Blue Ash formed in the summer of 1969 in Ohio by bassist Frank Secich & vocalist Jim Kendzor. Guitarist Bill “Cupid” Bartolin and drummer David Evans were recruited later that summer.
During the years 1970-3 the band recorded numerous songs along with hitting the road playing western NY, PA, and West Virginia along with NE Ohio, performing 250+ shows a year.
Their first album No More, No Less was released in May 1973 and received rave reviews in the rock press. It is considered a power pop classic and is regarded as highly collectible among fans of that genre. Blue Ash toured and opened for such acts as The Stooges, Bob Seger, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and more but for lack of sales they were dropped by Mercury Records in May 1974.
Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?) was on the album No More, No Less.
Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?)
Have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
There must be magic in the air
First she’s here and then she’s there
Now you see her, now you don’t
First she’ll do you then she won’t
Have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
I was young and I was green
She was old and she was mean
A fortune telling queen
Like nothing I’d never seen
Have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
Such a magical lady
I let her cry on my shoulder
Slightly tragical maybe
Now she’s getting older
She keeps getting older
Have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
I’ll pull a rabbit out my hat
And offer it to you
But I don’t know where you’re at
Or who to send it to
Have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
She resorts to using tricks
People say that she’s quite slick
Well I know and just the same
I think Houdini is to blame
Have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
Such a magical lady
I let her cry on my shoulder
Slightly tragical maybe
Now she’s getting older
She keeps getting older
Have you seen her?
Have you seen her?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ash_(band)
They sound a little like the Stones! Good song.
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Cool cut. First I’ve heard of them. However, I live in Cincinnati, Ohio, now and there’s a suburb here called Blue Ash. Wonder if they’re from this area.
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That would make sense…what I’ve found was Youngstown, Ohio. You have to wonder if the suburb is where they got their name.
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Hi Mitch! We named our band after Blue Ash while passing through there in June of 1969 on I71 going to Nashville!
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Aha! Good to know, Frank. And an honor to find out from a founding member of the band, no less!
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Never heard of them, but it’snot bad and sounds vaguely familiar… like it might be in background in a movie somewhere… can’t place it though. Good job of finding these new (to most of us) bands, Max!
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Thanks it’s a pleasure listening through hours of jangly guitar…I keep wondering why whomever didn’t make it…I enjoy it a lot.
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Shoes should have borrowed this guy to cut the vocals! Great pop voice. Band sound awesome too…never heard these guys before. Nice share bad
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Listening to their compilation album on apple music right now. These boys have some tunes!
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When I was listening to their songs…I was thinking…why didn’t these guys make it? They combined power pop with a little more rock.
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments about Blue Ash. For anyone interested in more on Blue Ash…
Blue Ash Facebook Site https://www.facebook.com/BlueAshFans/
Blue Ash ReverbNation https://www.reverbnation.com/blueash4
https://www.facebook.com/groups/34287558778/
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Thanks for jumping in!…love your music.
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