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The Power Page label was derived from the radio names of two of our good friends at KKLS radio (might have had different call-name in those days). \u00a0They were Cliff Powers and “Big Daddy” Nathan Page. \u00a0I know Cliff is still involved in satellite radio. \u00a0Page just kinda disappeared. \u00a0We got a lot of airplay in those days because of those guys and I remember all four tunes appeared in the top 100 list for KKLS that year. \u00a0The Nation’s at War was our primary single. We were very proud. \u00a0The band moved to Blaine, Minn. in late ’71 after I graduated. \u00a0We returned to Rapid City in 1973. FYI, I played clarinet on Melancholy as well as all the guitar parts on both tunes.<\/p>\n
Mike English, of Hot Springs, joined WW Mk III in 1974 and we were signed in 1975. \u00a0Mike and I formed Asia in 1977. \u00a0We played literally dozens of gigs in Hot Springs over the years. \u00a0In Asia we played primarily at The Pizza Pub. \u00a0The WhiteWing LPs and Asia LPs are worth a lot of money. \u00a0There’s a copy of WW going for over $200 in Rapid City. \u00a0The Asia recordings were re-released on CD in 1995 by Michael Piper\/The Gates of Dawn. \u00a0He died a couple of years ago. \u00a0That double CD is being re-released next month on Blood and Iron Records out of England (near London). \u00a0Asia is quite big with the prog set internationally. \u00a0I got feelers last summer (which I’m going to follow up on this month) from a company out of Texas. \u00a0Curiously, I was contacted in June about re-releasing at least some of the WW material by a label out of Ohio.<\/p>\n
There were also recordings done in the early days done in Omaha, Minneapolis (Sound 80 Studios), and a long one recorded in Denver. \u00a0I do not have access to those–which really pisses me off–because much of my early song writing was on those recordings: \u00a0The Cossack’s Epitaph, The Exorcist, The Return of the Gunfighter, and Man on the Run. \u00a0I imagine they will emerge someday when I’m long gone. \u00a0I didn’t include any of this on the website because I didn’t have any of the recordings and it was all before we were signed. \u00a0There were also home demos we did for the singles you asked about and even the LP.<\/p>\n
Bill Harden was our flower child manager at the time and very anti-war. \u00a0He, like all of us, was answerable to the draft. \u00a0And they got him. \u00a0Last I searched he was a lifer and preacher in the army. \u00a0Unbelievable (he had tried everything to get out). \u00a0You may notice that the Viet Nam war was a major influence on those early tunes. \u00a0Rod’s brother was a captain in ‘Nam and later died of exposure to Agent Orange. \u00a0Rod had to leave the band in 1972 when he was drafted. \u00a0We were in Canada at the time and got him home before the notice arrived in Quebec and he joined the National Guard back in South Dakota (–got you out of the army back then. \u00a0Mike Drew’s dad was an officer in the guard and arranged things). \u00a0Not great feelings left from those times. \u00a0I was angry at Rod for not following through on his extensive efforts to avoid being drafted–and we haven’t spoken since. \u00a0But that’s when I became the principal composer. \u00a0I left WhiteWing in 1977 to create Asia (at our record company’s prodding) which left even more tough feelings.<\/p>\n
And it’s all curious because we have recently been contacted about being nominated for the South Dakota Music Hall of Fame. \u00a0I have no problem with Asia, but have very ambivalent feelings about WhiteWing. \u00a0Mike English contacted me this spring about all of this. \u00a0First communication in 30 years.<\/p>\n
Hope that fills in some gaps. \u00a0 Thanks for caring.<\/p>\n
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