Tymon Dogg
| Tymon Dogg | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stephen Murray[1] |
| Also known as | Timon, Step Murray |
| Born |
1950 (age 63–64) Formby, Lancashire, England[2] |
| Origin | London, England[2] |
| Genres | Folk, Punk, Rock, World |
| Instruments | Violin, Guitar, Piano, Harmonium |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Associated acts | The Clash, The Mescaleros |
| Website | www.tymondogg.net |
Tymon Dogg (born Stephen John Murray) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Tymon's career started early with shows at the Cavern and Peppermint Lounge in Liverpool when he was just 15.
Moving to London at 17, he signed to Pye records and recorded a single, 'The Bitter Thoughts of Little Jane' featuring Jimmy Paige and John Paul Jones (later of Led Zeppelin fame). Moving to Apple Records, Tymon recorded tracks produced by Peter Asher and featuring Paul McCartney on piano and James Taylor on guitar. Tymon then toured with The Moody Blues and worked closely with Justin Hayward to produce many tracks, 'Now She Says She's Young' being released as single in 1970.
Tymon became disillusioned with the constraints of the commercial music industry and cut his ties with it to become part of London's early 1970s underground scene.
Moving into a squatted property in Westbourne Grove, Tymon made a living gigging in folk clubs and busking with house mate 'Woody' aka Joe Strummer. Tymon regularly played at the Charlie Pig Dog Club with the 101ers and when Joe Strummer joined The Clash Tymon was invited to contribute tracks on 'Sandinista' and 'Combat Rock'.
Other notable housemates from that time included all female punk band The Slits, with whom Tymon shared a flat until 1978.
In 1978, Tymon spent six months in India, moving to the North East of England on his return in 1979 with artist Helen Cherry.
In 1980 Tymon moved to New York, meeting up with old friends Joe Strummer and Mick Jones who were recording at Electric Ladyland.
Tymon worked with Malcolm McLaren in 1982-3 while the latter was producing 'Duck Rock'. Tymon released two solo albums during the 1980s including 'Battle of Wills' and 'Relentless', as well as 'New Age Songs,' (1987)an album by the band he formed with Helen Cherry called the Frugivores.
In 1991, Tymon and Helen had a son who was born with learning disabilities. The next decade was devoted to taking care of him.
In 2000, Tymon met up with old friend Joe Strummer again at the Poetry Olympics curated by Michael Horovitz. The two performed an impromptu set of songs together, with Lily Allen in her debut stage performance as backing singer.
Shortly afterwards, Tymon joined Strummer's band, The Mescaleros, and the two worked together until Strummer's untimely death in 2002 producing hits such as 'Mondo Bongo' (for which Tymon wrote the tune) and 'Johnny Appleseed'.
Tymon has continued to write and record his music. An EP, 'Guantanamo' was released by Map Music in 2006; in 2010 Cherry Red released a compilation of songs from 1967 - 2009 called 'The Irrepressible Tymon Dogg' and Thin Man Press produced a CD of Tymon's soundscape settings of extracts from Louis Aragon's'A Wave of Dreams' in 2012.
Tymon produced and composed settings for the album 'Forgive and Forget' by singer-songwriter Susannah Austin which will be released early 2014.
Discography
Solo recordings
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Tymon Dogg |
| 1982 | Battle of Wills |
| 1987 | Frugivores - New Age Songs |
| 1989 | Relentless |
| 2007 | (EP) Guantanamo |
| 2010 | A Wave of Dreams |
| 2010 | The Irrepressible Tymon Dogg |
Guest appearances
| Year | Album | Artist | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sandinista! | The Clash | Vocals, violin on "Lose This Skin", "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)", "Junco Partner", "The Equaliser", and "Something About England" |
| 1981 | Short Back 'n' Sides | Ian Hunter | Violin on "Old Records Never Die" |
| 1981 | Spirit of St. Louis | Ellen Foley | Violin, wrote three tunes: "Beautiful Waste of Time," "Game of a Man" and "Indestructible" |
| 1982 | Combat Rock | The Clash | Piano on "Death Is A Star" and "Overpowered By Funk" |
| 1985 | The Price of Grain | Poison Girls | Violin on "The Price of Grain and the Price of Blood" and "Stonehenge 1985" |
| 1995 | The Bitter Lie | Doctor Millar | Producer |
| 1998 | De Granada a la Luna | Various artists | Violin and guest vocals on "Casida Del Herido Por El Agua" with Lagartija Nick |
| 2000 | Once Bitten Twice Shy | Ian Hunter | Violin on "Old Records Never Die" |
| 2001 | Global a Go-Go | Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros | Violin, mandolin, Spanish guitar, acoustic & electric guitar on tracks such as "Mondo Bongo", "Shaktar Donetsk", and "Minstrel Boy" |
| 2002 | Give 'Em the Boot III | Various artists | Violin, Spanish guitar on Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros' "Global A Go-Go" |
| 2003 | Streetcore | Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros | Violin on "Silver and Gold" |
| 2004 | Give 'Em the Boot IV | Various artists | Violin on Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros "Junco Pardner" |
| 2007/2008 | Screamin | El Doghouse | Violin on "Screamin' Bloody Murder" |
| 2008 | Howl | El Doghouse | Violin on "Screamin' Bloody Murder" |
| 2009 | This Is Only Me | Jonathan Martin | Production, Violin on Single "This Is Only Me" |
Notes
- ↑ Tymon Dogg - Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harris, Craig. AMG Biography
References
- Gilbert, Pat (2005) [2004]. Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of The Clash (4th ed.). London: Aurum Press. ISBN 1-84513-113-4. OCLC 61177239.
- Gray, Marcus (2005) [1995]. The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town (5th revised ed.). London: Helter Skelter. ISBN 1-905139-10-1. OCLC 60668626.
- Green, Johnny; Garry Barker (2003) [1997]. A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash (3rd ed.). London: Orion. ISBN 0-7528-5843-2. OCLC 52990890.
- Gruen, Bob; Chris Salewicz (2004) [2001]. The Clash (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus. ISBN 1-903399-34-3. OCLC 69241279.
- Leigh, Spencer (1975). The Last Trumpet. tymondogg.net. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- Needs, Kris (2005-01-25). Joe Strummer and the Legend of the Clash. London: Plexus. ISBN 0-85965-348-X. OCLC 53155325.
- Topping, Keith (2004) [2003]. The Complete Clash (2nd ed.). Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 1-903111-70-6. OCLC 63129186.
- TYMON DOGG - SOUL MUSIC tymondogg.net. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- vegan see article in labouche magazine http://www.labouchemag.com/issue-three.php?art=83
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