Granny's Intentions

Irish band Granny's Intentions is best known for being the debut of guitarist Gary Moore. Formed in Limerick in 1965, it also includes singer Johnny Duhan, John Ryan (keyboards), John Hockedy (guitar) and Greg Donaghy (drums). After playing in local pubs, the band moved on to Dublin venues, where they built up a solid reputation in public. In June 1967, they headed for London and were signed by the fledgling pop label Deram Records, for whom Granny's Intentions recorded four zeitgeisty singles with psychedelic overtones: "The Story of David" (1967), "Julie Don't Love Me Anymore" and "Never an Everyday Thing " (1968) and "Take Me Back". Granny's Intentions competed on the same label with the likes of Procol Harum, The Move, Cat Stevens and The Moody Blues, if not the young David Bowie. In February 1969, while working on new compositions for their first album, the band suffered the successive departures of Gary Moore, who joined the blues-rock band Skid Row, and Greg Donaghy, who was replaced by Noel Bridgeman and then Pat Nash. The only album, Honest Injun, was finally recorded with new guitarist Pete Cummins and released in March 1970, before the band disbanded. Gary Moore rose to fame before his death on February 6, 2011 at the age of 58, and Johnny Duhan, author of the folk classic "The Voyage", enjoyed a solo career until his death by drowning on November 12, 2024, at the age of 74.

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