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Driving Through Mythical America
''Driving Through Mythical America'' is an album by British musician Pete Atkin, co-written by Atkin and songwriting partner Clive James. It was their second commercial release and features a more rock-oriented sound. Production The album was recorded across four sessions in March 1971 at Morgan Studios in London, produced by Don Paul with engineering by Roger Quested. Most of the tracks were recorded live, or as live as possible, in order to keep the cost of the sessions low; Atkin used overdubs judiciously. Musicians included regular Morgan session players, as well as members of the band Blue Mink. The budget limitations of the previous album resulted in an acoustic folk sound. With an expanded production budget for their second effort, Atkin achieved a more rock-oriented sound. According to Atkin and James, the album marked a turning point for the artists, away from writing songs for other performers to sing and toward more idiosyncratic style, structure and subject matter. "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Atkin
Pete Atkin (born 22 August 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer, notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series, '' This Sceptred Isle''. Early life Born in Cambridge, England, Atkin attended Romsey County Primary School where he began to play the violin, and subsequently attended The Perse School. He taught himself piano and guitar. In 1959, he formed a church youth club band called 'The Chevrons' for whom he played piano with four schoolfriends. He studied Classics and English at St John's College, Cambridge. In 1966 he joined Cambridge Footlights as a performer, writer and occasional music director, where he met future collaborators Julie Covington and Clive James. Music career Atkin made his first recording in 1967: a private pressing of 160 copies of ''While The Music Lasts'', with vocals by Atkin and fellow Footlights alum Julie Covington and songs written by Atkin solo as well as with Clive James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liesbeth List
Elisabeth Dorathea "Liesbeth" List (born Driessen; December 12, 1941 – March 25, 2020) was a Dutch singer. She became popular during the 1960s and frequently collaborated with Ramses Shaffy. She also sang Jacques Brel's chansons in Dutch translation. Biography Early life List was born in Bandoeng, Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), as Elisabeth "Elly" Dorathea Driessen. Her parents were separated in 1942 when during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, her father was forced to work in coal mines. Elly and her mother were sent to one of the many camps set up exclusively to imprison Dutch occupants of Indonesia; such camps were known under the Dutch nickname "jappenkamp" (Jap-Camp). The circumstances in which Elly and her mother lived in the camp were very hard on her mother, who developed depression. When the Japanese capitulated at the end of WWII Elly and her mother were set free. They were reunited with their father and husband, but a few weeks later, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Atkin Albums
Pete or Petes or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Pete (given name) * Pete (nickname) * Pete (surname) Fictional characters * Pete (Disney), a cartoon character in the ''Mickey Mouse'' universe * Pete the Pup (a.k.a. 'Petey'), a character (played by several dogs) in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' comedies Places * Pete, Zanzibar, a village in Tanzania * Pete, the Hungarian name for Petea village, Dorolț Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania * Petes, Gotland, Visby, Gotland, Sweden * Petes Hill, a summit in the Adirondack Mountains, New York State, USA * Petes Creek, a tributary of the Sacandaga River, located in New York State, USA Sports and athletics * The Pete, Petersen Events Center, athletics complex and basketball arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh * Pete the Penguin, one of the two mascots of Youngstown State University * Purdue Pete, bookstore logo turned unofficial mascot of Purdue University * A member of the Peterborough Petes junior ice hockey t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Albums
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclipse, February 10, and August 1971 lunar eclipse, August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 1971 Ibrox disaster: During a crush, 66 people are killed and over 200 injured in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Wakeman
Alan Wakeman (born 13 October 1947) is an English saxophonist who was a member of Soft Machine during 1976, appearing on the album '' Softs''. He is a cousin of the keyboard player Rick Wakeman. Career Wakeman started on the clarinet at age 14 and, while at school, played in a band with cousin Rick on piano. He switched to the alto saxophone at 16, then subsequently to the tenor saxophone; he also plays soprano saxophone. He joined the Paul Lytton Quartet in 1968 and had his own trio in 1970 (with Harry Miller on bass). He subsequently worked with Graham Collier (including the albums ''Songs for My Father'' and ''The Day of the Dead''), Johnny Dankworth and Mike Westbrook (including playing saxophone and clarinet on the 1975 album ''Citadel/Room 315'' and 1976's ''Love/Dream and Variations''). He was also an original member of Alan Gowen's band Gilgamesh in 1972–3 but left before Gilgamesh's first album. He left Soft Machine in 1976 to join David Essex's band, having first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Calvert
Leon Calvert (26 June 1927 – 1 May 2018) was a British bebop jazz trumpeter, one of the co-founders of Club Eleven. He was the nephew of Eddie Calvert. Calvert was born in Westcliffe-on-Sea and learnt to play the trumpet in his childhood. His family moved to Manchester while he was still very young. His first professional job was with Jack Nieman's Band at the Plaza in Manchester. By 1945 he was on the London circuit. From late 1947 he performed on the ocean liner ''Mauretania'' with Paul Lombard. He joined Oscar Rabin's band in 1948. That year he was one of the ten musician co-founders of Club Eleven in Great Windmill Street, and later Carnaby Street. At the club he played with the house band led by John Dankworth. In the 1960s Calvert began operating a jazz label at Lansdowne Studios with drummer Barry Morgan, Monty Babson and Jerry Allen. In 1967 the group founded Morgan Sound Studios at 169–171 High Road, Willesden. The studio was the location for recordings by notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Davies
