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Mike Wedgwood (born 19 May 1950 in Derby) is an English bassist and singer. He is related to the Wedgwood family of pottery fame. [1] Wedgwood joined The Overlanders in 1968 following their biggest hit, a cover of The Beatles song "Michelle", and remained with them until 1971. [1]
Mike Wedgwood reemplazó a Ian Eyre en enero de 1972. Aquel año, la nueva formación de Curved Air grabó y publicó el álbum Phantasmagoria , el cual sería el último trabajo de la banda en llegar a los primeros puestos de las listas británicas, en este caso, a la ubicación número 20.
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Sisyphus
The group evolved out of the band Sisyphus, who played one of their early gigs in the ballroom of Leith Hill Place, Surrey for a masked ball and which was formed by Darryl Way (who studied violin at Dartington College and the Royal College of Music) and Francis Monkman, a member of the Royal Academy of Music. While wandering through an outlet store of the Orange Music Electronic Company, Monkman was intrigued by the sound of Way testing his first electrically amplified violin, and the two "go...
From formation to first breakup
After a series of intensive rehearsals in Martin's family home in Gloucestershire, the five-piece launched a well-received U.K. tour, supporting Black Sabbath at one point. The band toured with their own sound engineer, Shaun Davies (later the producer for Way's post-Curved Air band, Wolf), which allowed them to achieve a better on-stage sound mix than other groups with unusual combinations of instruments. Shaun's father, Guy Davies, made the perspex violins used by Way and later Jobson. Curv...
The new Curved Air
Having retained a good working relationship, Sonja Kristina and Mike Wedgwood formed a new band with Kirby Gregory (electric guitar), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, violin), and Jim Russell (drums). Jobson had come from a band called Fat Grapple, who had been one of Curved Air's support acts on tour.The new musicians brought more direct rock energy, with young prodigy Eddie Jobson, influenced by Curved Air, kept the classical blend strongly in the mix. On the suggestion of manager Clifford Davis, t...
Members
Current members 1. Sonja Kristina– vocals (1970–1976, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2008–present) 2. Chris Harris – bass (2008–present) 3. Robert Norton – keyboards (2009–present) 4. Andy Tween – drums (2017–present) 5. Grzegorz Gadziomski - violin (2019–present) 6. Kirby Gregory– guitar (1972–1973, 2013–2016, 2019–present) Former members 1. Darryl Way– violin, keyboards, backing vocals, guitars, drum machine (1970–1972, 1974–1976, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2008–2009) 2. Francis Monkman– keyboards, guitar (1970–...
24 de abr. de 2019 · Mike Wedgwood said of the album: “Phantasmagoria is in some ways the most challenging album I’ve been on.” It was an end of an era for the band members, as Francis Monkman summarizes: “Well, I think, looking back, that Phantasmagoria represents a very honest picture of the nightmare existence we were having.
Mike Wedgwood. More images. Profile: English bass player and singer, born 19 May 1950 in Derby. Now based in Silkeborg, Denmark, where his Wedgwood Studio is also located. Sites: wedgwood.dk , Wikipedia , Facebook. In Groups: Caravan, Curved Air, The Kiki Dee Band, The Overlanders, The Wedgwood Band.
28 de sept. de 2017 · Mike Wedgwood: The Sound of Music. Mike Wedgwood is an English bassist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is related to the Wedgwood family of pottery fame. Wedgwood joined The Overlanders in 1968 following their biggest hit, a cover of The Beatles song, "Michelle", and remained with them until 1971.
Active. 1960s - 1990s. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Canterbury Scene, Prog-Rock. Member Of. Caravan. Songs. Credits. Submit Corrections. Follow Artist +. Explore Mike Wedgwood's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Mike Wedgwood on AllMusic.
