The Sweet Band – Keeping the Legacy Alive

Keeping The Legacy Alive

News & Updates

Richie Onori Interview on the Rosie and Bill Show

World-class drummer, Richie Onori of The Sweet Band, shares his musical journey through the years and his passion for uniting people through music!

March 18, 2024 No Comments

Richie Onori Rock Interview on 95.5 the Hawk

Richie Onori, the drummer in multi-platinum legacy band, Sweet, performs at the Golden Nugget, Friday, February 2, 2024. The British glam-rock hits include: “Ballroom Blitz”, “Fox On the Run” and

February 1, 2024 No Comments

Richie Onori Interview on DrumTalk TV

Richie Onori joins Dan Shinder for an in-depth interview on his career. Richie has carved his career with experiences working with a diverse cross-section of artists, such as Keith Emerson,

January 18, 2024 No Comments

Richie Onori Y103 Classic Rock interview

Sandra Miller talks to Richie Onori of The Sweet Band

August 26, 2023 No Comments

ICONIC ROCK BAND SWEET RELEASES NEW ‘WASTED IN
HOLLYWOOD”FOLLOWING OPERATIC ‘SYSTEM OF THE SLAVES”
SINGLE

LOS ANGELES, CA—November 3, 2021—British rock band Sweet rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as a prominent glam rock act.

April 12, 2023 No Comments

Sweet is proud to announce Sweet’s new incredible keyboardist “Dave Schulz” Check out his creds!

Dave Schulz (Keyboardist)Dave Schulz is an American keyboardist, vocalist, producer, composer and recording artist well known for his live and studio work with

April 12, 2023 No Comments

We are proud to announce two major shifts in the “Sweet” line up.

Sweet is proud to announce Sweet’s new incredible keyboardist “Dave Schulz” Check out his creds!

Sweet has hit the stage once again in a series of shows across the U.S.

Upon Sweet signing a deal with the digital streaming giant “Sound Cloud” the group released its first song in late June “System of the Slaves”. The epic operatic piece took off like a bullet world- wide going viral in one week with over 140 thousand views.

Sweet fans prepare for the second release “Wasted in Hollywood” Agent Leni Demancari remarked upon listening to the unreleased track. “I loved “System of the Slaves” its very Queen meets Sweet like, however with “Wasted in Hollywood” it feels to me that the old meets new, wow the song is so well crafted and somehow it merges retro and modern all in one gulp!”

ICONIC ROCK BAND SWEET RELEASES NEW ‘WASTED IN HOLLYWOOD”FOLLOWING OPERATIC ‘SYSTEM OF THE SLAVES” SINGLE

LOS ANGELES, CA—November 3, 2021—British rock band Sweet rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as a prominent glam rock act. The band achieved major success with 39 #1 singles around the globe including the iconic chart-topping hits: “Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox On The Run,” “Love Is Like Oxygen” and “Lilly Willy.” Steve Priest put his Sweet band together in 2008 and toured with them until his last performance before the pandemic on Valentine’s Day 2020. Steve was very proud of this line up, their genuine musical delivery of the original hits and the showmanship of their live performances. He encouraged them to continue even when he wasn’t able to join them any longer. As a tribute to Steve, his Sweet are releasing the “Wasted In Hollywood” single on November 12 with the song’s video on November 26 on the digital platform SoundCloud worldwide. “Wasted in Hollywood” is a well-crafted merger of retro and modern, new meets old. This follows the epic operatic piece, “System Of Slaves,” which took off like a bullet worldwide going viral after only a week with over 140,000 views. Sweet is drawing a new generation of young fans who are being exposed to their music with the use of two of their biggest hits, “Ballroom Blitz” and “Fox On The Run,” being featured in conjunction with two blockbuster movies, "Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2” and "Suicide Squad.” These movies’ producers saw Steve’s Sweet at LA gigs and were inspired to use the original 1974 recordings in the movies. Sweet wants to keep Steve’s legacy alive by continuing to introduce great music to younger audiences. Following Priest’s death the Priest Family Trust retained ownership of Sweet’s trademark and rights to the name. After much consideration and deliberation by all parties, the current band that Steve loved and cherished to deliver Sweet’s multilayered signature vocal harmonies is continuing on by presenting live performances of the iconic Sweet catalog per Steve’s vision and fine-tuned direction. All in his spirit and in honor of Priest and the band he co-founded in 1968 with vocalist Brian Connelly and drummer Mick Tucker, the current group is continuing Steve’s Sweet proudly into the 21 Century. There have been two new lineup shifts in the current band, Keyboardist and Priest’s dear friend Stevie Stewart has moved over to bass. Stevie’s dynamic frontman showmanship enhances a full frontal attack along with lead singer Paulie Z and guitar virtuoso Mitch Perry. Richie Onori continues to be the band’s power house drummer and Dave Schultz has joined as the new keyboard player. Media contact: Maureen O’Connor, Maureen O’Connor PR LLC, 818- 399-4774, moconnor.priest@yahoo.com

THE SWEET LEGACY

Steve Priest, founding member and singer/songwriter of the premiere rock band Sweet left an indelible mark on the music world with his body of work and his wild stage antics that are embedded in pop culture.

Prior to his untimely passing, the band recorded several Sweet hits as well as some fresh new ground-breaking material. The band struck a deal with the mega music streaming service SoundCloud to release new music starting in 2021.