Martin Francis Lamble (28 August 1949 – 12 May 1969) was the drummer for

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band

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, from just after their formation in 1967, until his death in the band's van crash in 1969. He joined the band after attending their first gig and convincing them that he could do a better job than their then drummer, Shaun Frater. The eldest of three brothers, Martin was educated at Priestmead primary school, Kenton, and later at

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. He played on the band's first three albums, but on 12 May 1969, not long after recording ''

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'',Rob Young,
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'. Retrieved 24 September 2015 Fairport's van crashed on the

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, near Scratchwood Services, on the way home from a gig at

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. Lamble was killed outright in this accident at the age of 19. He also (along with fellow Fairport members,

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, Richard Thompson, and

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) played on

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's album '' Love Chronicles'', under the pseudonym Martyn Francis. The album was released in September 1969, four months after Lamble's death. Martin's younger brother, Graeme Lamble, plays

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group FiddleBop.

References

External links

Fairport Convention official website
* 1949 births 1969 deaths English rock drummers Fairport Convention members Road incident deaths in England People from St John's Wood English folk rock musicians 20th-century English drummers People educated at University College School {{UK-drummer-stub