Andrew Bodnar
| Andrew Bodnar | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born | London, England |
| Genres | Rock, new wave, pub rock, soul, rhythm and blues |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Associated acts | The Rumour |
| Website | grahamparker.net |
Andrew Bodnar is an English bass player, best known for his membership with Graham Parker and The Rumour in the late 1970s, and for playing the distinctive reggae-flavored bassline on "Watching the Detectives" by Elvis Costello. He also played with Graham Parker on his solo albums from 1988 through the mid-1990s. Graham Parker and the Rumour reunited in 2011 to record a new album and tour.[1] Bodnar was Thompson Twins touring bassist throughout the early 1980s.[2]
Bodnar played himself in the Judd Apatow film, This Is 40, released in December 2012.[3][4]
Partial discography
Graham Parker and the Rumour
- Howlin' Wind (1976)
- Heat Treatment (1976)
- Stick to Me (1977)
- The Parkerilla (1978)
- Squeezing Out Sparks (1979)
- The Up Escalator (1980)
- Three Chords Good (2012)
The Rumour
- Max (1977)
- Frogs Sprouts Clogs And Krauts (1978)
- Purity Of Essence (1980)
Graham Parker
- The Mona Lisa's Sister (1988)
- Human Soul (1989)
- Struck By Lightning (1991)
- Burning Questions (1992)
- Acid Bubblegum (1996)
Other artists
- Ernie Graham - Ernie Graham (1971)
- Renowned - Gay & Terry Woods (1976)
- "Watching the Detectives" - Elvis Costello (single, 1977)
- Carlene Carter - Carlene Carter (1978)
- Jesus of Cool - Nick Lowe (1978) (he co-wrote "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass")
- Rock 'n' Roll Adult - Garland Jeffreys (1981)
- Learning to Crawl - the Pretenders (1984)
- The Rose of England - Nick Lowe (1985)
References
- ↑ Klein, Joshua (19 Dec 2012). "Graham Parker's Rumour reunion a victory lap". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 Dec 2012.
- ↑ Bacon, Tony; Moorhouse, Barry (1 June 1995). The Bass Book. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879303686. Retrieved 24 Sep 2014.
- ↑ Markowitz, Andy (6 Sep 2011). "Graham Parker and the Rumour are back, Judd Apatow's got 'em | The Ask". Musicfilmweb.com. Retrieved 21 Nov 2012.
- ↑ Cristiano, Nick (27 Nov 2012). "Things just "happen" to rocker Graham Parker: A movie, a reunion". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 20 Dec 2012.
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