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 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 fo ...

at various stages of the band's career, beginning in the 1970s.

Career

Lambert was born in Hounslow,

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. He was a member of several bands in the 1960s, including The Syndicate, The Chains, and Friday's Chyld /

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Dave Lambert Biography
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, 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

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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 later in 1972, replacing

Tony Hooper Anthony Hooper (14 September 1939 – 18 November 2020) was an English folk singer-songwriter and musician. He was best known as a founder-member of Strawbs together with Dave Cousins and double bassist Ron Chesterman. He left The Strawbs ...

, and playing on the album ''Bursting at the Seams'', which reached number two in the

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, the album including Lambert's song "The Winter and the Summer". In 1973 Lambert and founding member Dave Cousins started a new line-up of the band that continued until they split up in 1978. He subsequently worked as a songwriter in partnership with

Chas Cronk Chas Cronk is an English musician, best known as the bass player and acoustic guitarist for the Strawbs from 1973 to 1980 and again from 2004 to the present. Chas also toured and recorded with Steve Hackett and Rick Wakeman in the 1980s and Cr ...

, recorded as a solo artist and spent time working as a

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. Lambert rejoined Strawbs in the 1980s and is still a member of the band. In 2006 he was part of a briefly-reformed Fire.

Discography

Albums

Fire

*''The Magic Shoemaker'' (1970) *''Underground and Overhead'' (1997)

King-Earl Boogie Band

*''Trouble at Mill'' (1972)

Strawbs

*''

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. ...

'' (1973) *''

Hero and Heroine ''Hero and Heroine'' is the seventh studio album by English band Strawbs. Background After the tour supporting the previous album, '' Bursting at the Seams'' (1973), there was an acrimonious split leaving only Dave Cousins and Dave Lambert t ...

'' (1974) *''

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'' (1974) *'' Nomadness'' (1975) *'' Deep Cuts'' (1976) *''

Burning for You ''Burning for You'' is the eleventh studio album by English band Strawbs, with cover art by Patrick Woodroffe. Recording The producer of the album Jeffrey Lesser was, according to songwriter/singer Dave Cousins, "...a great engineer but didn't ...

'' (1977) *'' Deadlines'' (1978) *'' Heartbreak Hill'' (1978) *'' Halcyon Days'' (1997) (compilation) *'' Concert Classics'' (1999) (Live BBC "Sight and Sound" performance from 1977) *''

The Complete Strawbs ''The Complete Strawbs'' is a live album by English band Strawbs. It was recorded in 1998 at their 30th anniversary concert at Chiswick House. The concert was also filmed and later was released on DVD. More than four different incarnations of the ...

'' (2000) (30th anniversary concert at Chiswick House) *'' The Collection'' (2002) (compilation) *'' Tears and Pavan – An Introduction to Strawbs'' (2002) (compilation) *''20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Strawbs'' (2003) (compilation) *'' Blue Angel'' (2003) (includes re-recorded songs from ''

Two Weeks Last Summer ''Two Weeks Last Summer'' is the first solo album by Dave Cousins, singer and guitarist from the Strawbs. It was released in 1972 on A&M Records. Track listing All songs written by Dave Cousins #"Two Weeks Last Summer" – (3:07) #"October to ...

'' and ''Bursting at the Seams'') *''

Déjà Fou ''Déjà Fou'' is the 16th studio album by English band Strawbs. The title is a play on the phrase déjà vu, French for "already seen", as the band line-up had been seen 30 years before on the ''Hero and Heroine'' album. The phrase ''déjà fo ...

'' (2004) *'' Strawbs Live at Nearfest 2004'' (2005) *''

A Taste of Strawbs ''A Taste of Strawbs'' is a box-set album by Strawbs. Instead of being a "best of" album, the compilers (Dave Cousins and Dick Greener) have attempted to present alternative versions of some well-known songs plus some previously unreleased mat ...

