Chicory Tip is an English pop group formed in 1967 in Maidstone, Kent. The
original lineup included singer Peter Hewson, guitarist Rick Foster, bassist
Barry Mayger, drummer Mick Russell (later replaced by Brian Shearer), and
keyboardist Rod Cloutt. Initially called The Sonics, they switched to Chicory
Tip, inspired by a coffee label. After a series of unsuccessful singles, their
breakthrough came in 1972 with "Son of My Father", a Giorgio Moroder and Pete
Bellotte song that became a UK No. 1 hit for three weeks and one of the first
pop tracks to feature a Moog synthesizer. It so...