Groupe Country US formé en 1992 et comprenant Henry Paul, Dave Robbins, Van Stephenson (après 2/2000), Dale Oliver, Randy Threet et  Bobby Huff.

When Henry Paul, the former lead singer of Southern rock band the Outlaws and his own Henry Paul Band, moved back to Nashville in the early '90s, he formed the new country outfit FireHawk with Van Stephenson (guitar) and David Robbins (keyboards). Stephenson and Robbins were both established session musicians and successful songwriters. The duo had written the country hit "All My Life" and several chart-topping singles for Restless Heart, and Stephenson had recorded several solo albums and enjoyed a Top 30 rock hit with "Modern Day Delilah" in 1984.
The trio took their more familiar name, BlackHawk, from the Stutz Blackhawk, an American prewar sports car. Their chart-topping debut, "Goodbye Says It All," was heavily promoted on CMT during 1994. Following the platinum success of their self-titled debut album, they developed into a touring band. Heavily influenced by Restless Heart, their records were as much middle-of-the-road rock as country, with further hits including "Every Once in a While," "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No," and "Almost a Memory Now." After a brief lull, the band bounced back into the upper regions of the country charts with 1998's "There You Have It."
Stephenson left the band in February 2000, and after a long struggle succumbed to melanoma the following April. Anthony Crawford joined the lineup, and the first recording after Stephenson's death was 2002's Spirit Dancer, an album that the remaining members worked hard on, and demonstrated a newfound lyrical maturity. Two more albums followed, 2011's Down from the Mountain and 2014's Brothers of the Southland. The holiday-themed Spirit of Christmas arrived in 2019.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhawk_(band)

Talents : Henry : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin - Dave : Keyboards, Harmony Vocals - Van : Guitar, Harmony Vocals

Style musical : Contemporary Country, Country-Pop

https://youtu.be/d5SXpm02AlA

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

10/1993 SP ARISTA 07822-12568-7 (US) . Goodbye Says It All / Let Them Whirl
1993 CD ARISTA ASCD-2568 (US) (promo) Goodbye Says It All
04/1994 SP ARISTA 07822-12668-7 (US) . Every Once In A While / One More Heartache
1994 CD ARISTA ASCD-2668 (US) (promo) Every Once In A While / Every Once In A While (edited version)
07/1994 SP ARISTA 07822-12718-7 (US) . I Sure Can Smell The Rain / Stone By Stone
1994 CD ARISTA ASCD-2718 (US) (promo) I Sure Can Smell The Rain
11/1994 SP ARISTA 07822-12769-7 (US) . Down In Flames / Between Ragged And Wrong
1994 CD ARISTA ASCD-2769 (US) (promo) Down In Flames
03/1995 SP ARISTA 07822-12813-7 (US) . That's Just About Right / Love Like This
07/1995 SP ARISTA 07822-12857-7 (US) . I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / Kiss Is Worth A Thousand Words
1995 CD ARISTA ASCD-2857 (US) (promo)

I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No (radio edit) / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No (album version)

10/1995 SP ARISTA 07822-12897-7 (US) . Like There Ain't No Yesterday / Kiss Is Worth A Thousand Words
1995 CD ARISTA ASCD-2897 (US) (promo) Like There Ain't No Yesterday
02/1996 SP ARISTA 07822-12975-7 (US) . Almost A Memory Now / Cast Iron Heart
05/1996 SP ARISTA 07822-13017-7 (US) . Big Guitar / Any Man With A Heartbeat
1996 CD ARISTA ASCD-3026 (US) (promo) .

