Brian Davison (drummer)
| Brian Davison | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | "Blinky" |
| Born |
25 May 1942 Leicester, England United Kingdom |
| Died |
15 April 2008 (aged 65) |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1950s (?)-2008 |
| Associated acts | The Nice, Jackson Heights, Refugee |
Brian Davison (25 May 1942 – 15 April 2008), nicknamed "Blinky", was a British drummer, best known for his work in The Nice. He was born in Leicester and died in Horns Cross, Devon.[1]
Biography
In the late 1950s, Davison played drums in various skiffle groups in and around the youth clubs in north-west London, especially around Baker Street. He rose to prominence drumming in the 1960s in progressive rock group Shinn with keyboard player Don Shinn and bassist Paul Newton (later with Uriah Heep) and then The Nice with keyboardist Keith Emerson and bassist Lee Jackson.
After the breakup of The Nice, Davison formed a short-lived band called Every Which Way featuring ex-Skip Bifferty lead singer Graham Bell. The band broke up after one album.[2] He then joined Jackson and keyboardist Patrick Moraz in Refugee. He subsequently played in Gong before leaving the music business for a period. And then in 2002, he and his bandmates Jackson and Emerson resurfaced to reform The Nice for a series of concerts and an album recorded from these shows, Vivacitas in the same year. He died on 15 April 2008.
Davison taught drumming to pupils at Bideford College.[3]
References
- ↑ Brian Davison: Drummer with The Nice
- ↑ Joseph Murrells -The Book of Golden Discs -1978 Page 291 "The first recording of the poem, entitled 'Child of the Universe' featuring the 'Desiderata' words and set to a tune by singer Graham Bell, seems to be that by the British group Every Which Way in September 1970 formed by ex-Nice drummer Brian Davison, on their first and only album."
- ↑ Brian Davison 1942 - 2008
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