Richie Edwards (born 25 September 1974) is an English musician. He is the former bassist of the British
hard rock band
The Darkness and the guitarist/vocalist of their successor band
Stone Gods.
He was confirmed as a member on 13 June 2005 replacing
Frankie Poullain
Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson (born 15 April 1967), better known as Frankie Poullain, is the bass player for rock band The Darkness. He was raised in Milnathort then Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended the Royal High School, leaving in 198 ...
on bass. When The Darkness disbanded following
Justin Hawkins
Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and YouTube personality best known for being the founder, lead singer, and lead guitarist of The Darkness. He was influenced by rock bands of the 1970s and ...
' departure, Edwards switched to lead vocals with
Toby McFarlaine taking over on bass. With original Darkness members
Ed Graham
Edwin James Graham (born 20 February 1977) is an English musician who is best known as the original drummer of the rock band the Darkness, as well as the subsequent successor band Stone Gods fronted by guitarist and singer Richie Edwards.
...
and
Dan Hawkins
Danny Clarence Hawkins (born November 10, 1960) is an American football coach at UC Davis. A former player and sportscaster, he served as the head football coach at Willamette University (1993–1997), Boise State University (2001–2005), and ...
completing the new line-up, they recorded under the new name of The Stone Gods.
Edwards grew up in
Lichfield
Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west o ...
,
Staffordshire and was a member of bands at Netherstowe School. Subsequently, on leaving school he was employed in S&J Music, a local music shop on Bird Street and was involved in other local bands, including Gloy, who almost secured a recording deal themselves. This work ultimately led to London and becoming a
guitar technician
A guitar technician (or 'guitar tech') is a member of a music ensemble's road crew who maintains and sets up the musical equipment for one or more guitarists. Depending on the type and size of band, the guitar tech may be responsible for stringin ...
. He is quoted as saying that when he was young his hero was
John Deacon
John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician, best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits " You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bite ...
, the bass guitarist of
Queen
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* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
.
Before joining The Darkness, Edwards worked for nearly two years as a guitar technician for the band. He was also a member of the band
Onion Trump.
Equipment
For playing live with
Stone Gods, Edwards uses
Gibson Explorer
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and
Gibson Les Paul guitars into a
Diezel
Diezel Amplification GmbH is a company based in Bad Steben, Germany, founded by Peter Diezel and Peter Stapfer, that builds high-end guitar amplifiers. The company was established in 1992.
Current amplifier models
* 6L6, EL34, 5881, 655 ...
VH4 Amplifier with
Marshall
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Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
* Marshall Islands, an i ...
1960 Vintage Cabinets. For the song, "Magdalene St." he uses a
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austr ...
acoustic guitar.
References
External links
Official The Darkness websiteFlamingWhopper.comUK based fan site for The Darkness, Stone Gods, Hot Leg & British Whale (established 2005)
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English rock bass guitarists
Male bass guitarists
1974 births
Living people
People from Lichfield
The Darkness (band) members
21st-century English bass guitarists
21st-century British male musicians