Murray Dalglish is the original drummer for the Scottish rock group
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they re ...
from their formation in early 1984 until November 1984 when he was replaced by
Bobby Gillespie. Aged 16 when he joined the band, Dalglish occasionally played a two-piece drum kit, which he did whilst standing up; this style would later be carried on in Gillespie's playing. His drumming can be heard on the band's first single "
Upside Down", along with its B-side, the
Syd Barrett cover "
Vegetable Man
"Vegetable Man" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, written by the frontman, Syd Barrett, and recorded in 1967. It was considered for a release as a single or for inclusion on their second album, ''A Saucerful of Secrets'', but went unr ...
". He left to become an apprentice coach builder, but has kept his hand in drumming in several bands over the years. Currently playing in 2Sevens.
Dalglish was drummer for
Baby's Got a Gun,
Trixie's Big Red Motorbike
Trixie's Big Red Motorbike was an indie pop band formed on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, in 1981. They released two singles, one EP and one flexi disc. A vinyl compilation album of their music called ''The Intimate Sound of Trixie’s Bi ...
,
The Sux Pastels and
The Decay, 2Sevens and as of 2014, he owns a hair salon in
East Kilbride
East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...
.
References
Living people
Alternative rock musicians
Musicians from Glasgow
Scottish drummers
British male drummers
The Jesus and Mary Chain members
1967 births
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