Tuff Darts
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Tuff Darts is an American punk rock
band. They were one of the first bands to establish an audience at CBGB
. They reached their greatest fame in the mid-late 1970s with such songs as "Slash", "(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste" and their biggest hit single, "All For The Love of Rock and Roll." The band appeared at popular New York City clubs like Max's Kansas City
and CBGB
and featured Robert Gordon (musician)
(vocals), Jeff Salen (guitar), Bobby Butyani (guitar), John DeSalvo (bass), and Johnny Morelli (drums). This was the original band that was on the "Live at CBGB's" compilation record. After parting ways with Gordon, the band found new lead singer Tommy Frenzy. In 1978 the group released Tuff Darts!
, on Sire Records
, produced by Bob Clearmountain
and Tony Bongiovi
, shortly before disbanding.
Tuff Darts reunited in 2002 to play a gig upon the release of Tuff Darts! on compact disc
(CD). They subsequently played several additional shows and recorded one more album, 2007's You Can't Keep A Good Band Down. It was released only in Japan.
In 2009 Spectra Records
released two albums worldwide, Here Comes Trouble and You Can't Keep a Good Band Down. Tuff Darts!, You Can't Keep a Good Band Down and Here Comes Trouble are now available as downloads
on iTunes
and other sites.
Jeff Salen, founder and lead guitarist of the band, died of a heart attack on January 26, 2008 at age 55.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band. They were one of the first bands to establish an audience at CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
. They reached their greatest fame in the mid-late 1970s with such songs as "Slash", "(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste" and their biggest hit single, "All For The Love of Rock and Roll." The band appeared at popular New York City clubs like Max's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South, in New York City, which was a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s.-Origin of name:...
and CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
and featured Robert Gordon (musician)
Robert Gordon (musician)
Robert Gordon is an American rockabilly musician. Gordon rose to fame performing in several genres including alternative rock, punk rock, and rock and roll.- Early days:...
(vocals), Jeff Salen (guitar), Bobby Butyani (guitar), John DeSalvo (bass), and Johnny Morelli (drums). This was the original band that was on the "Live at CBGB's" compilation record. After parting ways with Gordon, the band found new lead singer Tommy Frenzy. In 1978 the group released Tuff Darts!
Tuff Darts!
Tuff Darts! is a 1978 album by Tuff Darts and was released on the Sire Records label.-Track listing:# "Rats" - 2:59# "Who's Been Sleeping Here?" - 3:00# "Here Comes Trouble" - 2:12...
, on Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
, produced by Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
and Tony Bongiovi
Tony Bongiovi
Tony Bongiovi is a record producer and recording engineer with expertise in Electrical & Acoustical Engineering. He helped to remodel an old building in Manhattan—once a power plant for Edison, and later a television studio—into the Power Station recording studio in 1977.Bongiovi was born in the...
, shortly before disbanding.
Tuff Darts reunited in 2002 to play a gig upon the release of Tuff Darts! on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
(CD). They subsequently played several additional shows and recorded one more album, 2007's You Can't Keep A Good Band Down. It was released only in Japan.
In 2009 Spectra Records
Spectra Records
The Spectra Music Group is a United States music company founded in February 1997 comprising the independent record company Spectra Records—which is based in the United States and Canada.-Labels and projects:...
released two albums worldwide, Here Comes Trouble and You Can't Keep a Good Band Down. Tuff Darts!, You Can't Keep a Good Band Down and Here Comes Trouble are now available as downloads
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and other sites.
Jeff Salen, founder and lead guitarist of the band, died of a heart attack on January 26, 2008 at age 55.