Eddie Clarke
Edward Allan "Fast Eddie" Clarke (born October 5, 1950 in Twickenham , † January 10, 2018 in London ) was a British rock guitarist. He became known to a wider audience as the guitarist of the English band Motörhead .
life and career
Clarke was a member of the classic Motörhead line-up with Lemmy Kilmister and Phil Taylor from 1976 to 1982 . Clarke's most important achievements during this period include the albums Overkill , Bomber , Ace of Spades and Iron Fist , with which the British made their international breakthrough.
The live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith , released in 1981, was the first rock live album to hit number 1 in the UK charts . Clarke was considered one of the outstanding guitarists on the island at this time, but this was more due to Motörhead's surprising success and revolutionary music style than to his technical skills.
After disagreement about the musical career of the band, he left the group during the Iron Fist tour in North America in the spring of 1982 and was replaced by Brian Robertson . Clarke founded his own band Fastway , with which he was unable to build on the international success with Motörhead.
On January 10, 2018, Clarke died at the age of 67 in a hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia .
Discography
With Motörhead
- 1977 Motorhead
- 1979 overkill
- 1979 bomber
- 1980 Ace of Spades
- 1981 No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
- 1982 Iron Fist
- 1984 No Remorse (partially)
With Fastway
- 1983: Fastway
- 1984: All Fired Up
- 1986: Waiting for the Roar
- 1987: Trick or Treat
- 1988: On Target
- 1990: Bad Bad Girls
- 1991: Say What You Will (Live)
- 1998: On Target Reworked (newly recorded On Target songs plus newly recorded older material)
- 2011: Eat Dog Eat
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roisin O'Connor: Eddie Clarke dead: Motorhead guitarist and co-founder dies aged 67 . The Independent , January 11, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Scott Munro: Motorhead ex “Fast” Eddie Clarke dead at 67 . teamrock.com , January 11, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018.
- ↑ Motörhead guitarist: "Fast" Eddie Clarke is dead , Spiegel Online , January 11, 2018
Web links
- Official website of Eddie Clarke
- Obituary in the New York Times , Jan. 11, 2017
Latest Members: Lemmy Kilmister | Phil Campbell | Mikkey Dee
Former members: Michael Burston | Eddie Clarke | Pete Gill | Brian Robertson | Phil Taylor | Larry Wallis
Studio albums: Motörhead (1977) | Overkill (1979) | Bomber (1979) | Ace of Spades (1980) | Iron Fist (1982) | Another Perfect Day (1983) | Orgasmatron (1986) | Rock 'n' Roll (1987) | 1916 (1991) | March ör Die (1992) | Bastards (1993) | Sacrifice (1995) | Overnight Sensation (1996) | Snake Bite Love (1998) | We Are Motörhead (2000) | Hammered (2002) | Inferno (2004) | Kiss of Death (2006) | Motörizer (2008) | The Wörld Is Yours (2010) | Aftershock (2013) | Bad Magic (2015)
Live albums, EPs and compilations: On Parole (1975/1979) | What's Words Worth (1978) | The Golden Years (1980) | St. Valentines Massacre (with Girlschool) (1981) | No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981) | Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers (1982) | Live (1983) | No Remorse (1984) | The Birthday Party - Tenth Anniversary (1985) | Nope Sleep at All (1988) | The Best of Motörhead: All the Aces (1993) | Everything Louder than Everyone Else (1999) | Best of Motörhead (25 Years) (2000) | Motörhead Going to Lulea (2000) | Blitzkrieg on Birmingham 77 (2001) | “25 & Alive” Böneshaker (2001) | Live at Brixton Academy (2003) | Stone Deaf Forever (2004) | Stage Fright (2005) | Inferno 30th Anniversary Special Edition (2005) | Better Motörhead than Dead / Live at Hammersmith (2007) | The Essential (2007) | The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 1 (2011) | The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 2 (2012) | Clean Your Clock (2016) | Under Cöver (2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clarke, Eddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clarke, Edward Allan (real name); Fast Eddie (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th October 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 2018 |
| Place of death | London |