Link – Only Time Could Let Us Know 1973
Feb 27Video of 70s rock band LINK and their August 1973 top 20 hit “Only Time Could Let Us Know”. Clip contains archival photos of the band from the era courtesy of photographer KEVIN HILL (see if you can spot his cameo appearance in the clip.) Songwriters: Dave Kennedy (guitar, lead vocals) & Dave Gillies (keyboards, vocals) PLUS Nev Claugton (Bass), Craig Nicholson (drums). MKII members – Dick Whatson (bass, vocals), Chris Fox (drums) MKIII members – Bryan Gerrard (bas, vocals), Ron Mahoney...
Link – 1973 ‘Highway Driver’ b side to ‘Only Time Could Let Us Know’
Oct 30LINK – HIGHWAY DRIVER, great southern rock from 1973. Written by Glyn Tucker. This song was the b side to their hit single ‘Only Time Could Let Us Know’ and is an excellent rocker in its own right. It can be found on a compilation CD titled “Under the Southern Moonlight” Link MKI were: Dave Kennedy (Guitar/Vocals), Dave Gillies (Keyboards), Nev Claugton (Bass), Craig Nicholson (Drums). Rhythm section players changed several times over the few years the band were together. Nev Claugton was replaced by (ex-Chapta) bassist Dick Whatson, who was later replaced by Bryan Gerrad. Craig Nicholson’s replacement was Chris Fox, who was later replaced by Ron Mahony. Link broke up at the end of 1975. Photography by KEVIN...
LINK – 1975. Rare unreleased song “Break the Ice”
Sep 24BREAK THE ICE – was to have been Link’s follow up single to the top 20 hit ‘Only Time Could Let Us Know’ – but it was never released and lost in archives for 35 years. This video clip was made possible with the help of rock photographer KEVIN HILL who captured stunning images of the band from that era. Coupled with the rediscovered music and production credits provided by Dave Kennedy – the song is able to surface and be shared with the...
Dave Kennedy – LINK “Only Time Could Let Us Know” / “Highway Driver”
Aug 16
Dave Kennedy, singer / songwriter / musician headed the band LINK from 1973-1975 (after the demise of the Chapta, who had previously won the Loxenne Golden Disc Award for their song “Say A Prayer”). They officially released one single, double-A sided: ‘Only Time Could Let Us Know’ / ‘Highway Driver’ with ‘The Day You Came Into My Life’. The song reached the national top twenty in New Zealand and won the 1973 RATA Award for Best Group Song of the year. A little known fact is that the band also recorded a song titled “Break the Ice” which only ever appeared on a compilation LP titled “New Zealand’s Top 12 Groups”. The song is slightly heavier than “Only Time”, more reminiscent of the music Nazareth or Foghat were putting out at the time and never was released as a single [reportedly because the record company execs didn’t like it]. The two principle songwriters in Link were Dave Kennedy and keyboardist Dave Gillies. Due to gruelling work schedules rhythm section members changed frequently – the original line up below consisted of: Craig Nicholson (drums), Dave Kennedy (vocal / guitar), Nev Claughton (bass), Dave Gillies (keys). After Link Dave moved to London (in the mid 70s) then to Sydney, Melbourne and finally Auckland in the 90s. He was called back to his native Invercargill in 2003 and was awarded Southland’s vocalist of the year in 2005. He still sings and is a talented musician – playing guitar, bass and drums. To contact Dave go to this site:...