Harvey Bainbridge

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Harvey Bainbridge born Harvey Frederick Bainbridge, 24 September 1949, in Dorset is a British bass and keyboard player. Best known as the bass player and keyboard player in Hawkwind. He initially joined Hawkwind members Dave Brock and Robert Calvert in 1977 in a band called Sonic Assassins in which he played bass guitar. Sonic Assassins was formed by Brock to exist alongside Hawkwind, but to focus on playing local concerts around the South West of England.

When Hawkwind split up after the 1978 tour of the USA, Bainbridge was asked to play for the new band Hawklords. By 1979, the Hawklords had largely disintegrated and although the legal ownership of the name "Hawkwind" was still in doubt, Brock and Bainbridge re-created Hawkwind.

Bainbridge continued to play bass with the band until late 1984. He then became the band's primary keyboard player, as Brock recruited the 20-year old Alan Davey into the band to play bass. Bainbridge continued in this role until 1991.

Since leaving Hawkwind, he has worked mainly as a solo performer but has also performed with Lancashire space rockers Earthling Society at a number of their shows.