Career With Cactus
Cactus was initially conceived in late 1969 as a supergroup of the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice with guitarist Jeff Beck and singer Rod Stewart. However, Beck had an automobile accident and Stewart joined Ronnie Wood in the Faces. Out of frustration, Bogert and Appice formed what became known as Cactus in early 1970. The cast was complete when Day joined them on vocals and Jim McCarty joined on lead guitar.
Having made a name for himself in Detroit's rock scene as a force to be reckoned with, Rusty worked to restore one of Detroit's most legendary bands, Detroit, to the national stage. Detroit, the band, was formed as an offshoot of The Detroit Wheels by members Steve Gaines, Johnny 'Bee' Badanjek, W.R. Cooke, Terry Emery, Bill Hodgeson, and others. The band's initial flame burned out quickly due to many different issues going on at once. Rusty, tried his hand at restoring the glory with his line up. Recordings of Rusty Day, Steve Gaines, & the rest of the band performing in 1972 can be heard on the Lynyrd Skynyrd 1977 bootleg album, "Teaching An Okie To Fly".
Rusty found himself unable to really dig in with his modern versions of Cactus and Detroit, and having turned down AC/DC's request to have him join their band to replace Bon Scott (seeing it as not quite the right fit), and Rossington Collins Band's request to have him replace Ronnie Van Zant (seeing it as something that didn't seem right to do, althpugh he DID briefly rehears and tour with the band), he thus formed Uncle Acid & The Permanent Damage Band which scored him a deal with Epic Records.
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