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That Was Only Yesterday – The Last EP
''That Was Only Yesterday – The Last EP'' was the last recording of David Byron less than a year before his death. In late 1983 Richard Manners (Blue Mountain Music) asked Richard "Digby" Smith (Rough Diamond (band), Rough Diamond, Free (band), Free, Sammy Hagar, Mott the Hoople) to put together a band and cut some tracks with David. Including drummer Neil Conteh (Mick Jagger, Jagger/David Bowie, Bowie), bassist Alan Spenner (Joe Cocker, Roxy Music), guitarist Tim Renwick (Elton John, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd), keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick (Free (band), Free, Roger Waters, The Who), along with the Chanter Sisters doing backing vocals a group of musicians were assembled. In February 1984 at Power Plant Studios, London three tracks were recorded. Track listing #"That Was Only Yesterday" (Gary Wright) #"Waiting for the Sun" (Jim Morrison) #"Pride and Joy" (Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson) Personnel *David Byron – lead vocals *Tim Renwick – g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Byron
David Garrick (29 January 1947 – 28 February 1985), better known by his stage name David Byron, was a British singer who was best known in the early 1970s as the original lead vocalist of the rock band Uriah Heep. Byron possessed a powerful operatic voice and a flamboyant stage presence. Early life (1958–1969) David Byron was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow, from 1958 to 1964, where, as a popular pupil he excelled at sports and was in the school's 1st eleven football team. From the mid-1960s to early 1970s, he did session work for a company called Avenue Recordings, singing lead and backing vocals (occasionally along with Mick Box on guitar and Paul Newton on bass). These were cover versions of Top 20 hits and were released on EPs and LPs. His first venture into professional music was with an Epping-based semi-pro band called The Stalkers, which also featured Box. Byron and Box then teamed up to form the band Spice (1967–1969), which also featured Newton on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
