![]() In 1978 they were guests in German broadcast Rockpalast and with one concert they gathered a cult status in Europe which lasts until today (this concert appears on the DVD Mother's Finest - At Rockpalast). ![]() An unusual choice of opening acts, they impressed with their performance and choreographed stage show. In the summer of 1977, they opened for The Who in their laser lit tour through Canada. Their debut album Mother's Finest from 1976 today is a rare collector's piece and contained with the ironic song "Nigizz Can't Sing Rock'n Roll" (although they were criticized for it by an important religious leader and dropped it from their live concerts). Their music was a blend of funky rhythm, heavy guitars and expressive R&B singing. Mother's Finest are notable partly because they are an "interracial" rock group from the US South. ![]() ![]() The group charted with the singles "Fire" (#93 Pop Singles), "Baby Love" (#79 Black Singles, #58 Pop Singles), "Don't Wanna Come Back" (#54 Black Singles), "Love Changes" (#26 Black Singles), and "Piece Of The Rock" in the mid to late 1970s. Mother's Finest is a funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia by Joyce Kennedy and Glenn Murdock in the early 1970s. Local band from Atlanta that made the big time Original members
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