The Climax Blues Band(originally Climax Chicago Blues Band) based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Derek Holt and Peter Haycock, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones and drummer George Newsome. Colin Cooper on vocals and saxophone made up the sextet. In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band. ...show more

The Climax Blues Band(originally Climax Chicago Blues Band) based in Stafford, England was formed in late 1968. The original members were guitarists Derek Holt and Peter Haycock, keyboardist Arthur Wood, bassist Richard Jones and drummer George Newsome. Colin Cooper on vocals and saxophone made up the sextet. In 1970, the band shortened its name to the Climax Blues Band.

The band has released eighteen albums and had a Top 10 hit in 1976 in the UK with "Couldn't Get It Right". Couldn't Get It Right also reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Climax Blues Band should not be confused with the LA session musician band Climax. Colin Cooper: British musician who formed the Climax Blues Band Colin Cooper was an enduring figure on the blues scene for 40 years as the leader of the Climax Blues Band.

A powerful vocalist and talented multi-instrumentalist, he formed the group in 1968 at the height of the British "blues boom" which also produced bands such as Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After and Chicken Shack. The group went on to enjoy Top 20 hits with Cooper's composition Couldn't Get It Right in 1976 and I Love You five years later, both of which were bigger hits in the US than in Britain. Although the band's line-up altered radically over the years, Cooper remained a constant presence, and the group was still active when he died. Colin Francis Richard Cooper was born in Stafford in 1939. ...show less