William Hector Rankin III (born 23 March 1951) is an English rock drummer, active in the 1960s and 1970s. He joined

Kippington Lodge Brinsley Schwarz were a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band evolved from the 1960s pop band Kippington Lo ...

in 1968 and remained with them when they evolved into

Brinsley Schwarz Brinsley Schwarz were a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band evolved from the 1960s pop band Kippington Lo ...

in 1969. He played on all Brinsley Schwarz's albums, and whilst with them, also drummed on albums for

Ernie Graham Ernie Graham (born Ernest Graham; 14 June 1946 – 27 April 2001) was a Northern Irish singer, guitarist and songwriter, active from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Early life Ernie Graham was born in Belfast, and was training to be a me ...

Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers were one of the main British pub rock groups of the early 1970s. Later managed by Jake Riviera, who first worked for the band as a roadie, they reached their peak as part of the "Naughty Rhythms Tour" of ...

, Colin Scot and

Frankie Miller Francis John Miller (born 2 November 1949) is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter and actor. Miller wrote for and performed with many recording artists and is best known for his 1977 album ''Full House'', the singles "Be Good To Yourself", " D ...

. After Brinsley Schwarz broke up in 1974, Rankin briefly joined

Ducks Deluxe Ducks Deluxe are an English pub rock band of the 1970s, who continue to tour and record new material. Usually called "The Ducks" by their fans, they were known for up-tempo, energetic performances, and the successful careers of their member ...

Ducks Deluxe – The Manband Archive
Retrieved 3 September 2009 for their final tours, and played on their final album ''Last Night of a Pub Rock Band'', recorded at London's

100 Club The 100 Club is a music venue located at 100 Oxford Street, London, England, where it has been hosting live music since 24 October 1942. It was originally called the Feldman Swing Club, but changed its name when the father of the current owner ...

on 1 July 1975. He briefly joined

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but did not record with them, and also appeared on two albums for

Dave Edmunds David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh retired singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock and New wave music, new wave, having many hit record, h ...

. He joined Big Jim Sullivan's Tiger with whom he recorded two albums, before retiring from the music industry In October 2007 Tyla, Belmont, Groome and Rankin reformed Ducks Deluxe, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their formation, and performed at the 100 Club, the venue of their final performance in 1975.

Discography

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Despite It All ''Despite It All'' is a Country Rock album by pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz, released in 1970. Track listing All songs are written by Nick Lowe except where specified # "Country Girl" – 3:10 # "The Slow One" – 5:33 # "Funk Angel" – 4 ...

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'' Nervous on the Road''
'' Silver Pistol''
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Please Don't Ever Change ''Please Don't Ever Change'' is a pub rock album by Brinsley Schwarz, released in 1973, named after the featured Goffin/King song, also recorded by The Crickets and The Beatles. Track listing All tracks composed by Nick Lowe; except where indi ...

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''Original Golden Greats''
''Unknown Numbers'' (bootleg)
''What IS So Funny About Peace Love & Understanding?''
''Cruel to Be Kind''
'' The New Favourites of... Brinsley Schwarz'' ;With

''Kings of the Robot Rhythm'' ;With Colin Scot ''Colin Scot'' ;With

Subtle as a Flying Mallet ''Subtle as a Flying Mallet'' is the second solo album by Dave Edmunds, principally focused on sound-alike remakes of late 1950s and early 1960s hits. All of the vocals (except on the live tracks) are by Edmunds, and many of the songs are true s ...

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'' Get It'' ;With

''Last Night of a Pub Rock Band'' ;With

''Ernie Graham'' ;With

'' Once in a Blue Moon'' ;With

Nick Lowe Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in Pub rock (United Kingdom), pub rock, power pop and New wave music, new wave,Jesus of Cool ''Jesus of Cool'' is the solo debut album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Lowe, it was released in March 1978 by Radar Records in the UK. In the United States, the album was reconfigured by Columbia Records and retitled '' ...

'' (Bonus tracks only)
'' Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe'' ;With Big Jim Sullivan's Tiger ''Tiger''
''Going Down Laughing''

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1951 births Living people English rock drummers British male drummers Brinsley Schwarz members Ducks Deluxe members {{UK-drummer-stub