White Witch - Capricorn Records
White Witch (Musical group)
Tampa (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Rock music--United States
Musicians--Southern States
Richardson, Charles
Promotional photograph of the band, White Witch, featuring its five members, lead singer Ronald "Ronn" Goedert, guitarist Charles "Buddy" Richardson, keyboardist Hardin "Buddy" Pendergrass, bassist Loyall "Beau" Fisher, drummer Robert "Bobby" Shea, and another unidentified man. Ronn Goedert is dressed in a wizard costume. The band's name is listed on the bottom left of the photograph and the record label, Capricorn Records, is listed on the bottom right.<br /><br />Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1971, White Witch was a glam, psychedelic, hard rock band that recorded two albums with Capricorn Records in the early 1970s. Pendergrass and Shea had once belonged to the popular Tampa area rock band, The Tropics, in the mid to late 1960s. Their name was a paean to "white magic," contrary to the "black magic" of groups such as Black Sabbath. The band would announce before their shows, "To bring good where there once was evil, to bring love where there once was hate, to bring wisdom where there once was ignorance—this is the power of White Witch." They toured to support their two records, opening for such established acts as Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, and Billy Preston. The group was inducted into the Florida Musicians Hall of Fame's Florida Music Honor Roll.
Original black and white photograph: <a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/bands-artists.php" target="_blank">Profiles: Bands & Artists</a>, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
<a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society</a>
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Tampa, Florida
White Witch Album Cover
White Witch (Musical group)
Tampa (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Rock music--United States
Musicians--Southern States
Richardson, Charles
Album cover for White Witch's 1972 self-titled debut. The color photograph features the five members of the band: lead singer Ronald "Ronn" Goedert, guitarist Charles "Buddy" Richardson, keyboardist Hardin "Buddy" Pendergrass, bassist Loyall "Beau" Fisher, and drummer Robert "Bobby" Shea. Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1971, White Witch was a glam, psychedelic, hard rock band that recorded two albums with Capricorn Records in the early 1970s. Pendergrass and Shea had once belonged to the popular Tampa area rock band, The Tropics, in the mid to late 1960s. Their name was a paean to "white magic," contrary to the "black magic" of groups such as Black Sabbath. The band would announce before their shows, "To bring good where there once was evil, to bring love where there once was hate, to bring wisdom where there once was ignorance—this is the power of White Witch." They toured to support their two records, opening for such established acts as Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, and Billy Preston. The group was inducted into the Florida Musicians Hall of Fame's Florida Music Honor Roll.
Original color photograph: <a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/bands-artists.php" target="_blank">Profiles: Bands & Artists</a>, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
<a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society</a>
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Tampa, Florida
White Witch on Stairs
White Witch (Musical group)
Tampa (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Rock music--United States
Musicians--Southern States
Richardson, Charles
Photograph of the band, White Witch, featuring its five members, including lead singer Ronald "Ronn" Goedert, guitarist Charles "Buddy" Richardson, keyboardist Hardin "Buddy" Pendergrass, bassist Loyall "Beau" Fisher, and drummer Robert "Bobby" Shea. Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1971, White Witch was a glam, psychedelic, hard rock band that recorded two albums with Capricorn Records in the early 1970s. Pendergrass and Shea had once belonged to the popular Tampa area rock band, The Tropics, in the mid to late 1960s. Their name was a paean to "white magic," contrary to the "black magic" of groups such as Black Sabbath. The band would announce before their shows, "To bring good where there once was evil, to bring love where there once was hate, to bring wisdom where there once was ignorance—this is the power of White Witch." They toured to support their two records, opening for such established acts as Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, and Billy Preston. The group was inducted into the Florida Musicians Hall of Fame's Florida Music Honor Roll.
Original color photograph: <a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/bands-artists.php" target="_blank">Profiles: Bands & Artists</a>, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
<a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society</a>
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Tampa, Florida
White Witch Outdoors
White Witch (Musical group)
Tampa (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Rock music--United States
Musicians--Southern States
Richardson, Charles
Photograph of the band, White Witch, featuring its five members, including lead singer Ronald "Ronn" Goedert, guitarist Charles "Buddy" Richardson, keyboardist Hardin "Buddy" Pendergrass, bassist Loyall "Beau" Fisher, and drummer Robert "Bobby" Shea. Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1971, White Witch was a glam, psychedelic, hard rock band that recorded two albums with Capricorn Records in the early 1970s. Pendergrass and Shea had once belonged to the popular Tampa area rock band, The Tropics, in the mid to late 1960s. Their name was a paean to "white magic," contrary to the "black magic" of groups such as Black Sabbath. The band would announce before their shows, "To bring good where there once was evil, to bring love where there once was hate, to bring wisdom where there once was ignorance—this is the power of White Witch." They toured to support their two records, opening for such established acts as Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, and Billy Preston. The group was inducted into the Florida Musicians Hall of Fame's Florida Music Honor Roll.
Original black and white photograph: <a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/bands-artists.php" target="_blank">Profiles: Bands & Artists</a>, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
<a href="http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society</a>
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Tampa, Florida