Formed late 1968, Humble Pie was one of the first super-groups of the epoch. Finding huge success in the 70s, especially in America, they are best remembered for their dynamic live concert performances. The original line-up featured Steve Marriott (Small Faces) on vocals and guitar, Peter Frampton (The Herd) on lead-guitar and vocals, Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth) on bass, and the seventeen- year-old Jerry Shirley on drums. By 1972 Frampton was replaced by Dave 'Clem' Clempson, and Humble Pie moved towards a harder sound emphasizing Marriott's Blues and Soul roots. 'Smokin', their first album with Clempson, featured the hit singles 'Hot 'n' Nasty' and 'Thirty Days in the Hole'. Assisted by a relentless touring schedule, it became the band's most commercially successful record ever, reaching #6 on the US charts. Aiming for an even more authentic R&B sound, Marriott also recruited three female backing singers, The Blackberries. The trio consisted of Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews, who was later replaced by Billie Barnum. They had performed with Tina Turner as the The Ikettes and with Ray Charles as The Raelettes.