Michael Talbot (born 11 September 1958) is an English keyboardist. He was a co-founder of

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with

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, and has also been a member of

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, the Merton Parkas and the Bureau.

Career

The Style Council

In 1982, he started working with

to form

, who released their first records in early 1983. Since the break-up of the Style Council in March 1990, Talbot has continued to play with Weller on his solo material. He has also released albums with fellow former Style Council member Steve White, under the name Talbot/White. He has since begun playing alongside former Style Council bandmate White and former

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bass guitar player Damon Minchella, in the

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band the Players.

Other work and collaborations

Talbot played with late-1970s

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ists the Merton Parkas,

and the Bureau and can be seen in The Bureau's music video for their song "Only for Sheep". Between 1995 and 1996, Talbot and Steve White released two instrumental albums, ''United States of Mind'' and ''Off the Beaten Track'', with bass player Yolanda Charles and guest musicians (including Paul Weller). Talbot was a member of Dexys (formerly Dexys Midnight Runners) in 1980 and from 2003 to 2013. Talbot played keyboards in Galliano, on tour with

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, and on the 1991 Young Disciples album '' Road to Freedom''. Talbot toured the UK in 2009 with

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. In 2014, Talbot worked with

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and

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on the collaborative studio album '' Going Back Home''. He also worked with Daltrey and

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on their 2014 single release " Be Lucky." and on Pete Williams' album ''Roughnecks Roustabouts'' (Basehart Recordings), released in March 2015.

References

Bibliography

* 1958 births Living people Boogie Box High members Dexys Midnight Runners members English male songwriters English new wave musicians English pop keyboardists English record producers English rock keyboardists Mod revival musicians Musicians from Wimbledon, London Sophisti-pop musicians The Style Council members {{UK-keyboardist-stub