Vanilla Fudge

Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge in 1968. From left: Carmine Appice, Vince Martell, Mark Stein, Tim Bogert
Vanilla Fudge in 1968. From left: Carmine Appice, Vince Martell, Mark Stein, Tim Bogert
Background information
OriginLong Island, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1967–1970
  • 1982–1984
  • 1987–1988
  • 1991
  • 1999–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitevanillafudge.com

Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band known predominantly for their slow extended heavy rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, such as their hit cover of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On".

The band's original line–up was vocalist/organist Mark Stein, bassist/vocalist Tim Bogert, guitarist/vocalist Vince Martell, and drummer/vocalist Carmine Appice. They recorded five albums during the years 1967–69, before disbanding in 1970. The band has toured as recently as 2022 with three of the four original members: Stein, Martell, and Appice, with Pete Bremy on bass. Bogert retired in 2009 and died in 2021.

The band has been cited as "one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal"[5] and as a proto-prog band.[4][5]

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