Big Guitar (extended remix)

10/1996 SP ARISTA 07822-13049-7 (US) . King Of The World / Bad Love Gone Good
1996 CD ARISTA ASCD-3049 (US) (promo) King Of The World
11/1996 SP ARISTA 07822-13060-7 (US) . Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Alan JACKSON) / We Three Kings (Star Of Wonder) (Blackhawk)
07/1997 SP ARISTA 07822-13092-7 (US) . Hole In My Heart / She Dances With Her Shadow
1997 CD ARISTA ASCD-3092 (US) (promo)

Hole In My Heart (radio edit) / Hole In My Heart (album version)

1997 CD ARISTA 74321 51952 2 (EUR)

Hole In My Heart / Goodbye Says It All / That's Just About Right

11/1997 SP ARISTA 07822-13109-7 (US) . Postmarked Birmingham / It Ain't About Love
1997 CD ARISTA ASCD-3109 (US) (promo)

Postmarked Birmingham (radio edit) / Postmarked Birmingham (album version)

09/1998 SP ARISTA 07822-13134-7 (US) . There You Have It / When I Find It I'll Know It
1998 CD ARISTA 07822-13134-2 (US)

There You Have It / When I Find It, I'll Know It

01/1999 SP ARISTA 07822-13158-7 (US) . Your Own Corner Of My Heart / Nobody Knows What To Say
1999 CD ARISTA ASCD-3158 (US) (promo) Your Own Corner Of My Heart
2000 CD ARISTA ? (US) (promo) .

It Takes A Woman

2000 CD ARISTA ? (US) (promo)

Ships Of Heaven

2000 CD ARISTA ASCD-3194(US) (promo)

I Need You All The Time

2002 CD Columbia CSK 54867 (US) (promo)

Days Of America

2002 CD Columbia CSK 56761 (US) (promo) . I Will
2002 CD Columbia CSK 56849 (US) (promo) .

One Night In New Orleans

2002 CD Columbia CSK 85968 (US) (promo)

Spirit Dancer

2006 CD NIPPIT ? (US) (promo) .

Who's Gonna Rock Ya?

2006 CD NIPPIT ? (US) (promo) .

Better At Hello

2007 CD NIPPIT ? (US) (promo)

Brighter

2008 CD AIRLINE AR-CD-0217 (US) LIVE - Love Like This / Goodbye Says It All / Every Once In A While
2011 CD Blackhawk ? (US) (promo)

Down From The Mountain

2014 CD Loud & Proud ? (US) (promo)

Heart With A View

2014 CD Loud & Proud ? (US) (promo)

Brothers Of The Southland

Albums

02/1994 CD ARISTA 18708 (US) BLACKHAWK - Goodbye Says It All / Down In Flames / Every Once In A While / I Sure Can Smell The Rain / That's Just About Right / One More Heartache / Love Like This / Between Ragged And Wrong / Stone By Stone / Let 'em Whirl
09/1995 CD ARISTA 18792 (US) STRONG ENOUGH - Big Guitar / Like There Ain't No Yesterday / Cast Iron Heart / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / Almost A Memory Now / King Of The World / Bad Love Gone Good / Any Man With A Heartbeat / Kiss Is Worth A Thousand Words / Hook Line And Sinker
07/1997 CD ARISTA 18837 (US) LOVE AND GRAVITY - Love And Gravity / Stepping Stones / Postmarked Birmingham / Will You Be There (In The Morning) / It Ain't About Love Anymore / Nobody's Fool / If That Was A Lie / Hole In My Heart / Hold Me Harmless / She Dances With Her Shadow / Lonely Boy
09/1998 CD ARISTA 18872 (US) THE SKY'S THE LIMIT - Your Own Little Corner In My Heart / Who Am I Now / There You Have It / In My Heart Of Hearts / Nobody Knows What To Say / Goin' Down Fightin' / Walkin' On Water / Always Have Always Will / When I Find It I'll Know It / Think Again / Last Time
05/2000 CD ARISTA 18907 (US) GREATEST HITS - Goodbye Says It All / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / Every Once In A While / I Sure Can Smell The Rain / That's Just About Right / Big Guitar / Almost A Memory Now / There You Have It / Always Have Always Will / Like There Ain't No Yesterday / Postmarked Birmingham / Down In Flames / It Takes A Woman / I Need You All The Time / Ships Of Heaven
08/2002 CD SONY 85968 (US) SPIRIT DANCER - One Love / One Night In New Orleans / Days Of America / Spirit Dancer / I Will, Brothers Of The Southland / Gloryland / Forgiveness / Faith Is The Light / I'll Always Love You / Leavin' The Land Of The Broken Hearted
01/2004 CD RCA 57228 (US) PLATINUM AND GOLD COLLECTION - Every Once In A While / Like There Ain't No Yesterday / Goodbye Says It All / There You Have It / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / Your Own Little Corner Of My Heart / King Of The World / Postmarked Birmingham / Hole In My Heart / When I Find It I'll Know It / Stepping Stones / Let 'Em Whirl
2004 CD BMG 75517487552 (US)

