Roy Dyke (born 13 February 1945 in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

), is a

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drummer noted for his playing with

The Remo Four The Remo Four were a 1950s–1960s rock band from Liverpool, England. They were contemporaries of The Beatles, and later had the same manager, Brian Epstein. Its members were Colin Manley (born Colin William Manley, 16 April 1942, in Old Swa ...

Badger Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by ...

, and Ashton, Gardner and Dyke. He married Stacia Blake, a former dancer with

Hawkwind Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including hard ...

. Since the 1980s, Dyke has lived in

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, Germany, where he works with Boogie House.

Discography

; With

* ''Smile!'' (1966) * ''Attention'' (1973) ; With George Harrison * ''

Wonderwall Music ''Wonderwall Music'' is the debut solo album by English musician George Harrison and the soundtrack to the 1968 film '' Wonderwall'', directed by Joe Massot. Released in November 1968, it was the first solo album by a member of the Beatles, and ...

'' (1968) ; With Ashton, Gardner and Dyke * ''Ashton Gardner and Dyke'' (1969) * ''The Worst of Ashton, Gardner + Dyke'' (1970) * ''What a Bloody Long Day It's Been'' (1972) * ''Last Rebel'' (1973) * ''Let it Roll: Live on Stage 1971'' (2001) ; With ''

'' * ''One Live Badger'' (1973) * ''White Lady'' (1974) ; With

Pat Travers Patrick Henry Travers (born April 12, 1954) is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career in the mid-1970s. Early life Travers was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Soon after picking up the guitar at ag ...

* ''

'' (1976) * ''Four Play'' (2005) ; With Bauer, Garn & Dyke (with and Tom Garn) * ''Sturmfrei'' (1979) * ''Himmel, Arsch & Zwirn'' (1982) ; With B.Sharp * ''B.Sharp'' (1982) * ''You're Making Me Mad'' (1983) * ''Here Come the Blues Again'' (1991) ; With other bands * With

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'' Its Only a Movie'' (1973) * With Curtiss Maldoon ''Maldoon'' (1973) * With

Medicine Head Medicine Head were a British blues rock band – initially a duo – active in the 1970s. Their biggest single success was in 1973 with " One and One Is One", which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The group recorded six original albums ...

''One and One is One'' (1973) * With

Chris Barber Donald Christopher "Chris" Barber OBE (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. He helped many musicians with their careers and had a UK top twenty trad jazz hit with "Petite Fle ...

'' Drat that Frattle Rat'' (1974) * With

Axel Zwingenberger Axel Zwingenberger (born 7 May 1955) is a German blues and boogie-woogie pianist and songwriter. Biography Zwingenberger was born in Hamburg, West Germany, and enjoyed eleven years of classical piano training. After listening to recordings by p ...

''Powerhouse Boogie'' (1979) AllMusic Discography of Roy DykeRetrieved 14 June 2010

References

1945 births Living people English rock drummers Musicians from Liverpool Ashton, Gardner and Dyke members Badger (band) members {{UK-drummer-stub