Moxy (band) - Legacy

Legacy

Moxy's first three albums with Buzz Shearman remain Moxy's best known and most commercially successful, with Moxy I on vinyl being especially sought-after by die-hard Bolin fans. Their compilations A Tribute to Buzz Shearman, Best Of Moxy: Self-Destruction and "Raw" live in 2002 have sold well over the years, especially in Texas. The songs "Train" and "Time to Move On" appear on The Ultimate: The Best of Tommy Bolin box set in 1989. In 2004 the song "Cause There's Another" appear on a compilation album of Canada's most popular rock & roll acts called WHEN CANCON ROCKED!

Also in 2004 Moxy made KZEP FM San Antonio, Texas, "Top 104 BEST GROUPS OF ALL TIME" at number 87, ahead of bands like Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Whitesnake, Queensrÿche,and Iron Maiden. "Can't You See I'm A Star" appeared in the Pierre Trudeau mini movie approximately 40 minutes into part two that was released in 2005. 2006 Moxy was featured in an article that included band's like Ram Jam and Tucky Buzzard called Top 6 Classic Rock Bands You Never Knew You Didn't Know written by Dave White. Top 6 Classic Rock Bands. 2009 saw the release of a song endorsed by Moxy & Valerie Shearman honoring Buzz Shearman, written and composed by Canadian musician Don Coleman titled "LOUD HARD FAST & WILD". Moxy’s original catalogue of albums were again available starting in the mid 1990s when Valerie Shearman oversaw the release of all of Moxy's back catalogue on CD through Pacemaker Records, and again in the mid 2000s this time through Unidisc Music Inc. An unreleased Moxy track with Buzz Sherman on vocals was unearthed in 2009. The song titled "You Can't Stop the Music in Me" was released to radio and online retailers on Buzz's birthday, March 8, 2009. The song was co-written with Billy Wade, and recorded in 1981 with his Moxy band mates. A retrospective DVD with the same title was released in November 2009 covering the early years of Moxy.

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