Carmine Appice releases United States for America’s 250th anniversary

Carmine Appice has released “United States,” a song recorded with the late Rick Derringer and revived for America’s 250th anniversary. Appice also tied the release to a new video made with Jenda Derringer as a tribute to Derringer, who died last year.

Why it matters: - Carmine Appice is marking America’s 250th anniversary with a new release that doubles as a tribute to Rick Derringer. - The project brings new attention to a song recorded years ago and to Derringer’s final creative period. - The release also extends the Cactus catalog rollout alongside a separate new video for “Back Door Man” from Temple Of Blues II.

What happened: - Carmine Appice says Rick Derringer asked him to add drums to “United States” five years ago. - The song sat unreleased for years before Appice revisited it last week. - Appice asked Jenda Derringer to send the track again, then sent it to Pat Regan for remastering. - Appice also asked Dom Esposito to quickly assemble a video for the country’s 250th anniversary celebration. - Appice and Jenda Derringer decided to make the video together as a tribute to Rick Derringer and the United States. - Derringer died last year. - Appice closed his note with “God Bless America.” - The release includes a video for “United States”.

The details: - “United States” was recorded about five years ago. - The song was revived after Appice listened to it again and remembered liking it. - Pat Regan handled the remastering. - Dom Esposito created the video on a quick turnaround. - Appice identified the release as coming from Carmine Appice of Cactus. - Appice and Cactus also released a new video for “Back Door Man” from the new Cactus album Temple Of Blues II on Cleopatra Records. - The “Back Door Man” video features Eric Gales and Billy Sheehan. - Temple Of Blues II is available on CD and vinyl. - The album is also available in digital format. - Appice said “Back Door Man” is an old blues classic that originally appeared on Howlin’ Wolf’s The Howlin’ Wolf Album, also known as the “Electric Album.” - Appice said he wanted Temple of Blues 2 to be a real blues album. - Appice said Temple of Blues 1 was made entirely of Cactus songs. - Appice said the Howlin’ Wolf album inspired Cactus’ biggest song, “Evil.” - Appice said Cactus recorded seven songs from that album. - Appice said “Back Door Man” was one of the strongest tracks. - Cactus’ website is CactusRocks.Net. - Cactus’ Facebook page is facebook.com/cactusrocks. - Management is Bruce Pilato at Pilato Entertainment Marketing & Media LLC. - The contact email is brucetune@aol.com. - Michael Brandvold Marketing listed +1 415-200-8483.

Between the lines: - The release blends nostalgia, patriotism and legacy marketing around a milestone national anniversary. - Appice is using a dormant archive track to create a timely story centered on Derringer’s memory. - The separate Cactus rollout suggests the band is keeping multiple projects active at once.

What’s next: - The “United States” video is now live and positioned for the 250th-anniversary celebration. - The Temple Of Blues II campaign continues through its physical, digital and video releases. - The tribute framing keeps Derringer’s name attached to the release as audiences revisit the song.