The Black Crowes is an American hard rock band formed in 1984 under the original name "Mr Crowes Garden". The membership of the band has been very tumultuous but the current members are Steve Gorman, Adam MacDougall, Sven Pipien and Luther Dickinson who cluster around the core of brothers, Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson.
In 1989 they made a demo tape which resulted in them signing with American Recordings. Their first album was Shake Your Money Maker (1990) which achieved multi-platinum certification, due, in part, to the success of the singles which included "Hard to Handle", "She Talks to Angels" and "Twice as Hard".
They followed up the success of their debut with The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992). It went straight in at No.1 and given their success to this point it was somewhat disappointing when their third album Amorica (1994) achieved only Gold certification. After the release of 1996's Three Snakes & One Charm a line-up shuffle resulted in their next album being shelved, but by 1998 they were back on track and released By Your Side. The sales of the new album were poor and the reviews suggested that the band was not on form. Nonetheless they released Lions in 2001, though they announced an indefinite hiatus for the band the following year.
During the intervening period Chris Robinson formed Chris Robinson & the New Earth and released two albums. His brother recorded the solo album Paper (2004).
The Black Crowes were reformed in 2005 and undertook a series of concerts and a tour. A new album, Warpaint was released in 2008; it reached No.5 on the Billboard charts.
