Sweet Mary - Music

Originally From Los Angeles Scored A Hit In 1971 With "Sweet Mary". *Update Wadsworth Mansion Formed In Providence RI And Took Their Name From A Landmark Building In Middletown CT. In Reality There Were Two Wadsworth Mansion Groups. The First Recorded "Sweet Mary" And Their Eponymous LP For Sussex Records In Late 1970. On Board Were The Jablecki Brothers Steve Who Wrote The Song And Mike Along With John Pool And Wayne Gagnon. John Played Bass Mike Was The Drummer While Wayne And Steve Provided Guitar Work And Vocals. After The Surprise Top 10 Success Of "Sweet Mary" Their Only Top 100 Hit Steve And John Hit The Road To Tour With New Drummer Charlie Flannery And Lead Guitarist Howie "Forrest" McDonald Both Formerly With The Group Pale Ryder . Together They Toured 35 States Opening For Acts Like Alice Cooper And Edgar Winter And Appearing On American Bandstand And The Dating Game. Of All The Members Blues Guitarist Forrest McDonald Has Had The Most Post-Wadsworth Success. His Musical Career Predates And Eclipses Their One-Hit Wonder Status. Early On At Age 19 He Was A Member Of The Boston Rock Symphony. Later In LA He Worked With Van Halen And Steve Perry Of Journey. That Association Led To His First CD Release In The '90s I Need You. Recording As The Band Forrest He Released Under The Gun In 1998 On The Strength Of Great And Continuous Reviews Of His On Fire From The Previous Year. Along With His Long-Time Partner And Pianist Raymond Victor He Has Played With John Lee Hooker Bobby Womack Jimmy Reed Bobby "Blue" Bland And Many Other Blues Greats. Perhaps His Most Well Known Appearance Is On Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll". McDonald Supplied The Guitar Solo Which Had Been Recorded Previously At The Legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio And Later Purchased By Seger To Use In The Song. McDonald Then Stayed In The South Forming World Talent Records In Atlanta. His Latest Release Was 2004's Colorblind. read less