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| name = Mike Burney
| name = Mike Burney
| image = mike_burney_thumb.gif
| image = Wizzard - TopPop 1974 1 (cropped).png
| alt = Burney playing saxophone live
| alt = Burney playing saxophone live
| caption = Burney playing saxophone live
| caption = Burney with [[Wizzard]] in 1974
| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Michael Burney
| birth_name = Michael Burney
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|11|1|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|11|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Great Barr]], [[Birmingham]], England
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|11|13|1944|11|1|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|11|13|1938|11|1|df=y}}
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[glam rock]]
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[glam rock]]
| instrument = [[Flute]], [[clarinet]], [[alto saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]]
| instrument = [[Flute]], [[clarinet]], [[alto saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]]
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'''Mike Burney''' (1 November 1938 – 13 November 2014) was an [[English people|English]] [[jazz]] [[saxophonist]], most notable for his tenure in [[Roy Wood]]'s [[Wizzard]].<ref name="wizzardprog">{{cite web|url=http://www.wizzard.rsamuel.me.uk/tourprog/mike.htm|title=Mike Burney|work=1973 Wizzard Tour Programme|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref>
'''Mike Burney''' (1 November 1938 – 13 November 2014) was an [[English people|English]] [[jazz]] [[saxophonist]], most notable for his tenure in [[Roy Wood]]'s [[Wizzard]].<ref name="wizzardprog">{{cite web|url=http://www.wizzard.rsamuel.me.uk/tourprog/mike.htm|title=Mike Burney|work=1973 Wizzard Tour Programme|accessdate=4 November 2009|archive-date=1 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101175827/http://www.wizzard.rsamuel.me.uk/tourprog/mike.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Between 1968 and 1970, Burney was in [[Billy Fury]]'s backing band. Following this, he was a member of [[Wizzard]], playing on records such as "[[I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday]]". He also wrote its [[b-side]], "Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H.A.)".
Between 1968 and 1970, Burney was in [[Billy Fury]]'s backing band. Following this, he was a member of [[Wizzard]], playing on records such as "[[I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday]]". He also wrote its [[b-side]], "Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H.A.)".


More recently, he worked with the Million-Airs Big Band & Concert Orchestra and spent eight years with The [[Syd Lawrence Orchestra]].<ref name="oldhorns">{{cite web|url=http://oldhornsband.com/meet_the_band.html|title=Meet the Band|work=The Old Horns Band|accessdate=2009-11-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105200758/http://oldhornsband.com/meet_the_band.html|archivedate=5 January 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also worked on a joint project with other Wizzard members called The Old Horns Band.<ref name="oldhorns" /> He had a [[Artist in residence|residency]] at [[Miller & Carter]] in [[Sutton Coldfield]].<ref name="suttonpark">{{cite web|url=http://www.millerandcarter.co.uk/restaurants/east-and-west-midlands/millerandcartersuttonpark|title=The Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield|work=[[Miller & Carter]]|publisher=[[Mitchells & Butlers]]|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref> He died on 13 November 2014, days after his 76th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-11-14/wizzard-star-mike-burney-dies-aged-70/|title=Wizzard star Mike Burney dies aged 70|work=ITV|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/wizzard-star-mike-burney-who-8112432|title=Wizzard star Mike Burney, who also played with The Beach Boys, Sammy Davis Junior and Bob Hope has died|work=Birmingham Mail|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>
More recently, he worked with the Million-Airs Big Band & Concert Orchestra and spent eight years with The [[Syd Lawrence Orchestra]].<ref name="oldhorns">{{cite web|url=http://oldhornsband.com/meet_the_band.html|title=Meet the Band|work=The Old Horns Band|accessdate=4 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105200758/http://oldhornsband.com/meet_the_band.html|archivedate=5 January 2009}}</ref> He also worked on a joint project with other Wizzard members called The Old Horns Band.<ref name="oldhorns" /> He had a [[Artist in residence|residency]] at [[Miller & Carter]] in [[Sutton Coldfield]].<ref name="suttonpark">{{cite web|url=http://www.millerandcarter.co.uk/restaurants/east-and-west-midlands/millerandcartersuttonpark|title=The Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield|work=[[Miller & Carter]]|publisher=[[Mitchells & Butlers]]|accessdate=4 November 2009}}</ref> He died on 13 November 2014 at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-11-14/wizzard-star-mike-burney-dies-aged-70/|title=Wizzard star Mike Burney dies aged 70|work=ITV|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/wizzard-star-mike-burney-who-8112432|title=Wizzard star Mike Burney, who also played with The Beach Boys, Sammy Davis Junior and Bob Hope has died|work=Birmingham Mail|accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref>


