Glow (31)

Kansas City, Missouri based Glow was formed in 1977 by John Kessler, (keys and vocals), and Philip Lincoln Smith, (drums and vocals), Glow, (originally named Checkmate), created a powerful blend of original Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion and Pop Music. Guitarist Brian Milam joined in 1978. Bassist Paul Davis joined in 1981. All of the members contributed to the band’s compositions, but it was the songcraft and compositional daring of Kessler and Milam that proved most successful. Various other great musicians were part of Glow, but the four-piece group of Kessler, Milam, Smith and Davis is remembered as a “musician’s band”. Glow took first place in the KY-102 “Best of Home Tape” competition in 1983, were finalists in the Miller High Life “Rock-to-Riches” contest, and were also on KKCI’s “Moonshine II” LP. Their original music attracted the organizers of the 1984 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and that summer, Glow performed in front of enthusiastic audiences on two of the festival’s stages.