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, Kokomo,

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, Kevin Rowland,

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and Tony O'Malley, and played on the original 1970 concept album ''

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''.

Biography

Hubbard was educated at King's School, Peterborough, where he was a boarder. He and another pupil were budding guitarists who built their own amplifiers using plans designed by a fellow boarder and electronics wizard named Wright. The duo would entertain their chums with renditions of songs such as Tommy Roe's "Sheila" and Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue". Hubbard's association with

began during the sessions that formed the '' Let's Stick Together'' album, where Hubbard played guitar on a re-recording of Roxy Music's "Casanova". Hubbard's guitar playing can also be heard on Roxy Music's '' Flesh and Blood'' and ''

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'' albums. He played with the band during the 1980 and 1982 tours. The 1982 tour can be heard on the live album '' Heart Still Beating'' (and also the live DVD ''The High Road''). Hubbard also played in Ferry's band at

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, the 1988 tour (available on the DVD, ''Bryan Ferry The Bete Noire Tour'') and on the 1994–95 tour. His guitar work can be heard on Ferry's '' Boys And Girls'', '' Bête Noire'', ''Taxi'' and ''Mamouna'' albums. The guitar solo at the end of Ferry's

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, " Slave to Love", featured Hubbard. In May 2008, the 1970s jazz funk band Kokomo was temporarily reformed. With Hubbard were O'Malley,

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, Mark Smith, Adam Phillips,

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, Bernie Holland, Glen Le Fleur, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch, and Frank Collins. Franke Pharoah and Eddy Armani also performed.

Discography

With Bluesology
Singles: * ''Come Back, Baby/Times Getting Tougher Than Tough'' (1965) * ''Mr. Frantic/

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'' (1966) * ''Since I Found You Baby/Just a little bit'' (1967) With

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* '' E.H. in the U.K.'' (Atlantic Records, 1973) With

* ''

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'' (Columbia, 1974) With

* '' Let's Stick Together'' (E.G. Records, 1976) * '' In Your Mind'' (E.G. Records, 1977) * '' The Bride Stripped Bare'' (E.G. Records, 1978) * '' Boys and Girls'' (E.G. Records, 1985) * ''

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'' (Virgin Records, 1993) * '' Mamouna'' (Virgin Records, 1994) * '' Olympia'' (Virgin Records, 2010) * '' Avonmore'' (BMG, 2014) With

* '' Flesh and Blood'' (E.G. Records, 1980) * '' Avalon'' (E.G. Records, 1982) With Dexys * '' One Day I'm Going To Soar'' (BMG Rights, 2012) With

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* '' Essence to Essence'' (Epic Records, 1973) With

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* ''Elena'' (EMI, 1996) With Robert Palmer * '' Double Fun'' (Island Records, 1978) With

* ''

'' (A&M Records, 1972) With

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* '' Other Voices'' (Columbia Records, 1990) * '' The Crossing'' (Columbia Records, 1993) With

* '' Deuces Wild'' (MCA Records, 1997)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hubbard, Neil 1949 births Living people British rock guitarists British male guitarists People educated at The King's School, Peterborough British rhythm and blues boom musicians Musicians from Cambridgeshire British blues guitarists Bluesology members Streetwalkers members The Grease Band members