All American Country - Every Once In A While / There You Have It / Almost A Memory Now / Down In Flames / I Sure Can Smell The Rain / Between Ragged And Wrong / Goin' Down Fightin' / Bad Love Gone Good / Sonte By Stone / Will You Be There (In The Morning)

09/2008 CD AIRLINE 217 (US) GREATEST HITS LIVE - Like There Ain't No Yesterday / Goodbye Says It All / Every Once In A While / Love Like This / Almost A Memory Now / Down In Flames / Postmarked Birmingham / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / There You Have It / I Sure Can Smell The Rain / That's Just About Right / Big Guitar
06/2013 CD SPV Country SPV 265832 CD (GER)

Blackhawk & Strong Enough - BLACKHAWK ; Goodbye Says It All / Down In Flames / Every Once In A While / I Sure Can Smell The Rain / That's Just About Right / One More Heartache / Love Like This / Between Ragged And Wrong / Stone By Stone / Let 'em Whirl / STRONG ENOUGH : Big Guitar / Like These Ain't No Yesterday / Cast Iron Heart / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / Almost A Memory Now / King Of The World / Bad Love Gone Good / Any Man With A Heartbeat / A Kiss Is Worth A Thousand Words / Hook, Line And Sinker

07/2014 CD Loud & Proud LNPD 07 (US) Brothers of the Southland - Brighter / That's What I'm Talkin' About / Heart With A View (BlackHawk feat: Van Stephenson) / Brothers Of The Southland / Champagne High / Baby, The Rain Must Fall (BlackHawk feat: Van Stephenson) / Wichita / Voices / Wide Open Spaces (BlackHawk feat: Van Stephenson) / Bluebird / Down From The Mountain
10/2014 CD Loud & Proud LNPD 16 (US)

Greatest Hits & More - Goodbye Says It All / Every Once In A While / Down In Flames / I Sure Can Smell The Rain / That's Just About Right / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / Like There Ain't No Yesterday / Almost A Memory Now / Big Guitar / Postmarked Birmingham / There You Have It / Brighter / Brothers Of The Southland

2017 CD Floating World FLOATM6333 (UK)

Love & Gravity & Sky's The Limit - LOVE & GRAVITY : Love & Gravity / Stepping Stones / Postmarked Birmingham / Will You Be There (In The Morning) / It Ain't About Love Anymore / Nobody's Fool / If That Was A Lie / Hole In My Heart / Hold Me Harmless / She Dances With Her Shadow / Lonely Boy / THE SKY’S THE LIMIT : Your Own Little Corner Of My Heart / Who Am I Now / There You Have It / In My Heart Of Hearts / Nobody Knows What To Say / Goin' Down Fightin' / Walkin' On Water / Always Have, Always Will / When I Find It, I'll Know It / Think Again / The Last Time

11/2019 CD Mirror Lake BFD197 (US) (limited edition)

The Spirit Of Christmas - Joy To The World / We Three Kings / Silent Night / Away In A Manger / Oh Holy Night / Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem / The First Noel / Oh Come All Ye Faithful / Hark The Herald Angels Sing / What Child Is This?

11/2020 2 CD Mirror Lake BFD266 (US)

Just About Right - Live From Atlanta :
CD 1 : Down In Flames / Goodbye Says It All / Every Once In A While / Love Like This / Let Em' Whirl / Almost A Memory Now / Wichita / I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No / Ships Of Heaven / Like There Ain't No Yesterday / Always Have, Always Will
CD 2 : Days Of America / Dances With Her Shadow / Bluest Eyes In Texas / Spirit Dancer / There You Have It / Brothers Of The Southland / One More Heartache / I Sure Can Smell The Rain / That's Just About Right / Postmarked Birmingham / Big Guitar

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