Death Politicians In My Eyes SXSW Music 2010

Death was a band formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1971 by the brothers Bobby (bass, vocals), David (guitar), and Dannis (drums) Hackney. The African American trio started out as an RB band but switched to rock after seeing an Alice Cooper show. Music critic Peter Margasak retrospectively wrote of their musical direction, The youngest of the brothers, guitarist David, pushed the group in a hardrock direction that presaged punk, and while this certainly didn t help them find a following in the mid70s, today it makes them look like In the early 1960s, the young Hackney brothers were sat down by their father to witness The Beatles first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The following day, David found a discarded guitar in an alley and set about learning to play. Brothers Bobby and Dannis soon followed suit and they began playing music together. Originally calling themselves Rock Fire Funk Express, guitarist David convinced his brothers to change the name of the band to