Fastway is a British hard rock band formed by guitarist, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, formerly of Motörhead, and bassist, Pete Way, formerly of UFO.
In 1983, both players had been disgruntled with their own bands and decided to work together in a new outfit.
They recruited drummer Jerry Shirley, formerly of Humble Pie, and the then unknown vocalist Dave King.
They took their name from a combination of the founding members' names. However, Way then discovered that he could not escape from his recording contract with Chrysalis Records, and then received a tempting offer to play for Ozzy Osbourne, so abandoned the project.
Bringing in session bassist Mick Feat, the band then recorded their debut album, Fastway.
A critical and commercial success, the band toured to promote the album (with Alfie Agius as their session bass player).
The band then recruited Charlie McCracken, formerly of Taste, as "permanent" bassist, and released another success in the form of All Fired Up the following year.
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Hair Nation A-Z is an easy series of caches along KY 3 between Prestonsburg and Inez honoring those unforgettable(?) 80's heavy metal bands with even more unforgettable hair.
The highway is generally not heavily traveled, but can be very busy at times. There is plenty of parking room near each cache so be sure to get your vehicle completely off the road and use extreme caution when exiting and entering the highway.
If you have children with you, make sure you keep an extra eye on them.
Have fun and Rock on.
FTF - Ratliff_Family and dewayneandcarla !!!
