Brian Davison
Brian Davison (born May 25, 1942 in Leicester , † April 15, 2008 in Horns Cross near Bideford , Devon ) was a British drummer . He was best known for his engagement in the progressive rock group The Nice .
biography
Brian Davison was born in 1942 to Bella and Jack Davison's second child. He was introduced to drumming through his uncle George Davison, a jazz drummer. His older brother Terry taught him to play. Davison then played in various skiffle groups. After finishing school, he initially became an expat for the London Evening Standard , but continued to play drums in his spare time.
In 1962, Davison joined the Mark Leeman Five , which were managed by Ken Pitt . There he earned his nickname "Blinky". After a single was released in 1965, singer Mark Leeman died in a car accident. Nevertheless, the band tried to continue with the new singer Roger Peacock , but after a year the group finally broke up.
Davison then played in the bands The Habits , Mike Cotton Sound and The Attack . After David O'List left the soul group The Attack to form The Nice with Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson , Davison also joined the newly formed group. After five albums, the band finally broke up in 1970. Davison then formed Every Which Way with singer Graham Bell . After the rather unsuccessful, self-titled debut album , the band broke up again. The reasons for this were to be found in differences with the record company and the resulting internal disputes.
Together with his old companions Lee Jackson and Patrick Moraz , he founded Refugee in 1973 . Her only album was released in 1974, after which Moraz migrated to Yes . The band broke up, and Davison joined Gong for a relatively short time . After he got serious drinking problems and his marriage failed, he retired from the music business.
In the 1980s he moved with his new partner Teri West from London to Devon , where he taught drums and percussion at a college in Bideford . He finally got his alcoholic illness under control when he joined Alcoholics Anonymous in 1988 .
In 2002 he participated in a brief reunion of The Nice. On April 15, 2008, the drummer died of a brain tumor .
Web links
- Brian Davison: Drummer with The Nice , obituary by Chris Welch in the Independent , April 22, 2008
- Obituary in The Times , April 26, 2008
- Obituary by Alan Clayson in the Guardian , June 20, 2008
Footnotes
- ^ Band information on Progarchives.com
- ^ Brian Davison in January 2004 , quoted on longhairmusic.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davison, Brian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blinky (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leicester |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 2008 |
| Place of death | Horns Cross at Bideford |