==Session and live work==
==Session and live work==
Burney toured, accompanied and sessioned with [[Chaka Khan]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Memphis Slim]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Ruby Turner]], [[Adam Faith]], [[Bob Hope]], [[Cliff Richard]], [[Cilla Black]], [[Dionne Warwick]] and [[Matt Monro]];<ref name="bearwood">{{cite web|url=http://www.bearwoodjazz.co.uk/visitors/burney.html|title=Mike Burney|work=Bearwood Jazz|accessdate=2009-11-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516230923/http://www.bearwoodjazz.co.uk/visitors/burney.html|archivedate=16 May 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> covering a range of [[blues]], [[jazz]] and [[big band]] genres.
Burney toured, accompanied and sessioned with [[Chaka Khan]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Memphis Slim]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Ruby Turner]], [[Adam Faith]], [[Bob Hope]], [[Cliff Richard]], [[Cilla Black]], [[Dionne Warwick]] and [[Matt Monro]];<ref name="bearwood">{{cite web|url=http://www.bearwoodjazz.co.uk/visitors/burney.html|title=Mike Burney|work=Bearwood Jazz|accessdate=4 November 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516230923/http://www.bearwoodjazz.co.uk/visitors/burney.html|archivedate=16 May 2008}}</ref> covering a range of [[blues]], [[jazz]] and [[big band]] genres.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 3 April 2024

Mike Burney
Burney playing saxophone live
Burney with Wizzard in 1974
Background information
Birth nameMichael Burney
Born(1938-11-01)1 November 1938
Birmingham, England
Died13 November 2014(2014-11-13) (aged 76)
GenresJazz, pop, glam rock
Instrument(s)Flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

Mike Burney (1 November 1938 – 13 November 2014) was an English jazz saxophonist, most notable for his tenure in Roy Wood's Wizzard.[1]

Early life[edit]

Burney was born in the Great Barr area of Birmingham, and educated at Bromsgrove College of Further Education.[1]

Career[edit]

Between 1968 and 1970, Burney was in Billy Fury's backing band. Following this, he was a member of Wizzard, playing on records such as "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday". He also wrote its b-side, "Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H.A.)".

More recently, he worked with the Million-Airs Big Band & Concert Orchestra and spent eight years with The Syd Lawrence Orchestra.[2] He also worked on a joint project with other Wizzard members called The Old Horns Band.[2] He had a residency at Miller & Carter in Sutton Coldfield.[3] He died on 13 November 2014 at the age of 76.[4][5]

Session and live work[edit]

Burney toured, accompanied and sessioned with Chaka Khan, The Beach Boys, Sammy Davis, Jr., Petula Clark, Memphis Slim, Steve Winwood, Ruby Turner, Adam Faith, Bob Hope, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black, Dionne Warwick and Matt Monro;[6] covering a range of blues, jazz and big band genres.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mike Burney". 1973 Wizzard Tour Programme. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Meet the Band". The Old Horns Band. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  3. ^ "The Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield". Miller & Carter. Mitchells & Butlers. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Wizzard star Mike Burney dies aged 70". ITV. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Wizzard star Mike Burney, who also played with The Beach Boys, Sammy Davis Junior and Bob Hope has died". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Mike Burney". Bearwood Jazz. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.

External links[edit]

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