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Dave Lambert (British Musician)
Dave Lambert (born 8 March 1949)Strong, Martin C. (2002) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 1014 is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter, who has been a member of the Strawbs at various stages of the band's career, beginning in the 1970s. Career Lambert was born in Hounslow, Middlesex. He was a member of several bands in the 1960s, including The Syndicate, The Chains, and Friday's Chyld / Fire.Eder, BruceDave Lambert Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 16 July 2011 In 1972 he joined the King-Earl Boogie Band, an outfit formed by two former members of Mungo Jerry. They had briefly fired Ray Dorset from Mungo Jerry with the intention of replacing him on guitar and vocals with Lambert, until Dorset was reinstated by management and record company. The King-Earl Boogie Band's debut album was produced by Dave Cousins, a move which led to Lambert playing on Cousins' solo album ''Two Weeks Last Summer''. Lambert then joined Cousins in Strawbs on guitar and vocals late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawbs
Strawbs (or The Strawbs) are an English rock band founded in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys. The band started out as a bluegrass group, but eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock and progressive rock. They are best known for their hit "Part of the Union", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in February 1973, as well as for "Lay Down", a popular progressive rock hit from the same LP. Strawbs toured with Supertramp in their "Crime of the Century" tour, doing their own "Hero and Heroine" tour, which drew musical similarities and themes. History Early days The Strawbs formed in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys while the founder members were at St Mary's Teacher Training College, Strawberry Hill, London. The name was shortened to 'The Strawbs' for a June 1967 concert in which they wanted to display the band name on stage. Their long-time leader and most active songwriter is guitarist and singer Dave Cousins (guitar, dulcimer, banjo, vocals) (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursting At The Seams
''Bursting at the Seams'' is the fifth studio album by English band Strawbs, released on 1 January 1973 by A&M Records. It was the first album to be released after the departure of founder member Tony Hooper and the recruitment of Dave Lambert. It contains their two most successful singles and peaked at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts ... and No. 65 in Canada. Track listing Side one #"Flying" (Dave Cousins) – 4:49 #"Lady Fuschia" (Richard Hudson (musician), Richard Hudson, John Ford (musician), John Ford) – 3:59 #"Stormy Down" (Cousins) – 2:45 #"Down by the Sea" (Cousins) – 6:17 #"The River" (Cousins) – 2:21 "Down by the Sea" is placed after "The River" on the 1998 CD Side two #"Part of the Union" (Hudson, Ford) – 2:54 #"Tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |