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Humble Pie

Humble Pie was a British rock band formed in 1969, featuring Steve Marriott (formerly of the Small Faces) on vocals and guitar, Peter Frampton on vocals and guitar, Greg Ridley on bass, and Jerry Shirley on drums. The band is known for its blend of hard rock, blues, and soul music.

Humble Pie released its debut album, "As Safe As Yesterday Is," in 1969, followed by "Town and Country" later that year. In 1970, the band released "Humble Pie," which included the hit single "Natural Born Bugie."

The band's most successful album, "Smokin'," was released in 1972 and reached the top 10 on the US Billboard charts. The album featured the hit single "30 Days in the Hole."

In 1975, Peter Frampton left the band to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members continued as Humble Pie with various line-up changes until they disbanded in 1979. The band briefly reunited in the early 2000s with original members Jerry Shirley and Greg Ridley, but Ridley passed away in 2003.


Humble Pie I (1969 - 1970)
  • Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals - b. January 30, 1947, London, England; d. April 20, 1991, Arkesden, England - formerly with The Small Faces.
  • Peter Frampton - guitar/vocals - b. April 22, 1950, Beckenham, England - formerly with The Herd.
  • Greg Ridley - bass/vocals - b. October 23, 1947, Carlisle, England - formerly with Spooky Tooth.
  • Jerry Shirley - drums - b. February 4, 1952, England.
Albums:
  1. "As Safe As Yesterday Is" (1969)
  2. "Town and Country" (1969)
  3. "Humble Pie" (1970)
  4. "Rock On" (1971)
  5. "Performance - Rockin' the Fillmore" (live) (1971)
  6. "Lost and Found" (1972) - reissue of the first two albums.
  7. "Natural Born Bugie" (2-CDs) (2000)
  8. "Home And Away" (2-CDs) (2004)
Peter Frampton forms Frampton's Camel.

Humble Pie II (1971 - 1975)
  • Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals
  • Greg Ridley - bass/vocals
  • Jerry Shirley - drums
  • David "Clem" Clempson - guitar/vocals - b. David Clempson, September 5, 1949, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England - formerly with Colosseum.
Albums:
  1. "Smokin'" (1972)
  2. "Eat It" (1973)
  3. "Thunder Box" (1974)
  4. "Street Rats" (1975)
  5. "King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents...Humble Pie" (live) (1996)
  6. "Natural Born Boogie: The BBC Sessions" (2000)
Group disbands.  Steve Marriott forms Steve Marriott's All Stars, and later rejoins The Small FacesJerry Shirley forms Natural Gas (with Joey Molland, formerly of Badfinger). David "Clem" Clempson joins Greenslade, later forms Strange Brew with Jerry Ridley and Cozy Powell (formerly with Jeff Beck), and later plays with Jack Bruce.

Humble Pie III (1979 - 1981) (reformed)
  • Steve Marriott - guitar/keyboards/harmonica/vocals
  • Jerry Shirley - drums
  • Bobby Tench - guitar/vocals - formerly with Jeff Beck.
  • Anthony Jones - bass
Albums:
  1. "On to Victory" (1980)
  2. "Go For the Throat" (1981)
Group disbands.  Jerry Shirley joins Fastway.

Humble Pie IV ( ? - ? ) (reformed)
  • Jerry Shirley - drums
  • Anthony Jones - bass
  • Charlie Huhn - guitar/vocals - formerly with the Ted Nugent Band.

Humble Pie V (2001 - ? ) (reformed)
  • Jerry Shirley - drums
  • Greg Ridley - bass/vocals
  • Bobby Tench - guitar/vocals
  • Dave "Bucket" Colwell - guitar - formerly with Bad Company.
Album:
  1. "Back on Track" (2002)

Compilations:
  1. "The Best" (1982)
  2. "Best of Humble Pie" (1987)
  3. "Classics Volume 14" (1987)
  4. "Hot 'N' Nasty: The Anthology" (2-CDs) (1994)
  5. "Running With The Pack" (1999) - previously unreleased studio and live material.
  6. "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Humble Pie" (2000)

Steve Marriott solo:
  1. "Marriott" (1976)
  2. "Steve Marriott" (1981)
  3. "Scrubbers" (1996) (Steve Marriott's All Stars)
  4. "Clear Through the Night" (Steve Marriott's All Stars)
  5. "Dingwalls 6/7/84" (live) (1994)
  6. "All or Nothing" (live) (1998)
  7. "And the Official Receivers" (2000)

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Last Revised:  June 10, 2009
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