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Track: On a Storyteller's Night
Artist: Magnum
Album: Long Days Black Nights

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Name: Magnum
Spotify Genres: aor, arena rock, hard rock
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Latin-tinged Southern California funk band Magnum has seen its reputation blossom since the original 1974 release of their LP, “Fully Loaded.” An exuberant band of individually talented musicians working in an expansive and comfortable environment, they give a loose funky overlay to a grounded R&B and Jazz sound that included a variety of instruments, including whistles, that lift the music to an exciting, hypnotic groove. Based in San Pedro Bay, California, Magnum originally consisted of brothers Michael Greene (muilti-instrumentalist and youngest in the group) playing piano, organ, percussion and vocals and Harold Greene on bass; with Kevin “Cornbread” Thornton on lead and rhythm guitars and doing the arrangements, Vance Wormley on trombone, organ, piano and percussion and with George Chaney on congas and bongos; Thurron Mallory, playing tenor, alto sax and electrified percussion, joined six months later and brought with him the rest of the Magnum Horn ensemble with Lamont Payne on trumpet as well as percussion. As the house band for radio station KGFJ-AM’s Soul Search competition as well as the Soul Caravan, a series of weekly performances on a flatbed truck playing in and around urban Southern California. They also drew large crowds practicing in the Greene’s garage. Once they practiced at Thurron's childhood home in Compton, LA that drew such big crowds that the police had to shut the block down to disperse the crowd. The band stuck together performing in Southern California for a couple years after the release of “Fully Loaded,” once the opportunity came to perform with other artists, Magnum disbanded and the members moved on to other projects. [b]For the british arena rock / prog rock band, please use [a=Magnum (3)][/b] [b]For the French photography agency, please use [a=Magnum Photos] (+ ANV if necessary).[/b]

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Release: Magnum (3) - On A Storyteller's Night
Year: 1985
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock, Arena Rock

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LYRICS

There's a stormlamp on the table
Throwing shadows to the gable
And you swallow if your able
On a storyteller's night
From the poorhouse chimes indifferent
Seven towers seven sisters
Every blackheart walks the distance
On a storyteller's night

Try to sleep on your pillow and dream
Sleep in God's children to keep
Though we all lose track of time
Disappears like faded lines

Keep your night light burning
I'll come through the wind and rain
Keep your night light burning
I'll be with you once again

There's a chill wind at your back door
And the fire cracks on the damp floor
You hear footsteps but you're not sure
On a storyteller's night

See the night sky super nova
Chase the cold moon passing over
Start the dragon's fire to smoulder
On a storyteller's night