Richard Hugh "Huw" Lloyd-Langton (6 February 1951 – 6 December 2012) was an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the rock band

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Biography

Lloyd-Langton was born in

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, north west London. As a member of Hawkwind he appeared on their first album, ''

'', before leaving the band. He played guitar for Widowmaker, Budgie, and

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during the 1970s, then rejoined Hawkwind in 1979, appearing on the '' Live Seventy Nine'' album release from that year and the subsequent ''

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'' album. He continued performing with Hawkwind until 1988, after which he made occasional guest appearances, then rejoined for a brief spell in 2001-2002 until ill health (

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) forced him to leave once more. He sometimes played solo as an acoustic support act for

, including at The Brook in

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in December 2009. Acoustic slots at English charity (playing for free) and space rock events were also common throughout this decade. Lloyd-Langton's health had been generally poor for a decade and he was quite frail, with several broken bones and minor injuries (rarely letting fans down though - he once played a gig with a broken arm, reworking his solos on the fly so that he could play them in one area of the guitar neck). He died at his home on 6 December 2012, aged 61 years old, after a two-year fight with cancer. His final recording with Hawkwind was a re-recording of Master of the Universe for the compilation album Spacehawks.

Equipment

Lloyd-Langton used a guitar

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in the beginning of his career until the early 80s

Discography

Hawkwind

*1970: ''

'' *1980: '' Live Seventy Nine'' *1980: ''

'' *1981: '' Sonic Attack'' *1982: '' Church of Hawkwind'' *1982: '' Choose Your Masques'' *1985: '' The Chronicle of the Black Sword'' *1986: '' Live Chronicles'' (vocals on "Moonglum") *1987: '' Out & Intake'' *1988: ''

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'' *2012: '' Onward'' *2013: ''Spacehawks''

Widowmaker

*1976: '' Widowmaker'' *1977: '' Too Late to Cry''

Lloyd-Langton Group

*1984: ''Outside the Law'' (Deprecated as a bootleg on Lloyd-Langton's official site.Lloyd Langton Group (LLG) History – Synthesized Version
, accessed 16 June 2011) *1984 "Dreams that fade away" / "It's on Me" - 12 single. Limited edition. Ultra noise records. *1985: ''Night Air'' ( original release on vinyl in 1985, Re-released in a cd version 28 June 2010.) *1987: ''Like An Arrow'' *1988: ''Time Space & LLG'' *1991: ''Elegy'' *1994: ''River Run'' *1999: ''Chain Reaction'' *2001: ''On The Move... Plus'' *2010: ''Hard Graft'' *2011: ''Classical Guitar Tales''

Contributions

*1980:

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References

External links

Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd-Langton, Huw 1951 births 2012 deaths English rock guitarists People from Harlesden Hawkwind members English people of Welsh descent Deaths from cancer in England Place of death missing Widowmaker (British band) members Budgie (band) members