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The band then recorded Midnight Lady minus Katona and McCracken , which was released in 1976. The storm added another three inches of rain at Old Town and more than 14 inches at Cuyamaca. An accompanying soundtrack album was released, but quickly withdrawn after the film failed commercially, with only a small number of copies sold.

In 1974 the group began working with Motown producer Frank Wilson on their next project. It prevented the onrushing river from devastating Old Town and filling San Diego Bay with tons of sediment. After Hoorelbeke's departure, Ellsworth and Olson took over lead vocals. The group's recording style was hard-driving. The band was one of the first acts signed to a new Motown imprint that would be dedicated to white rock acts. Mike Urso left the group along with Hoorelbeke and they formed a new band, HUB, with Rare Earth's 1970—1972 co-producer, Tom Baird, using the initials of their surnames Hoorelbeke, Urso and Baird. Various Artists - Trojan A Jamaican Story Box Set 2001 Reggae 30cd EAC Rip Flac + Cue + Log covers Trojan Records TSBCD 750 orig. Turner reservoir, San Diego County, California.

Every river and creek was choked with floodwater, and Lake Morena was full. Frank Westbrook replaced Katona on keyboards, whilst McCracken was not replaced, instead session musician Ollie Brown handled percussion duties for Midnight Lady. Unsatisfactory performance of earth and rock-fill dams involving excessive seepage, piping or failure has been attributed to hydrofracture of the core.

Earth And Earth Rock Dams - The rain ceased on January 19th, and the area began to dry out.

This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. October 2012 Rare Earth is an American band affiliated with 's Rare Earth named after the band , which prospered from 1970—1972. Although not the first band signed to Motown, Rare Earth was the first big hit-making act signed by Motown that consisted only of white members. None of the previously signed all-white acts , The Dalton Boys, or The Underdogs had any hits. Rare Earth 1960s The group formed in 1960 as The Sunliners and changed its name to Rare Earth in 1968. The band was one of the first acts signed to a new Motown imprint that would be dedicated to white rock acts. To the band's surprise, Motown decided to do just that. The main personnel in the group were Gil Bridges, , , ; Peter Hoorelbeke aka Peter Rivera , lead , ; John Parrish aka John Persh , , , ; Rod Richards born Rod Cox , , vocals; and Kenny James born Ken Folcik ,. The group's recording style was hard-driving. During 1969 the group contributed music to the film that starred and. An accompanying soundtrack album was released, but quickly withdrawn after the film failed commercially, with only a small number of copies sold. Several tracks were remixed and included on the next LP, , in 1970. This sold over one million copies and received a awarded by the. Ray Monette guitar and Mark Olson keyboards, vocals joined to replace them. There were no significant hits thereafter. Nevertheless, the band continued to record into the 1990s. By 1972 Motown had decided to relocate from Detroit to and Rare Earth soon followed suit. Persh, however, decided not to make the move and was succeeded in the band by Mike Urso Persh later died from a hospital on January 27, 1981. Unfortunately, it didn't sell all that well and produced no hits. Rare Earth was the opening act at festival in on April 6, 1974. The festival attracted over 250,000 people, and the band appeared alongside 1970s rock groups , , , , , and the. Portions of the show were broadcast on Television in the U. In 1974 the group began working with Motown producer Frank Wilson on their next project. Hoorelbeke thought the song was not up to the band's usual standards and Wilson ended up being taken off the project. In July 1974 the group divided. Mike Urso left the group along with Hoorelbeke and they formed a new band, HUB, with Rare Earth's 1970—1972 co-producer, Tom Baird, using the initials of their surnames Hoorelbeke, Urso and Baird. HUB went on to record two albums for but came to a sudden end in November 1975 after Baird was killed in a boating accident. The new lineup recorded Back to Earth in 1975 and went back on the road. However, both Paul Warren and Frosty left during this tour and new drummer Chet McCracken who would go on to join was hired to finish out their 1975 tour. The band then recorded Midnight Lady minus Katona and McCracken , which was released in 1976. Frank Westbrook replaced Katona on keyboards, whilst McCracken was not replaced, instead session musician Ollie Brown handled percussion duties for Midnight Lady. But neither of these releases sold as well as the band had been used to and they soon found themselves bogged down and unable to tour when they brought a lawsuit against former member Hoorelbeke, falsely claiming that he'd tried to make off with the group's name and retirement monies. The lawsuit was eventually settled in Hoorelbeke's favor and he was given a settlement. In late 1976, a former Motown vice president, Barney Ales, an earlier champion of Rare Earth, returned to the company to head up one of their new offshoot labels, Prodigal Records. He made an offer to the group to reunite with Peter Hoorelbeke. The 1972—74 membership of the band Hoorelbeke, Bridges, Urso, Olson, Monette and Guzman were scheduled to record a new album on Prodigal. However, Monette and Olson did not agree to the terms and abstained. Session players Dan Ferguson guitar and Ron Fransen keyboards were brought in instead to play on Rarearth, which was produced by James Anthony Carmichael who later had success with and. It was released in 1977 but failed to reach expectations. Later in 1977, the group reassembled with Chicago-based producer John Ryan who worked with and others to begin work on two new albums. Other than the one solitary hit, neither album was a big seller and the band soon found themselves without a home. In June 1979, Urso left the band again. On his recommendation, and after hearing several bass players, the group recruited bassist , who joined the group's road tours for two years until June 1981. He interrupted his tour with Laursen to join Rare Earth in Florida. Unsourced material may be challenged and. He'd just come off back to back successes with and and had won a for Gaynor's huge hit. The project was originally to be titled King of the Mountain, with the title track slated to be the theme of a 1981 movie of the same name that starred. But the movie people passed on the song, and when the record was done, RCA was not happy with Fekaris' production, so they passed as well. By the summer of 1981, Mike Urso had returned to Rare Earth after a two-year absence, but he left again in mid-1983, and has not returned to the band since then. By the tail end of that year, Peter Hoorelbeke was gone from the band as well after disagreements with Gil Bridges Hoorelbeke went on to form in 1992. Drummer Tony Thomas replaced Hoorelbeke on drums. After Hoorelbeke's departure, Ellsworth and Olson took over lead vocals. By that time most of the members of the band had moved back to Detroit and the group continued to tour playing mostly clubs despite the lack of a recording contract. Personnel shuffles abounded in the mid-80s: In September 1984 Bob Weaver took over the drum throne and played with the group into 1985. Also in September of '84, Andy Merrild replaced Tim Ellsworth as bassist until the end of June 1985. Ellsworth then returned and toured with the group until the end of August of '85. Mark Olson was let go in 1986 after increasing personal and substance abuse troubles Olson died on April 14, 1991, at the age of 41, from liver disease. Rick Warner was then rolled in as the band's new keyboardist and Wayne Baraks, who was brought in in 1987 on rhythm guitar, took over much of the lead vocals as well. Drummer Dean Boucher replaced LeBloch on drums in 1990 and RE signed with the small label Koch International and began work on a new album. The result was Different World released in February 1993 which was a collection containing a few covers of older songs and new material. It was mostly overlooked by the public. On July 29, 1993, the band suffered the loss of another member when long time percussionist Eddie Guzman age 49 died at his home in Howell, Michigan. The group kept going, though, and brought in new drummer Floyd Stokes Jr. Other than Mike Bruner's succeeding Rick Warner in January 1998 and Ivan Greilich's filling in for Ray Monette for five years 2004—2009 , the lineup has been stable overall during the last decade or so. Rare Earth continues to perform at corporate events and on the oldies circuit. Problems playing this file? Retrieved 16 December 2016. The Book of Golden Discs 2nd ed. London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd.