman, Andy Fraser, Simon Kirke, Jess Roden, John Martyn, Paul Rodgers, Jean Roussel, Alan Spenner, Alan White, Tetsu Yamauchi)
• Rabbit (Broken arrows, 1973, with John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, Rebop, Jim Capaldi, Junior Kerr, Simon Kirke, Chris Laurence, Tetsu Yamauchi)
• Veronique Sanson (Le maudit, 1974, with Stephen Stills, Joe Lala, Kenny Passarelli, Russ Kunkel, Lee Sklar)
• Stephen Stills (Stills, 1975, with David Crosby, Russ Kunkel, Joe Lala, Marcy Levy, Graham Nash, Kenny Passarelli, Rick Roberts, Calvin 'Fuzzy' Samuels, Lee Sklar, Ringo Starr, Dallas Taylor, George Terry) (CD reissue: 1993)
• Eddie Grant (Walking on sunshine, 1979, with )
• Crosby Stills Nash & Young (Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Oct 91, with David Lindley, Dave Mason, Jimmy Page, James Taylor, James Newton-Howard, Mike Finnigan, Clydie King, Marcy Levy, Bruce Palmer, Joe Vitale, Jim Gordon, Ben Keith, John Barbata, Jack Cassady, Craig Doerge, Tim Drummond, Venetta Field, Joe Galdo, Bob Glaub, Jimi Hendrix, Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Joe Lala, Michael Landau, Phil Lesh, Shirley Matthews, Dean Parks, Al Perkins, George 'Chocolate' Perry, Timothy B. Schmidt, Lee Sklar, Michael Stergis, Dallas Taylor, Efrain Toro, Jeff Whittaker, Calvin 'Fuzzy' Samuels) (4CD boxset)

From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:

• Page about Hanson
• Page about Hummingbird
• Page about Vinegar Joe

Thanks to: Alex Gitlin, as always.

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