The Law Banda

In the mid-seventies, the band was a funk and rock band consisting of Ronnie Lee Cunningham (vocals and keyboards), John McIver (bass), Steve Lawrence (bass), Tom Poole (drums) and Steve Acker (guitar). Tom Poole had replaced their first drummer, Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence returned to the band at a later date. The band produced the Billboard AOR hit “Laying Down the Law”,[1] written by Rodgers, but the band`s only album reached number 126 on the Billboard 200 chart. An album of takes from the first album was released as a bootleg, often referred to as The Law II. Law is an American rock band from Ohio active in the 1970s. The band is particularly notable for their support of Roger Daltrey of The Who, as well as the later inclusion of Roy Kenner, formerly of The James Gang, as lead singer. The Law are an English rock band formed in 1991 by singer Paul Rodgers (ex-Free, Bad Company and The Firm) and drummer Kenney Jones (ex-Small Faces/Faces and The Who). They intended to use various supporting musicians to allow Rodgers to pursue any style he wanted. They assembled a core of session musicians consisting of Jim Barber (whose credits include The Rolling Stones, Ruby Turner and Mick Jagger`s solo album Primitive Cool) as lead guitarist, second guitarist John Staehely (ex-Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne) and bassist Pino Palladino (formerly of Paul Young and Jools Holland`s bands).

with appearances by guitarists such as David Gilmour. Bryan Adams and Chris Rea. Professor Chikosa Banda`s travels and the creation of the Malawi Legal Theory and Practice course were made possible through the generosity of the David and Leslie Glickman Interprofessional Health Law Fund. These songs are remnants of the sessions of the released album. Notably, “want to Make Love to You” and “Alibi” have already been recorded by Eric Clapton (as “I want to Make Love to You”, a 1986 B-side (released on Crossroads in 1988 and “No Alibis” on his album Journeyman, respectively). Also Too Much Is Not Enough was already recorded in the mid-eighties by Joe Lynn Turner for the unreleased successor to Rescue You and he recorded it again with Deep Purple on their album Slaves and Masters. In 1998, he recorded it again on his solo album Hurry Up and Wait. The original version can be found on the Demos bootleg `88 – 91`. One of the founding members, Mickey Williamson, had left the group in 1973 due to family commitments.

Ronnie Lee Cunningham, with whom the other two members had become friends, was now available due to the dissolution of his band Brainchild and he accepted their offer to replace Mickey Williamson. A bassist from Macon, Georgia, John McIvor was also added. The band disbanded after the release of their second album MCA, Hold On to It. Perhaps due to the multicultural nature of the band`s music, the band`s albums struggled to fit into the radio format. With a lack of circulation, record sales were disappointing. Steve Acker left the band in December 1977 and Law broke up. In 2007, Acker signed a development and production contract with Studios @SST in New York, NY, for which he wrote numerous songs and documentary themes.[1] Along with SST owner John Hanti, he founded University Jams in January 2012 as an outgrowth of “Bulldog Blitz” to produce new theme songs and fight songs. After Superstorm destroyed Sandy SST on October 28, 2012, Acker returned to Mississippi to pursue his advertising career. He continues to compose jingles and write songs and occasionally performs for concerts.

Until 2014, Acker was the only founding member of LAW still active in the music industry. In 1980, after moving to Jackson, Mississippi, to return to his family, he wrote and produced a nationally successful rock record for Mississippi State University entitled “Bulldog Blitz.” That year, he also wrote a eulogy for John Lennon, which was published in a Jackson diary and later selected by Yoko Ono for inclusion in the Spirit Foundation`s first book, “A Tribute to John Lennon.” Acker began a 30-year career in advertising, creating numerous award-winning commercials, jingles, and advertising campaigns for advertising agencies in Jackson, MS, and Nashville, Tennessee, including an adult literacy program for Dollar General Stores, which received President Ronald Reagan`s Presidential Award for Private Initiatives and the Saturday Evening Post`s Benjamin Franklin Award. To date, $4.7 million of General customers have learned to read or purchase GED certificates through Dollar General`s promotional efforts. They had signed with GRC Records and recorded their first album in 1975 at GRC Records Studio. The album also features Memphis Horns, Joe Lala on Perussion and Albhy Galuten on synthesizer.[1] The album was not a success, but Ronnie Lee Cunningham`s Wake Up caught the attention of Roger Daltrey.[5] Daltrey and his manager Bill Curbishly signed Law to their production company. They toured Law with The Who and signed her to MCA Records. Law began as a trio in Youngstown, Ohio and was formed in February 1971 by Steve Lawrence, Steve Acker and Mickey Williamson.[1] The name comes from his initials of each of his surnames. They were originally a three-man power trio and their music was similar to that of ZZ Top.

They were known as a “boogie band” that played rock based on blues and hard driving. Less than a year after their formation, they opened for national bands such as Bob Seger, Edgar Winters White Trash and Alice Cooper. At an outdoor show in Lake Milton with 5,000 spectators, they not only opened the program with various stars, but also later performed as Chuck Berry`s backup tape. They also opened shows for The Who in the seventies[2][3] and later Jethro Tull and Earth Wind & Fire[1] and Boston[4], etc. The Law – with John Young on keyboards – played only one gig: at the Milton Keynes Bowl, where they supported ZZ Top and Bryan Adams. “It was completely merciful,” Rodgers said. “Kenney and me. I couldn`t wait to take to the streets, but it never happened. I was sitting there waiting for the phone to ring. We even had to twist our arms just to get this gig – much to the chagrin of some other bands that day. [2] Professor Chikosa Banda of the University of Malawi visited Maryland Carey Law to further develop the School of Law`s new legal theory and practice course: “Environmental Justice, Human Rights and Public Health”, which will begin in the spring semester 2020.

The course is co-taught by Maryland Carey law professors Robert Percival, Peter Danchin, and Diane Hoffman, as well as Professor Banda and nonprofit lawyers working in Malawi. The new course will be offered to law students in Maryland Carey and Malawi through an online classroom. The course focuses on current environmental, health and human rights issues facing Malawi. Teams of students from Maryland-Malawi will develop project proposals for the University of Malawi`s Environmental Law Clinic. Students taking the course have the opportunity to travel to Malawi at the end of the semester to help implement their project proposals. In addition to developing the course and giving a lecture to Maryland Carey law students during his visit, Professor Banda also helped launch a new grassroots environmental movement, I Am Climate Justice at Pace University`s Elisabeth Haub School of Law. The I Am Climate Justice movement, started by world-renowned lawyer and environmental activist Tony Oposa, aims to encourage young people around the world to encourage nations to sign a petition from the United Nations General Assembly to the International Court of Justice to answer a simple question: “Under international law and in light of the climate crisis, What are the obligations of States towards future generations? Professor Banda spoke to student volunteer activists about the importance of the movement and the answer to this important question. Pictured above: Chikosa Banda talks to Tony Oposa (right) to student volunteers. Shortly before the spring of 1976, drummer Steve Lawrence returned to the band to replace Tom Poole. They also decided to add a second singer to their line-up. At the suggestion of their producers, Ron and Howard Albert, who had found a few singers who did not get the job. The next consideration was Roy Kenner of the James Gang.

Steve Acker flew to Toronto to interview him. Acker then invites him to join the group. Kenner accepted his offer and later moved to Ohio. This brought the group`s line to five. [6].