Phil Spalding
- Дата народження:
- 19.11.1957
- Дата смерті:
- 05.02.2023
- Категорії:
- Музикант, Рок-музикант, гітарист
- Громадянство:
- англієць
- Кладовище:
- Встановіть кладовищі
Philip Trevor Spalding (19 November 1957 – 5 February 2023) was an English bass player.
He was best known as a session musician and player of Fender Precision Bass guitars. He played and appeared with performing artists such as Mike Oldfield, Mick Jagger, Seal, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Elton John and Randy Crawford.
At an early age he was a successful child model and appeared in a television advertisement for Smiths Crisps. Spalding was a computer operator for a high street bank, before joining rock artist Bernie Tormé in 1976. Later he joined Original Mirrors before beginning a collaboration with Toyah, in December 1980. Whilst with The Toyah band he recorded and co-wrote songs for studio albums and toured with the band, until 1983. Later he was a member of GTR and Mike Oldfield's band. He later appeared on albums by Michel Polnareff, Suggs, Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue.
Spalding also recorded all bass tracks on The Lion King soundtrack studio album.
As someone formerly affected by hepatitis C, he appeared on BBC Oxford on 28 July 2008 to promote a vaccine trial for the disease. Spalding started a patient support group called Hep C Positive in Swindon, and worked with the charity Liver4Life to raise awareness of hepatitis C.
In February 2012 he joined the Simon Townshend band for the 'Secret Weapon' UK tour in support of the album Looking Out, Looking In. Spalding played bass with The Who at their promotional acoustic concerts at Pryzm in Kingston, London on 12 February 2020.
Spalding was a Freemason and was a member of Westminster City School Lodge no. 4305. He died in February 2023, at the age of 65.
Discography
With GTR
- GTR (1986)
- King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents GTR (1997)
With Ray Charles
- Strong Love Affair (1996)
With Robbie Williams
- Sing When You're Winning (2000)
- Escapology (2002)
With Kylie Minogue
- Light Years (2000)
With Geri Halliwell
- Passion (2005)
With Skin
- Fleshwounds (2003)
With Judie Tzuke
- Under the Angels (1996)
With Terence Trent D'Arby
- Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987)
With Max Bacon
- The Higher You Climb (1995)
- From the Banks of the River Irwell (2022)
With Delta Goodrem
- Mistaken Identity (2004)
With Roger Taylor
- Happiness? (1994)
With Roger Chapman
- Hybrid and Lowdown (1990)
With Julia Downes
- Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (1983)
With Beverley Knight
- Affirmation (2004)
With Marcella Detroit
- Jewel (1994)
With Randy Crawford
- Play Mode (2000)
With Joe Cocker
- Across from Midnight (1997)
With Melanie C
- Reason (2003)
With Michel Polnareff
- Kāma-Sūtra (1990)
With Matthew Sweet
- Inside (1986)
With Elton John
- Duets (1993)
With Mick Jagger
- Goddess in the Doorway (2001)
Джерело: wikipedia.org
немає місць
Iм'я зв'язок | Тип відносин | Опис | ||
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1 | Джо Ко́кер | Коллега | ||
2 | Ray Charles | Коллега |
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