Andy Mackay

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Andy Mackay on stage during a concert with Roxy Music, LG Arena, Birmingham, January 2011

Andrew "Andy" Mackay (born July 23, 1946 in Lostwithiel , Cornwall , England ) is a British musician , best known as the saxophonist of the art rock group Roxy Music .

Life

Mackay grew up in London . He attended Reading University, where he befriended fellow student Brian Eno . In 1971 he answered an ad from Bryan Ferry , who was looking for a keyboardist for his band Roxy Music. Mackay played the saxophone and oboe , but he also owned a synthesizer and was therefore accepted into the band. Brian Eno, who actually had no musical training at all, learned to work with synthesizers and thus also joined the band. Mackay was also a full-time music teacher at the Holland Park Comprehensive School at the time.

Mackay became known at Roxy Music for his duckwalk , an homage to the music of the 1950s, on saxophone solo.

He released two solo albums in the 1970s and composed the music for the album Rock Follies , which reached # 1 in the UK charts in 1976. Mackay also worked with Mott the Hoople , John Cale , Pavlov's Dog , Godley & Creme , Eddie & the Hot Rods, and 801 . In 1981 he published Electronic Music: The Instruments, The Music & The Musicians .

After Roxy Music disbanded in 1983, Mackay and Roxy Music guitarist joined Phil Manzanera to The Explorers together. The band recorded an album in 1985, the second album was released in 1988 under the artist name Manzanera & Mackay . Under this name they recorded two more albums, which included both old material from the Explorers and new.

Mackay finally recorded a Christmas album in 1989 with The Players , a band made up of English folk musicians. He also wrote music for British television.

Since 2001 he has been touring again with the reunited band Roxy Music.

Discography

Solo albums

  • In Search of Eddie Riff (1974)
  • Resolving Contradictions (1978)

Rock follies

  • Rock Follies (1976, UK: goldgold)
  • Rock Follies of '77 (1977)

Explorers / Manzanera and Mackay

  • The Explorers (1985)
  • Crack The Whip (1988)
  • Up In Smoke (1988)
  • The Explorers Live at the Palace (1997)
  • The Complete Explorers (2001)

Players

  • Christmas (1989)

swell

  1. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry • Andy Mackay • Phil Manzanera • Paul Thompson • Colin Good
Brian Eno • Eddie Jobson • Graham Simpson • Rik Kenton • John Porter • Sal Maida • John Gustafson • John Wetton • Gary Tibbs • Alan Spenner • Paul Carrack • Andy Newmark
Studio albums

Roxy Music • For Your Pleasure • Stranded • Country Life • Siren • Manifesto • Flesh + Blood • Avalon

Live albums

Viva! • The High Road • Heart Still Beating • Concert Classics • Valentine • Concerto • Vintage • Ladytron • Reflection • Live

Singles

Love Is the Drug • Jealous Guy

personal data
SURNAME Mackay, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mackay, Andrew (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British musician
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Lostwithiel , Cornwall , England