Gerry Conway (musician)

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Gerry Conway (* 11. September 1947 in King's Lynn , Norfolk ) is an English folk - drummer .

In 1964, Conway began working with Alexis Korner . A year later he joined the band Eclection ; it was followed by the folk rock band Fotheringay . In 1970 he worked on Steeleye Span's debut album as a drummer. Until 1975 he played in the backing band of Cat Stevens . In the early 1980s, Conway became a member of Jethro Tull , of which he was a permanent member until 1982. However, he continued to play with the band on occasion. In 1990 he continued his career by joining Pentangle . Together with Jacqui McShee and Spencer Cozens , he founded a folk rock trio in 1994 , from which Jacqui McShee's Pentangle emerged. In 1998 he became the drummer at Fairport Convention .

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Jethro Tull
Mick Abrahams • Don Airey • Martin Allcock • Barriemore Barlow • Martin Barre • Clive Bunker • Paul Burgess • Gerry Conway • Glenn Cornick • Mark Craney • John Evan • Andrew Giddings • John Glascock • David Goodier • Jeffrey Hammond • Tony Iommi • Eddie Jobson • Dave Mattacks • Jonathan Noyce • John O'Hara • Florian Opahle • Dee Palmer • Dave Pegg • Doane Perry • Peter-John Vettese • Tony Williams
Studio albums

This Was • Stand Up • Benefit • Aqualung • Thick as a Brick • A Passion Play • War Child • Minstrel in the Gallery • Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! • Songs from the Wood • Heavy Horses • Stormwatch • A • The Broadsword and the Beast • Under Wraps • Crest of a Knave • Rock Island • Catfish Rising • Roots to Branches • J-Tull Dot Com • The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

personal data
SURNAME Conway, Gerry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British folk drummer
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH King's Lynn , Norfolk, England