Dave Ball (musician)

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David 'Dave' J Ball (born 30 March 1950 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England is a guitar player who is currently a resident of Burton-On-Trent, England.

In 1971 he joined Procol Harum after he saw an advertisement in Melody Maker. He replaced Robin Trower, who had left the group to form his own band. Ball can be heard on the group's live album, Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, but left the group during the recording sessions for their 1973 album Grand Hotel. He formed the group Bedlam with his brother Dennis and drummer Cozy Powell, who released an album on Chrysalis Records, but the group disbanded after a brief period. He also recorded with Long John Baldry on Baldry's 1973 album "Good to be Alive".^[1] Dave Ball also played in the Nickey Barclay band in London in the 1980s.^[2] In 1988 while working in Oman he performed in the band Rashid Goes To Nizwa.

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Gary Brooker Geoff Dunn Matt Pegg Josh Phillips Geoff Whitehorn Keith Reid Dave Ball Graham Broad Dave Bronze Mark Brzezicki Alan Cartwright Chris Copping Matthew Fisher Mick Grabham Bobby Harrison David Knights Dee Murray Tim Renwick Ray Royer Don Snow Peter Solley Henry Spinetti Jerry Stevenson Robin Trower Ian Wallace B.J. Wilson

Studio albums	Procol Harum Shine On Brightly A Salty Dog Home Broken Barricades Grand Hotel Exotic Birds and Fruit Procol's Ninth Something Magic The Prodigal Stranger The Well's on Fire

Live albums	Procol Harum Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra One More Time – Live in Utrecht 1992 Live at Union Chapel One Eye to the Future – Live in Italy 2007 Procol Harum – In Concert With the Danish National Concert Orchestra and Choir The Spirit of Nøkken MMX

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Name	Ball, Dave
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Short description	British musician
Date of birth	30 March 1950
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