Middle Earth

Background

Circa 1982

Middle Earth was a great (in our eyes and ears) college garage rock band.

We consisted of:

Randy Blanton - lead vocals, guitar

Richard Eade (me) - lead guitar

Tom "the shoe" Shoemake - bass, flute, fender rhodes, percussion, attitude

Scott Brantley (sp?) - percussion

Doobiehay Lacadine ((sp?) yes that is his real name) - drums

Scott the percussion player was a really intense dude that reminded me of Willem Defoe. The first time we met him, he showed up at one of our gigs with a set of bongos. He wanted to sit in. Part of our big finale included the Santana tune Black Magic Woman, so percussion would be hot! But, we were a big mic'ed up loud band and this dude wanted to play bongos without a microphone... he walked towards the stage with an awesome instense look... and sat down in from the of the drummer (he and Doobie were roomates) ... and blew the room away!!! I used to have a picture of Scott playing with shreds of white medical tape and blood flying off his hands... he beat the crap out everything!

Middle Earth played some cool tunes and even some original songs that Randy had and I had written. (Check out Sunrise (my tune) -> Child Of The Wind (Randy's tune).

Listen

Middle Earth Live At The Catacombs in Bowling Green Kentucky, December 9, 1983

Randy Blanton - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass on Black Magic Woman

Richard Eade - lead guitar, backing vocals

Tom Shoemake - bass, flute, fender rhodes, backing vocals, lead vocal on Black Magic Woman

Doobiehay Lacadine - drums, backing vocals, lead vocal on Long Train Runnin

Middle Earth - Good Love
Middle Earth - Mexico
Middle Earth - Sunrise -> Child Of The Wind (Sunrise Eade original, Child Of Wind Blanton original)
Middle Earth - Love The One Youre With
Middle Earth - Sandman
Middle Earth - Dreamin (Blanton original)
Middle Earth - Long Train Runnin
Middle Earth - Black Magic Woman
Middle Earth - Cant You See
Middle Earth - Find My Way Home (Blanton original)
Middle Earth - Hey Joe