Ricky Fenson (also Rick Brown; born Richard Brown, 22 May 1945, in
Chopwell
Chopwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, west of Rowlands Gill and north of Hamsterley. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 9,395.
In 1150, Bishop Pudsey granted the Manor of Chopwell ...
, County Durham) is a British rock bass guitarist.
The Rolling Stones
He briefly played with an early version of
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
before he was replaced by Bill Wyman and they had their classic lineup. He appeared with the band in 1962 and 1963 with fellow
Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages
Screaming Lord Sutch (10 November 1940 – 16 June 1999), who had his name legally changed from David Edward Sutch, was an English musician and perennial parliamentary candidate. He was the founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party an ...
and
Cyril Davies
Cyril Davies (23 January 1932 – 7 January 1964) was an English blues musician, and one of the first blues harmonica players in England.
Biography
Born at St Mildred's, 15 Hawthorn Drive, Willowbank, Denham, Buckinghamshire, he was the son ...
'
All Stars band members
Carlo Little
Carl O'Neil Little (17 December 1938 – 6 August 2005), better known by his stage name Carlo Little, was a rock and roll drummer, based in the London nightclub scene in the 1960s. He played in an early version of the Rolling Stones. Little ...
and
Nicky Hopkins
Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...
, including a gig at
Sidcup Art College,
Bexley
Bexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough. It is located east-southeast of Char ...
, which
Keith Richards
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had attended. Born Richard Brown, he went under the stage name Ricky Fenson.
Later career
He was also a member of the bands
Brian Auger and the Trinity
Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist Brian Auger. His duet with Julie Driscoll, the Bob Dylan– penned "This Wheel's on Fire", was a number 5 hit on the 1968 UK Singles Chart.
The song also reached number 13 in C ...
and
Steampacket
Steampacket (sometimes shown as Steam Packet) was a British blues band formed in 1965 by Long John Baldry with Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, and organist Brian Auger.
History
A musical revue rather than a single group, Steampacket was formed in ...
.
fellow
Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages
Screaming Lord Sutch (10 November 1940 – 16 June 1999), who had his name legally changed from David Edward Sutch, was an English musician and perennial parliamentary candidate. He was the founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party an ...
and
Cyril Davies
Cyril Davies (23 January 1932 – 7 January 1964) was an English blues musician, and one of the first blues harmonica players in England.
Biography
Born at St Mildred's, 15 Hawthorn Drive, Willowbank, Denham, Buckinghamshire, he was the son ...
'
All Stars.
Fenson would later play double bass in the
London Festival Ballet
English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottis ...
and then the Scottish Ballet and Opera.
References
External links
"Rick Brown's memories of the Cyril Davies All Stars and more ..."
Living people
1945 births
People from Gateshead
Musicians from Tyne and Wear
All-Stars (band) members
Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages members
The Rolling Stones members
Steampacket members
British rock bass guitarists
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