KEITH GEMMELL info
Keith Gemmell
(sax, clarinet, flute)
NOTE: THIS PAGE IS NOT FINISHED!!!!!
Superb instrumentist, he was a member of interesting
band Audience, formed in 1969:
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Howard Werth (guitar, vocals)
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Trevor Williams (bass, vocals)
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Keith Gemmell (sax, clarinet,
flute)
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Tony Connor (drums)
Their first album was called Audience.
It was followed by Friend's friend's friend, recorded in
1970. The 3rd album was The house on the hill, produced by
Gus Dudgeon.
They included a 5th member:
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Howard Werth (guitar, vocals)
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Trevor Williams (bass, vocals)
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Nick Judd (keyboards)
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Keith Gemmell (sax, clarinet,
flute)
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Tony Connor (drums)
Their fourth album was Lunch, recorded
with help from Bobby Keys (sax) and Jim Price (horns). The band also recorded
the soundtrack for the movie Bronco bullfrog (aka Angel
Lane), composed by Howard Werth.
After Lunch, Keith left them and
joined the band Sammy in 1972:
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Geoff Sharkey (guitar, vocals)
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Paul Simmons (bass, vocals)
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Mick Hodgkinson (keyboards,
vocals)
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Keith Gemmell (sax, flute)
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Mick Underwood (drums)
They released a self-titled album, Sammy,
produced by Ian Gillan.
After Sammy, he joined the Roy Young Band, but
I don't have info about the lineups. Help, please!
Later, he joined Stackridge around 1973:
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Andrew Cresswell-Davis (drums,
vocals)
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Rod Bowkett (keyboards)
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Warren
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Jim 'Crun' Walter (bass)
-
Mike Evans
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Keith Gemmell (sax, flute)
Big changes happen in the band in the summer of 1974.
An old member of the band returns, Muter Slater:
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Andrew Cresswell-Davis (guitar,
vocals)
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Rod Bowkett (keyboards)
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Paul Karas (bass, vocals)
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Keith Gemmell (sax, flute)
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Michael 'Muter' Slater (sax,
flute)
-
Roy Morgan (drums)
More changes:
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Andrew Cresswell-Davis (guitar,
vocals)
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Jim 'Crun' Walter (bass)
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Keith Gemmell (sax, flute)
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Michael 'Muter' Slater (sax,
flute)
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Dave Lawson (keyboards)
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Pete Van Hooke (drums)
In 1975, Lawson leaves the band:
They recorded Mr. Mick, a conflictive
album, as the band wanted it to be a concept album, but the record label
didn't allow them to do that, forcing to include a Beatles cover, as well
as leaving some parts out of the album. Anyway, 20 years later, the band
has finally been able to release the album as they wanted, The complete
Mr. Mick. The album includes contributions by the wonderful Melanie
Harrold (aka Joanna Carlin) on vocals, and it was produced by Pete Gage
(guitarist in Vinegar Joe).
This was the live band:
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Andrew Cresswell-Davis (guitar,
keyboards, vocals)
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Jim 'Crun' Walter (bass)
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Keith Gemmell (sax, flute)
-
Michael 'Muter' Slater (sax,
flute)
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Pete Van Hooke (drums)
In 1976, while the band was touring promoting their
album Mr. Mick, drummer Pete Van Hooke suggests Ray Russell
to join them for the live lineup, thus Andrew Davis being able to concentrate
on keyboards:
The band folded soon after the tour finished.
Albums with Audience:
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Audience (1969)
(CD reissue: 1995, as The first Audience album, with bonus
tracks)
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Friend's friend's friend
(1970) (CD reissue: 1992, with 1 bonus track)
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The house on the hill
(1971)
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Lunch (1972, with
Jim Price, Bobby Keys)
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You can't beat them
(1973) (compilation with 1 unreleased track)
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Unchained (1992)
(compilation)
Albums with Sammy:
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Sammy (1972) (with
Mick Underwood)
Albums with Stackridge:
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Pinafore days
(1974, with Andrew Cresswell-Davis, Muter Slater, Crun Walter)
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Extravaganza (Feb
75, with Andrew Cresswell-Davis, Muter Slater)
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Mr. Mick (1976,
with Andrew Cresswell-Davis, Muter Slater, Crun Walter, Pete Van Hooke,
Dave Lawson)
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BBC Radio One live in
concert (1992, with Andrew Cresswell-Davis, Muter Slater, Crun
Walter) (live)
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The original Mr. Mick
(2000, with Andrew Cresswell-Davis, Muter Slater, Crun Walter, Pete Van
Hooke, Dave Lawson)
Sessions:
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Neil Innes (The Innes
book of records, 1979, with Bruce Lynch, Peter Van Hooke, Stuart
Elliott, Billy Livsey, Richard Brunton,
Mitch Dalton, Annie Kavanagh, Henry Lowther, Martin Drover)
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Neil Innes (Off the record,
1983, with Mitch Dalton, Ollie Halsall, Mo Foster, Paul Westwood, Morgan
Fisher, John Altman, Henry Lowther, Martin Drover, Malcolm Griffiths,
Chris Karan, Frank Ricotti, Pete Van Hooke, Bob
Wackett, Gary Taylor) (2LP)
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Delroy Washington (I sus,
1976, with Junior Marvin, Pat Thrall,
Eddie Thornton)
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Rico (Man from Wareika,
1977, with Junior Marvin, Phil Chen,
Tony Uter)
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Delroy Washington (Rasta,
1977, with Junior Marvin)
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Walkie Talkies (Surveillance,
1980, with Alan Murphy, Kim Beacon, Stuart Elliott, Gaspar Lawal)
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