Steven "Dobby" Dawson (born 24 February 1952) is an English bass guitarist and a founder of the heavy metal band

Saxon The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...

. Dawson started out in 1970 in the band Blue Condition, which became SOB after a few shows only, together with Dave Bradley, Steve Firth and future

guitarist Graham Oliver. In 1975 Dawson, Oliver and new drummer John Walker joined forces with Coast members and Paul Quinn to form Son of a Bitch, which renamed itself Saxon in 1978. Dawson was a member of Saxon until 1986 when he was dismissed among conflict and arguments within the band. From 1996, Dawson and Oliver toured and recorded with Oliver/Dawson Saxon, at times featuring former Saxon drummers Pete Gill and Nigel Durham. In 2002, Dawson released a solo album called "Pandemonium Circus" with Durham on drums. Dawson helped inspire ''

This Is Spinal Tap ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (also known as ''This Is Spınal Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi'') is a 1984 American mockumentary film co-written and directed by Rob Reiner (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Christopher Guest, M ...

''. "It was only a few years ago that the penny dropped about Harry Shearer," he observed in 2014, "when he said he'd been on tour with Saxon and some of the character of Derek Smalls had been based on me – pointing at the audience and all that malarkey. Harry's lovely... I'm proud to be an influence on Spinal Tap. They're taking the piss, but that's part of the game, isn't it?"

Discography

Saxon

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'' (1979) *'' Wheels of Steel'' (1980) *'' Strong Arm of the Law'' (1980) *'' Denim and Leather'' (1981) *'' The Eagle Has Landed'' (1982) *''

Power & the Glory ''Power & the Glory'' is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon, released in March 1983 by Carrere Records. This is the first Saxon studio album with new drummer Nigel Glockler and was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in the fall ...

'' (1983) *'' Crusader'' (1984) *''

Innocence Is No Excuse ''Innocence Is No Excuse'' is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1985. It was the group's first album for EMI after a falling-out with their previous label, Carrere Records, and their last with original bassist Stev ...

'' (1985) *'' Rock the Nations'' (1986) (songwriting) *'' BBC Sessions'' (1999) *''Live at Donnington 1980'' (2000)

Son of a Bitch

*''Victim You'' (1996)

Oliver/Dawson Saxon

*''Re://Landed'' (2000) *''It's Alive'' (2003) *''The Second Wave: 25 Years of NWOBHM'' (2003) *''Motorbiker'' (2012)

Steve Dawson

*''Pandemonium Circus'' (2002)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Steve 1952 births Living people English heavy metal bass guitarists Male bass guitarists Saxon (band) members Black Hen Music artists