Black Tie (band)

Black Tie
Origin	USA
Genres	Country rock
Years active	1990–1991
Labels	Bench
Past members	Jimmy Griffin Randy Meisner Billy Swan

Black Tie was an American country rock supergroup composed of Jimmy Griffin, Randy Meisner and Billy Swan. The group's first album, When the Night Falls, was released in December 1990 by Bench Records. "Learning the Game," a cover of the Buddy Holly song, reached the Top 60 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the following year. They also released a Christmas single, a version of the classic carol "Away in a Manger".

Griffin was formerly a member of the soft rock band Bread, and would later chart five country singles as one-third of The Remingtons. Meisner was formerly a member of Poco, Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band and later of the Eagles, and Swan had several country hits in the 1970s, including the Number One country and pop hit "I Can Help". Griffin left the group to form the Remingtons. The remaining members, Meisner and Swan, hooked up with Charlie Rich, Jr., son and former bandleader for his father, the "Silver Fox," and began recording in 1992 under the name "Meisner, Swan and Rich." Their ten recordings were released on an eponimous CD in 2001 by Varese and in 2002 by Rev-Ola in the U.K. The same ten songs were reissued in 2006 and 2008 under the title, "The Eagle, The Dove and The Gold" on the Sonic Past Music label.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country
When the Night Falls	Release date: December 28, 1990 Label: Bench Records	65

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country
1990	"Learning the Game"	59	When the Night Falls

External links

• Black Tie at allmusic