Band, 1968-1975 GB
Rock and Soundtrack
Coven originally materialized in Indianapolis, Indiana during the late 1960s. According to "Witchcraft" producer Bill Traut, band members began their early gigs by being carried onstage in coffins. Alongside England’s Black Widow (5), Coven are credited as being one of the very first rock bands to embrace occult imagery and outright Satanic references. They are recognized as being the band that first introduced the 'Sign of the Horns' to rock and pop culture. The band released their first album, "Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls", in 1969 after signing a contract with Mercury Records in their own blood. Tom Laughlin (2) asked Jinx Dawson to record the "One Tin Soldier" song for his "Billy Jack" movie. It was written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, and originally released in 1969 by the Canadian group The Original Caste (#34). Coven's recording charted three times, first in 1971 (#26), in 1973 (#79), and a re-entry of the original version in 1974 (#73) on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a top 10 hit in the Cash Box chart. The song was named #1 Most Requested Song in 1971 and 1973 by American Radio Broadcasters. "Nightengale" penned by Dawson, which charted as a hot pick on Billboard & Cashbox. Third album "Blood on the Snow" was put out on Buddah Records in 1974 for which they also made a video for the LP title track, seven years before MTV started in 1981.
John Hobbs key, p US | |
Steve Ross dr US | |
Jinx Dawson voc US | |
Oz Osborne b | |
Christopher Neilsen g, voc | |
Ricktor Ravensbrück g, bvoc | |
Milo Kovacevic b |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Light The Fire | Coven | 2016 | Single |
Jinx | Coven | 2013 | Album |
Metal Goth Queen: Out Of The Vault 1976-2007 | Coven | 2008 | Album |
I Need A Hundred Of You | Coven | 1974 | Single |
Blood On The Snow | Coven | 1974 | Album |
One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) / Johnnie | Coven / Teresa Kelly | 1973 | Single |
Coven | Coven | 1972 | Album |
One Tin Soldier | Coven | 1972 | Single |
Nightingale / Jailhouse Rock | Coven | 1971 | Single |
One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) / The Ring Song | Coven / Katy Moffatt | 1971 | Single |
One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) / I Guess It's A Beautiful Day Today | Coven | 1971 | Single |
One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) / I Think You Always Knew (The Theme From Billy Jack) | Coven | 1971 | Single |
Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls | Coven | 1969 | Album |
Wicked Woman | Coven | 1969 | Single |
I Shall Be Released | Coven | 1968 | Single |
Fire / One Tin Soldier | The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown / Coven | Single | |
One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) / Say Goodbye, Cause You're Leavin' | Coven | Single |