Ron Chesterman

Ron Chesterman
Birth name	Ronald George Arthur Chesterman
Born	November 27, 1943 (1943-11-27)
Origin	Chester, Cheshire, England
Died	March 16, 2007(2007-03-16) (aged 63)
Genres	bluegrass, folk
Occupation(s)	musician
Instruments	double bass
Years active	1960s–2007
Associated acts	Strawbs, Draught Porridge

Ron Chesterman (27 November 1943 – 16 March 2007) was an English musician and archivist. He is best known as the original double bass player with Strawbs. He was county archivist in Chester.

Discography

Albums

Strawbs

All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny) (1968)
Strawbs (1969)
Dragonfly (1970)
Strawberry Sampler Number 1 (2001)

Singles

Strawbs

External links

http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/ The Strawbs website
Ron Chesterman on Strawbsweb
1968 Promotional Pack on Strawbsweb

Strawbs

Dave Cousins Dave Lambert Chas Cronk Rod Coombes Oliver Wakeman Tony Hooper Ron Chesterman Rick Wakeman Blue Weaver John Hawken Richard Hudson John Ford Brian Willoughby Tony Fernandez Andy Richards

Albums	All Our Own Work (with Sandy Denny) Strawbs Strawberry Sampler Number 1 Dragonfly From the Witchwood Grave New World Bursting at the Seams Hero and Heroine Ghosts Nomadness Deep Cuts Burning for You Deadlines Don't Say Goodbye Heartbreak Hill Ringing Down the Years Blue Angel Déjà Fou The Broken Hearted Bride Dancing to the Devil's Beat

Live albums	Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios Strawbs in Concert Greatest Hits Live Concert Classics The Complete Strawbs (Chiswick '98 Live) Live at Nearfest Recollection Strawbs:NY '75 Lay Down with the Strawbs

Compilation albums	Strawbs by Choice The Best of Strawbs Preserves Uncanned A Choice Selection of Strawbs Halcyon Days Sandy Denny and the Strawbs The Collection Tears and Pavan 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Strawbs

Box sets	A Taste of Strawbs

DVDs	Acoustic Strawbs Live in Toronto Strawbs Live in Tokyo DVD, plus Grave New World, the movie The Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House Concert

Acoustic Strawbs albums	Baroque & Roll Full Bloom Painted Sky

Singles (UK)	"Oh How She Changed" "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" "Forever" "Benedictus" "Here It Comes" "Lay Down" "Part of the Union" "Shine on Silver Sun" "Hero and Heroine" "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)" "Grace Darling" "Lemon Pie" "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You" "Charmer" "Back in the Old Routine" "Keep on Trying" "Heartbreaker" "Joey and Me" "New Beginnings" "I Don't Want to Talk About It" "The King" "Alice's Song"