Timothy John Pearson Renwick (born 7 August 1949) is an English guitarist. He is best known for his association with
Al Stewart
Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a Scottish born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock so ...
in his early career and for his long-standing role as lead guitarist for the
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
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. His single "Dark Island" peaked at number 80 in Australia in 1980.
He also performed with
Pink Floyd
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on their 1987 and 1994 tours, as well as accompanying the band at their
Live 8
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performance.
Career
Renwick was born and grew up in Cambridge. He passed his
11 plus
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and consequently attended
Cambridgeshire High School for Boys
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History
It was later the Cambridge and County High School for Boys, and then finally the Cambridgeshire High School ...
, as had future Floyd members
Syd Barrett
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and
Roger Waters
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-so ...
.
After dabbling in other instruments, he started to play guitar when he was 14, and progressed to playing in local bands in 1963.
Throughout that decade he performed with Little Women, Wages of Sin,
Junior's Eyes
Junior's Eyes was a British group led by guitarist Mick Wayne (born Michael Wayne, 1945, Kingston upon Hull - died 26 June 1994), which recorded one album and is notable for acting as David Bowie's backing band during 1969.
Beginnings
Mick W ...
, The Hype,
Quiver
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(later Sutherland Brothers & Quiver) and Lazy Racer. He also worked for the
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons (born 20 December 1948) is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
Parsons was involved with the production of several notable albums, including the Beatles' ''Abbey Road'' (1969) and ''Let It Be'' ( ...
'
rhythm section
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The rhythm sec ...
at
Abbey Road Studios
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with Pete Moss for the
Sutherland Brothers
The Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) were a Scottish folk and soft rock duo. From 1973 to 1978, they performed with rock band Quiver, and recorded and toured as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the grou ...
and
Al Stewart
Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a Scottish born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock so ...
. He did session work for
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
,
[ ]Procol Harum
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, Andy Gibb
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Gibb came to pr ...
, Bridget St. John, Shirley Collins
Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE (born 5 July 1935) is an English folk singer who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s. She often performed and recorded with her sister Dolly, whose accompaniment on ...
and The Albion Country Band
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, David Bowie
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,[ ]Mike Oldfield
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* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...
, Gary Brooker
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Born in Hackney Hospital, East London, on 29 May 1945, Brooker grew up in Hackney ...
, Roger Waters
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, Eric Clapton
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, David Byron, Rick Wright
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, Jonathan Kelly[ (credited also with flute), ]Sally Oldfield
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Early life
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Oldfield was raised in the Roman Catholic faith of her mother, Maureen. Sp ...
, Maggie Reilly
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, China Crisis
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, Pink Floyd
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and Brian Joseph Friel.
Pink Floyd and other projects
Renwick is credited as the co-composer of Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
's song "Dreamboat". The song was released on the " Kiss the Bride" single in 1983, but was most likely recorded in the late 1970s, when Renwick was briefly a member of Elton John's band, recording with him on ''A Single Man
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'' and playing with him in John's 1980 concert in Central Park
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, New York.
In 1984, Renwick toured with Roger Waters
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during his The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking tour. Among the other musicians in Waters' band was Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
, with whom Tim toured the following year, on Clapton's '' Behind The Sun'' Tour. He appeared as a member of Clapton's band at the Live Aid Concert
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July 13, 1985 in Philadelphia
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, PA. In 1987, David Gilmour
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invited Renwick to tour with Pink Floyd as a session musician, and recordings from the August 1988 shows were released in the double live album ''Delicate Sound of Thunder
''Delicate Sound of Thunder'' is a live album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in August 1988 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in September 1988. It was ...
''. This makes Renwick, along with Michael Kamen
Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, and session musician.
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, Patrick Leonard
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and Jon Carin
Jon Carin (born October 21, 1964) is a musician, singer, songwriter and producer who has been a longtime collaborator with the bands Pink Floyd and The Who, and the solo careers of David Gilmour and Roger Waters, Pete Townshend, Eddie Vedder, Kate ...
, one of the few musicians who performed with both Waters and his former bandmates after Waters had left Pink Floyd.
Renwick joined the Tex Maniax with Andy Roberts and other ex Wangfords (1984) and Mike + The Mechanics
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(1989). Renwick joined Pink Floyd again later on their 1989 European tour, on the 1994 studio album, ''The Division Bell
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'', and on the Division Bell
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tour, which again resulted in a double live album, ''Pulse
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''.
Renwick made a live appearance with the Alan Parsons Band in the 1998 Michael Jackson
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Gala (replacing the original guitarist Ian Bairnson
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). He recorded with Pink Floyd colleague Rick Wright
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English musician who was a co-founder of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He played keyboards and sang, appearing on almost every Pink Floyd album and performing on a ...
, playing guitar on his 1996 album ''Broken China
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The album is a four-part concept album based on Wright's then-wife Mildred's battle with depression, and is very much like a classi ...
''. In 2005 he appeared once more with Pink Floyd as second guitarist (and bassist on "Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here may refer to:
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* ''Wish You Were Here'' (2012 film), an Australian drama/mystery film by Kieran Darcy-Smith ...
") for their Live 8
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reunion.
He also played with Al Stewart
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at Cambridge Corn Exchange
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Construction
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on 7 October 2013, and again on Stewart's 2015 UK and Ireland tou
Solo work
Renwick has recorded an eponymous
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album, ''Tim Renwick
Timothy John Pearson Renwick (born 7 August 1949) is an English guitarist. He is best known for his association with Al Stewart in his early career and for his long-standing role as lead guitarist for the Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. His single ...
'', released in 1980, and in 2007 compiled an instrumental album titled ''Privateer
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'',[ published by Audio Network Plc. and available from his website. ''Privateer II'' was released in 2017 following a similar theme.
He now lives in ]Pentewan
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, Cornwall, and plays guitar in The Bucket Boys. He also played in a duo called Hobson's Choice, and is an occasional guest player with Cornish band The Hoodle.
Solo discography
* ''Tim Renwick
Timothy John Pearson Renwick (born 7 August 1949) is an English guitarist. He is best known for his association with Al Stewart in his early career and for his long-standing role as lead guitarist for the Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. His single ...
'' (1980)
* ''Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...
'' (2007)
* '' Electric Blue'' (2008)
* ''Vintage Blues Guitar'' (2013)
* ''Privateer 2'' (2017)
References
External links
Official website
Tim Renwick Myspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Renwick, Tim
1949 births
Living people
English rock guitarists
English session musicians
People from Cambridge
Musicians from Cambridgeshire
English male singers
Lead guitarists
Rhythm guitarists
Procol Harum members
English male guitarists
The Albion Band members
Elton John Band members