Robert Russell Davies (born 5 April 1946) is a British journalist and broadcaster. Davies was born in Barmouth, North Wales. He attended Manchester Grammar School, according to his own statement on a November 2010 '' Brain of Britain'' programme. Also according to the programme, his grandfather was a mole-catcher. During his time at MGS (1957–64) he acted in dramatic society productions and was appointed school vice-captain. He gained a scholarship to St John's College, Cambridge, and was awarded a first class degree in Modern and Mediaeval Languages in 1967, but soon abandoned his post-graduate studies in German literature when the opportunity arose to tour with the Cambridge Footlights revue. During his time in Cambridge, he contributed topical cartoons to the news pages of '' Varsity'', the undergraduate newspaper, under the pseudonym Dai. In 1970, Davies co-starred with fellow Footlights alumni Pete Atkin, Clive James and Julie Covington across three London Weekend Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Clare
Kenneth Cloudsley Clare (8 June 1929 – 11 January 1985) was a British jazz drummer. Early life Born in Leytonstone, Essex, England, Clare learnt to play the drums at the age of 13. Career In 1947, Clare joined the Royal Air Force and played with various service bands. He played with Oscar Rabin on UK radio in his early 20s. Following this, he played with Jack Parnell and then with the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra in 1955 and remained with this orchestra for five years until September 1960. He also worked with the Dudley Moore Trio. In the 1960s, he played with Ted Heath and Ronnie Stephenson, and played in the studios as a member of Sounds Orchestral. He stood in for Kenny Clarke from 1963 until 1966 in the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band when Clarke was unavailable. However, from 1967 to 1971 (when the band folded), Clare was a regular paired with Clarke in what became a two-drummer band for performances, concerts, and at least 15 recordings issued by several labels. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbie Flowers
Brian Keith "Herbie" Flowers (19 May 1938 – 5 September 2024) was an English musician specialising in bass guitar, double bass and tuba. He was a member of groups including Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky and was also a prolific session musician. Flowers contributed to recordings by Elton John, Camel, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roy Harper, David Essex, Al Kooper, Bryan Ferry, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. He also played bass on '' Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds''. He created his most famous bassline for Lou Reed's 1972 hit single " Walk on the Wild Side" from the album ''Transformer''. By the end of the 1970s, Flowers had played bass on an estimated 500 hit recordings. Life and career Flowers was born in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, on 19 May 1938. He began his musical training in 1956 when conscripted into the Royal Air Force, electing at first to serve for nine years as a bandsman playing tuba. He took up d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Parker (musician)
Alan Frederick Parker (born 26 August 1944) is an English guitarist and composer. Parker was born in Matlock, Derbyshire, and was trained by Julian Bream at London’s Royal Academy of Music. He had a successful career as session guitarist starting in the late 1960s, and played with Blue Mink,Larkin, Colin (2002) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 43 The Congregation, CCS and Serge Gainsbourg, together with his own studio session bands Hungry Wolf and Ugly Custard. Much of his session work has gone uncredited, but he has been named as the electric guitarist on Donovan's " Hurdy Gurdy Man", the Walker Brothers' " No Regrets",Reynolds, Anthony (2009) ''The Impossible Dream: The Story of Scott Walker and the Walker Brothers'', Jawbone, , p. 83 David Bowie's " Holy Holy" and "1984",Sandford, Christopher (2005) ''Bowie: Loving the Alien'', Da Capo Press, , p. 121 Mike Batt's "The Ride to Agadir" and the ''Top of the Pops'' theme music version of "Whole Lot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Morgan (musician)
Jerome Morgan (June 1931 – 1 November 2007), better known as Barry Morgan, was a British drummer for Blue Mink, CCS and other bands. He was the owner of Morgan Studios. Personal life and career Morgan was born in London, England in June 1931. He played drums on the British merchant fleet cruise ships in the early 1960s, and later for singer Tom Jones for ten years. Barry and his wife operated the Arena Theater in Houston. AllMusic lists 185 credits between 1964 and 2012. His son Brett Morgan also became a session drummer. Discography As leader/co-leader *1971: ''Bass Guitar and Percussion, Volume 1''. Volume 2. *1979: ''Percussion Spectrum'' - Barry Morgan and Ray Cooper *1983: ''Patterns In Rhythm'' *'' Wonderin''' As sideman With Blue Mink and C.C.S. * '' C.C.S.'' With Gullivers People, Electric Coconut and Elton John * '' Step into Christmas'' * ''Madman Across the Water'' * '' Tumbleweed Connection'' * ''Elton John'' With the Walker Brothers * '' No Regrets'' * '' Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Spedding
Christopher John Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English guitarist and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his studio session work. By the early 1970s, he had become one of the most sought-after session guitarists in England. Spedding has played on and produced many albums and singles. He has also been a member of eleven rock bands: the Battered Ornaments, Frank Ricotti Quartet, King Mob, Mike Batt and Friends, Necessaries, Nucleus, Ricky Norton, Sharks, Trigger, and the Wombles. In May 1976, Spedding also produced the first Sex Pistols recordings. AllMusic has described Spedding as "one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, ehas had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and Spedding, a long-time friend of Chrissie Hynde, was a regular concert feature artist with the Pretenders on their US tour in March/April 1980. He appeared regularly during the band' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
