The Black Crowes Band Members

Black Crowes current lineup consists of Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, and Sven Pipen. The lineup also has three touring members.

Chris Robinson is the lead vocalist of the group and also plays the acoustic guitar along with harmonica and percussion when needed. Likewise, his younger sibling, Rich is the lead guitarist of the group and also does the backing vocals.

Sven Pipien has been with the band since 1997. He plays the bass guitar and also does the backing vocals alongside Rich.

These three main members aside, they have three primary touring members. Brian Griffin who has been with the band since 2001 does the drums and percussion.

Similarly, Erik Deutsch who has been with them since 2022 plays the keyboards and provides the backing vocals when needed. Finally, Nico Bereciartua, who joined the band this year in 2023, plays the guitar.

Black Crowes new album Vanishing Point (Live 1995) was released on March 3 earlier this year. The album is 1 hour 53 minutes in length, with 19 songs.

Although the album was just released in March this year, the songs within it are live versions of already released songs.

All of the songs included in the new album were sung and recorded live in 1995. The nineteen songs that are released as part of the Vanishing Point album are listed below:

• Hotel Illness
• Sting Me
• A Conspiracy
• Ballad In Urgency Jam
• P.25 London
• Buttermilk Waltz Jam
• My Morning Song
• Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
• Sometimes Salvation
• Hard To Handle
• High Head Blues
• Grinnin’
• She Gave Good Sunflower
• Stare It Cold
• Jealous Again
• Ballad In Urgency
• Feelin’ Alright
• Wiser Time
• Remedy

The entire album is available on Spotify.

The Black Crowes original members were Steve Gorman, Johnny Colt, and Jeff Cease. They were in the first incarnation alongside the Robinson brothers.

Steve played the drums and percussion, Johhny played bass, and Jeff played the guitars. The original crew made and released the band’s first studio album, “Shake Your Money Maker” on February 13, 1990.

After the album was released, the band decided to replace their guitarist Cease with Marc Ford. Johnny Colt left the band in 1997 and has never been back. Cease’s replacement, Ford was also fired in 1997.

However, Steve Gorman has left the band a couple of times and has returned to them as well. He first left in 2001 which forced the band to go on a hiatus the next year.

Gorman returned in 2005 but his return was short-lived as he parted ways with the band again in 2011. Steve’s final return to the group was in 2012 and once again he left in 2015 and has not been back with the group since.

The Black Crowes songs are 1. She Talks to Angels 2. Hard to Handle 3. Jealous Again. These are some of their most acclaimed songs.

All of these songs are from their debut album. The band took their time to release their first album, Shake Your Money Maker, but when the album came out in February 1990, it was one of the biggest debut album launches in history.

The album managed to chart in seven countries and peaked at number 4 in three of them. The album also went 5x platinum and these three songs are prime reasons for it.

She Talks to Angels

She Talks to Angels is the eighth track in the band’s debut album. Released as a single, the song peaked at number one in the rock chart in the U.S.

It is a song about a girl suffering from addiction and depression, with the titular angels being substances. It is regarded as the band’s most iconic and well-known song.

Hard To Handle

Hard To Handle is the sixth track from the same album. Just like She Talks to Angels, it was also released as a single, though a year before.

Needless to say, the song was a hit and also managed to peak at the number one spot on the mainstream rock charts in the States.

It is a cover of a 1968 song of the same name by Otis Redding. The subject of the track is a man trying to seduce a woman and desiring love.

Jealous Again

Jealous Again is the second track from their debut album. This song was also released as a single in 1990.

After release, it peaked at number five on the mainstream rock charts in the States. while managing to get charted in seven different countries including the USA.

Jealous Again is a song that discusses a man’s insecurities while in a relationship with his girl.

The Black Crowes tour dates for 2023 are presented on the Band’s official website. The Crowes are set to start their tour on April 14th.

As informed on their official site, the band will be touring across the States until September. They are set to kick off their tour with a show at JJ Grey’s Blackwater Sol Revue in St. Augustine, Florida on April 14th on a Friday.

The band will be traveling to the following states:

• North Carolina
• California
• Illinois
• Colorado
• Virginia
• Kentucky
• Missouri

Their tour will end with a show at the Pilgrimage Festival at Franklin, Tennessee on a Saturday, September 23. The tickets for the shows are available on their website and the fans can also purchase VIP packages.

The band also recently completed their mini tour in South America where they played three shows in Chile, Brazil, and Argentina on March 11, 14, and 16, respectively.