Smoke Rise is an American progressive rock band from 1969-1972. In 1970, they created the first American Rock Opera, The Survival of St. Joan , based on the game and libretto by James Lineberger and produced by Oscar winners Stephen Schwartz and Dave Blume. The concept album of the 2-record set with libretto was published in 1971 by Paramount Records (PAS-9000). Smoke Rise is known as a very melodic group with harmony 3 and 4 smooth parts, guitar solo and filling, and a tight rhythm section that shook with the best groups in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Famous production
The Buffalo Production of The Survival of St. Joan set the box office record in the fall of 1970 at Arena Theater Studio in Buffalo, NY. The New York Off-Broadway production is staged at Anderson Theater in the East Village, with Gretchen Corbett (later of The Rockford Files) fame plays the title role. Another Oscar winner, F. Murray Abraham, is also a member of the cast.
The artwork by Doug Jamieson for the double album cover (Paramount PAS 9000) is featured at the New York Museum of Modern Art.
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Members
The members are brother Hank Ruffin (keyboard), Gary Ruffin (guitar), and Stan Ruffin (drums), and Randy Bugg (bass guitar).
In 1972 they replaced Randy Bugg on a bass guitar with Bill Turpin and added Bob Sellmansberger (former member of the band now back from military service) on a guitar and issued a rock song, co-written and produced by Joey Levine, "I Need a Woman" (ATCO Records 45-6851). The B side is the blues "Late Last Friday Night", written by Gary.
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