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1960: Learnt to play
guitar, and joined local band " The Southern Drifters"
1964: Formed " The Chains" with brother Ian
1967: Formed " The Green Wallace", with bassist
Lenny Flack and Alex with an unpronouncable surname on drums,later
changing the name to " The Artist"with Clive Fenner
on drums and Barry Pullinger on bass
1970: Formed the successor to The Artist,"Quasar "
with Andy Wheal on drums
1973: Played bass in several working bands, particularly "
Enterprise"
1975: Joined a Colchester based band, playing Ry Cooder and Little
Feat style of material
1977: Met Rick Wills, the idea for " Chalice " was
forming
1980: Toured the north UK with Manchester band " Sasha"
1982: Joined Southend band "Second Nature" met
vocalist LorraineTrew. Bought first keyboard ( Korg Lambda)
1984: Formed first band to play my own material ( Opus )
Also joined "The Symbols" a successful 60's band,
playing bass and keyboards
1986: Recorded Seeds of Doubt, The Keeper and the Reaper
and Don't Frighten Me
1987: Joined Southend band " Cartoons " as
keyboard player
1990: Joined " The New Vaudeville Jazz Band "
1995: Formed 'Chalice' - originally called 'Solstice' |
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1967 to 1972: Mirage.
Goodbye Baby.Sunshine on my Pillow. Happy Birthday.Can you tell the
time.How time like a Bird does Fly. Murgatroyds Passions. Colouring
Crayons. A Space in Time. Semi Circle World. Pain and
Pleasure.Equilibric Outspan.
1974 to 1978: We Make Sweet Music.I am a Mirror. If You Liked Me.
Satisfactory Man. Beverley Joy. Your the Music in my Life. Any Place
we can Hide. Melancholy Child. What's your Name. Never Without your
Love. Cinnamon City. Debutante.Tell Tale. Don't put the Water on my
Fire. Lollipop Mania.( Much of this material was written with
commercial third party buyers in mind.A failed attempt to become a
commercial writer, before returning to what I do best!)
1982 to 1999: Seeds of Doubt. Don't Frighten Me. The Reaper and the
Keeper.Back to Back ( based on Satisfactory Man, written in
1976!).Join in the Dream. After the Task. Round and Around. Childlike.
The Otherside to us. A Stones throw Away. At Twilight Time. |