| Brewers Droop | |
|---|---|
 The original Brewers Droop, taken in 1972 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | High Wycombe, England |
| Genre(s) | Blues, Rock |
| Years active | 1971–1973 |
| Label(s) | RCA Records Red Lightnin'[1] |
| Members | |
| Ron Watts (vocals) Steve Darrington[2] (keyboards) John McKay (guitar) Malcolm Barrett (bass) Bob Walker (drums) | |
| Former members | |
| Pick Withers Mark Knopfler | |
Brewers Droop is the name of a Southern English band (whose history can be followed in "Hundred Watts" by Ron Watts) in which Mark Knopfler played for a few months in 1973. Knopfler split his time between teaching part-time, and playing with the band. Later, the Dire Straits song "Industrial Disease" mentions a malady (alongside smoker's cough) which shares its name with that band. The song saw its U.S. chart peak on January 22, 1983 at #75.[3]
The name is a reference to a slang expression for erectile dysfunction brought on by heavy drinking.
[edit] Discography
- Opening Time, Album, 1972
- Sweet Thing, 7" Single, 1972
- The Booze Brothers, Album, 1989 (recorded 1973)
[edit] References
- ^ Red Lightnin', Record Company
- ^ Steve Darrington, Homepage
- ^ Rock Movers and Shakers, Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton, 1991 Billboard Books.
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