Mick Grabham
Mick Grabham (born January 22, 1948 in Sunderland , England ) is a British rock and blues guitarist.
Life and career
Grabham played (under the pseudonym Mike Graham ) from 1968 to 1969 in the pop band Plastic Penny , which landed some hits in Great Britain.
In 1969 he founded the band Cochise , which played rock music with borrowings from country and hard rock and released three albums from 1970 to 1972.
In 1972 he recorded a solo album entitled Mick the Lad .
From 1973 to 1977 Grabham was guitarist with the band Procol Harum , where he indirectly replaced Robin Trower and added his blues-rock sound to borrowings from country and folk . He played a total of four studio albums with Procol Harum and only left the band shortly before they were due to break up.
In 1975 he worked with Procol Harum drummer BJ Wilson on the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.
In 1979 Grabham played in the band Bandit and played on the album Partners in Crime . To this day he only appears sporadically, for example on some reunions of Procol Harum and appearances in the R&B trio Los Amigos .
Web links
- Page about Grabham on procolharum.com
- detailed description of Grabham's career ( memento from April 2, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Mick Grabham at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grabham, Mick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British rock and blues guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sunderland |