Crystal Drive was a cover band based in Madeira Beach, Florida during the early 1970s. In the US "Marley Purt Drive" is best known as a deep cut on The Bee Gee’s landmark ODESSA album, but in foreign markets it was a hit single as covered by Jose Feliciano, Ole & The Others (Scandinavia), Bonny St. Clair, Victor Scott (Trinidad), and others. The Crystal Drive take was performed live on Thanksgiving 1973 and features the lead vocals and guitar of the late Jeff Lloyd.
Crystal Drive personnel:
Chris Jones - keyboards & vocals
Lonnie "Butch" Ledford - bass & vocals
Jeff Lloyd- guitar & vocals
Mark Stock - drums & vocals
While Jeff Lloyd may be an obscure name in the mists of music industry lore, he was a mega-talented mentor and inspiration to many musicians and creatives. As a recording artist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, his career intersected with electronica, world music, pop, and all types of rock, and his passion was contagious! This video* is part of an ongoing effort to express gratitude and pay tribute to Jeff, and I aim to post more media about him in days to come.
* Includes cameo appearances from Vernon Dent, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Simon Pegg, Tim Robbins, The 3 Stooges, and other notables.
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Song written by Barry, Robin, & Maurice Gibb © 1969 published by UMG (on behalf of Bee Gees Catalog); UMPG Publishing, LatinAutor - UMPG, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, LatinAutorPerf, PEDL, and 6 Music Rights Societies + Barry Gibb, The Estate of Robin Gibb and Yvonne Gibb, under exclusive license to Capitol Music Group
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