Bilbo Baggins (band)

Bilbo Baggins
Origin Edinburgh[1]
Years active 1972 (1972)-1979 (1979)[2]
Labels Lightning Records[3]
Members Colin Chisholm (lead vocals)
Jimmy Devlin (bass)
Gordon Liddle (drums)
Brian Spence (guitar)
Gordon McIntosh (guitar)[1]

Bilbo Baggins was a band from Edinburgh[1] who used to be the support act for the Bay City Rollers,[4] sharing the controversial Tam Paton as manager.[5] Their 1978 single, She's Gonna Win, made #42 on the UK Singles Chart.[6]

Legal demise

In 2014 the UK's Intellectual Property Enterprise Court halted the band's attempt of a revival following an objection from the Saul Zaentz Company in the United States. SZC, which owns the rights to the works of JRR Tolkien, had their complaint upheld because the band's name "did not differentiate it clearly enough from the famous hobbit Bilbo". The American company has often taken action against any perceived infraction of its Middle Earth franchise. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bilbo Baggins". Spencemusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Bilbo Baggins Story". Spencemusic.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bilbo Baggins (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Scots singer who has been on the live circuit for 50 years is set to appear on The Voice". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Edinburgh's Colin Chisholm through to next stage of 'The Voice'.". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "BILBO". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Lawsuit of the Rings: Film company block reunion of 70s rock band Bilbo Baggins". The Independent. 30 March 2014.
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