'' (2006) (box with 4 CDs, recordings 1967–2006) *''Strawbs NY '75'' (2007) (live recording of a 1975 show) *'' Lay Down with the Strawbs'' (2008) (double CD recorded live at The Robin in Bilston 5 March 2006) *''

The Broken Hearted Bride ''The Broken Hearted Bride'' is the 17th studio album by English band Strawbs. Reception Track listing #"The Call to Action" (Dave Cousins) – 7:38 #"Christmas Cheer (Everything's Going to be Alright)" (Cousins, Chas Cronk) – 4:39 #"To ...

'' (2008) (with the ''Hero and Heroine'' line-up) *'' Dancing to the Devil's Beat'' (2009) (new line-up with Oliver Wakeman on keyboards)

Acoustic Strawbs

*''

Baroque & Roll ''Baroque and Roll'' is the sixteenth studio album by Acoustic Strawbs. Acoustic Strawbs were formed by accident after Dave Cousins and Brian Willoughby were booked to perform as a duo in Twickenham in 2000. Cousins damaged his wrist and Dave La ...

'' (2001) *'' Full Bloom'' (2005) (live) *''

Painted Sky ''Painted Sky'' is a live album by Acoustic Strawbs. Track listing #"Oh How She Changed" (Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper) #"Autumn (song), Autumn" #:"Heroine's Theme" (John Hawken) #:"Deep Summer Sleep" (Cousins) #:"The Winter Long" (Cousins) #"Cold ...

'' (2005) (live)

Solo

*
Framed
' (1979) *
Work in Progress
' (2004)

Lambert Cronk

*''Touch the Earth'' (2007)

Singles

Unless otherwise stated, the details are of the singles released in the UK.

Fire

*"Father's Name is Dad"/"Treacle Toffee World" (1968) *"Round the Gum Tree"/"Toothie Ruthie" (1968)

King-Earl Boogie Band

*"Plastic Jesus"/"If the Lord Don't Get You" (1972) *"Starlight"/"Goin' to German" (1972)

Strawbs

Lay Down "Lay Down" is a single by the Strawbs which reached No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1972 - their first hit. It was included on their 1973 album '' Bursting at the Seams''. The lyrics are loosely based on the 23rd Psalm in the Old Test ...

"/"Backside" (1972) *"

Part of the Union "Part of the Union" is a song by English band Strawbs, featured on their 1973 album '' Bursting at the Seams'' and was the band's most successful single, peaking at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart. It also reached No. 10 in the Irish Singles Char ...

"/" Will You Go" (1973) *"

Shine on Silver Sun "Shine on Silver Sun" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album ''Hero and Heroine''. It is written by Dave Cousins and was intended as a "come-back" single after the post-"Part of the Union" band split. The single was a mino ...

"/"And Wherefore" (1973) *"

"/"Why" (1974) *" Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)"/"Where do You Go" (1974) *"Round and Round"/"Heroine's Theme" (1974) (US and Italy only) *"

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"/"Changes Arranges" (1974) *"Angel Wine"/"

" (1975) (Japan only) *"

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"/"Don't Try to Change Me" (1975) *"Little Sleepy" (1975) (US and Portugal only) *"

I Only Want My Love to Grow in You "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1976 album Deep Cuts. The song was written by Dave Cousins and Chas Cronk and was the first single to be released under their new deal with Oyster Records ...

"/"Wasting My Time (Thinking of You)" (1976) *"So Close and Yet So Far Away"/"The Soldier's Tale" (1976) (US only) *" Charmer"/"Beside the Rio Grande" (1976) *"Back in the Old Routine"/"Burning for You" (1977) *"Keep on Trying"/"Simple Visions" (1977) *"Heartbreaker" (1977) (US and South Africa only) *"Joey and Me"/"Deadly Nightshade" (1978) *"New Beginnings"/"Words of Wisdom" (1978) *"I Don't Want to Talk About It"/"The Last Resort" (1978) (US only)

Solo

*"Take a Little Bit of My Life" (1979)

References

External links

Strawbs website

Interview with Dave Lambert on Trilogy Rock (Spain)
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