Clive Edwards
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Clive Edwards is a drummer
, who is best known as a former member of the British band
, UFO
(from August 1989 to June 1993).
Clive also features on the Bronz second album " Carried By The Storm " link title released on 01/01/10.
bands
that have included outstanding guitarists, such as Pat Travers
, Brian Robertson
(Wild Horses
), Uli Jon Roth (Electric Sun
), Bernie Marsden
, John Cale
, and Laurence Archer
of Medicine Head
, and UFO
. He is now with the off-shoot X-UFO.
There are also many other projects outside just hard rock, such as working with Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer
with Zaine Griff, and also Sally Oldfield
.
Clive Edwards has played on many albums, most famously the acclaimed UFO albums High Stakes & Dangerous Men, Headstone, Lights Out in Tokyo Live and the legendary Uli Roth Earthquake
. Clive Edwards formed a new band in 2007 called WireHead. He is also involved with the re-formed British heavy rock band Stampede who toured in the summer of 2009 and also the AWE Band.
Clive Edwards started playing at an early age, and formed a band with Ian Raines while they were at school together called Stallion. They made an appearance on a BBC Television
show for Schools and later went on to become Rococo
. A lot of this early information can be found on the Rococo web site. After the Rococo recordings, Clive has gone on to recorded and performed with UFO, X-UFO, Bronz, Wild Horses
, Pat Travers
, Phil Lynott
, Dave Stewart
, Annie Lennox
, John Cale
, Ollie Halsall
, Micky Moody
, Bernie Marsden
, SOS
, Chris Thompson, Lionheart
, Uli Jon Roth, Electric Sun
, Neil Merryweather
and Grand Prix. The full list of recordings seen here can be found on Clive's own web pages.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, who is best known as a former member of the British band
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
(from August 1989 to June 1993).
Clive also features on the Bronz second album " Carried By The Storm " link title released on 01/01/10.
Career
Clive Edwards is probably best known for playing with hard rockHard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
bands
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
that have included outstanding guitarists, such as Pat Travers
Pat Travers
Patrick Henry "Pat" Travers is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid-1970s...
, Brian Robertson
Brian Robertson
Brian "Robbo" David Robertson is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known for his work with Thin Lizzy and Motörhead.-Early life:...
(Wild Horses
Wild Horses (British band)
Wild Horses were a British rock band, active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.-History:Wild Horses was formed in the summer of 1978 by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson and ex-Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain...
), Uli Jon Roth (Electric Sun
Electric Sun
Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums between 1979 and 1985....
), Bernie Marsden
Bernie Marsden
-External links:*...
, John Cale
John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
, and Laurence Archer
Laurence Archer
Laurence Archer is a guitarist. He is notable for his work with British rock bands, UFO and Phil Lynott's Grand Slam. He was also a member of Wild Horses, Medicine Head and Rhode Island Red with Gary Leiderman Bass , Manolo Antonana Drums and frontman/actor/writer Mike Dyer before temporarily...
of Medicine Head
Medicine Head
Medicine Head were a British blues rock band, active in the 1970s. Their biggest single success was in 1973, with "One and One is One", a Number 3 hit in the UK Singles Chart.-Main personnel:The group worked as a duo for most of its career, consisting of...
, and UFO
UFO (band)
UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
. He is now with the off-shoot X-UFO.
There are also many other projects outside just hard rock, such as working with Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
with Zaine Griff, and also Sally Oldfield
Sally Oldfield
Sally Oldfield is a singer-songwriter, and the sister of the composers Mike Oldfield and Terry Oldfield.-Early life:...
.
Clive Edwards has played on many albums, most famously the acclaimed UFO albums High Stakes & Dangerous Men, Headstone, Lights Out in Tokyo Live and the legendary Uli Roth Earthquake
Earthquake (album)
Earthquake is the first album from Uli Jon Roth's Electric Sun band. It was released in 1979 by Metronome GmbH.-Track listing:* All compositions by Uli Roth# Electric Sun 5:16# Lilac 2:49# Burning Wheels Turning 6:41# Japanese Dream 3:52...
. Clive Edwards formed a new band in 2007 called WireHead. He is also involved with the re-formed British heavy rock band Stampede who toured in the summer of 2009 and also the AWE Band.
Clive Edwards started playing at an early age, and formed a band with Ian Raines while they were at school together called Stallion. They made an appearance on a BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
show for Schools and later went on to become Rococo
Rococo (band)
Rococo were a London based English progressive rock band, initially operating in the 1970s.-Career:Always leaning towards the alternative, underground rock scene, they also promoted their own gigs, appeared at the Windsor Free Festival and the anti-Establishment hippy community centre, The...
. A lot of this early information can be found on the Rococo web site. After the Rococo recordings, Clive has gone on to recorded and performed with UFO, X-UFO, Bronz, Wild Horses
Wild Horses (British band)
Wild Horses were a British rock band, active during the late 1970s and early 1980s.-History:Wild Horses was formed in the summer of 1978 by ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson and ex-Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain...
, Pat Travers
Pat Travers
Patrick Henry "Pat" Travers is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid-1970s...
, Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician who first came to prominence as a founding member, principal songwriter, and frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy....
, Dave Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
, Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
, John Cale
John Cale
John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
, Ollie Halsall
Ollie Halsall
Peter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
, Micky Moody
Micky Moody
Michael Joseph "Micky" Moody is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden he founded the Moody Marsden Band, and later, The Snakes...
, Bernie Marsden
Bernie Marsden
-External links:*...
, SOS
SOS
SOS is the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal...
, Chris Thompson, Lionheart
Lionheart (band)
-History:Lionheart was a British hard rock band formed in late 1980, originally featuring singer Jess Cox , guitarist Dennis Stratton , guitarist Steve Mann , bassist/vocalist Rocky Newton , and drummer Frank Noon .They made their debut one Saturday night at the Marquee Club in...
, Uli Jon Roth, Electric Sun
Electric Sun
Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums between 1979 and 1985....
, Neil Merryweather
Neil Merryweather
Neil Merryweather is a Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter...
and Grand Prix. The full list of recordings seen here can be found on Clive's own web pages.
Bernie Marsden's SOS
- Reading Rock Volume One (1982)
- The Friday Rock Show Sessions (1982)
UFO
- UFO - Headstone (1983)
- High Stakes & Dangerous Men (1992)
- Lights Out In Tokyo Live (1992)
- Live TNT - UFO (1994)
- Doctor Doctor (1995)
- UFO The X-Factor: Out There & Back (1998)
- Then and Now (2002)
- One of Those Nights - The Anthology (2006)
Compilations
- Guitar Legends
- Metal Gods (2005)
- Metal Mania
- The History of Rock
- Metal
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metalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
compilationCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
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