| Trevor Burton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Trevor Ireson |
| Born | 9 March 1944 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Bass |
| Associated acts | The Move Steve Gibbons Band |
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Danny King & The Mayfair Set
Trevor Burton started playing guitar at a young age and was leading his own group called The Everglades by 1963. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In 1964 he joined Danny King & The Mayfair Set, along with Keith Smart (drums, formerly of The Everglades), Roger Harris (keyboards), Denis Ball (bass) and vocalist King. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The band cut a couple of singles but could not break outside the Birmingham area. Burton accepted an inviation from other Birmingham musicians to form The Move in January 1966, remaining with them until February 1969[1]. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The Move were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s from Birmingham, England, and were among the most popular British bands to not find any success
Balls
Burton was originally rumoured to be forming a new group with Noel Redding from The Jimi Hendrix Experience. David "Noel" Redding ( December 25, 1945 &ndash May 11, 2003) was an English Rock and roll guitarist best "The Experience" redirects here For other uses of this term see Experience (disambiguation. Nothing came of this although Burton and Redding did share an apartment in London at that time. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Burton then teamed up with Steve Gibbons who fronted the long-established Birmingham group The Uglys. Steve Gibbons is a rock vocalist from Birmingham, UK The Dominettes Steve Gibbons started his professional life as a plumbers’ apprentice in Harbourne Steve Gibbons is a rock vocalist from Birmingham, UK The Dominettes Steve Gibbons started his professional life as a plumbers’ apprentice in Harbourne Burton and Gibbons, along with Uglys' rhythm section Keith Smart and Dave Morgan, plus the keyboardist Richard Tandy created a new Birmingham supergroup to be named Balls[2]. David 'Dave' Morgan (born 19 August 1942, in Birmingham) is a musician who has always remained on the verve of major success A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists Richard Tandy (born 26 March 1948, in Birmingham, England) is best known as the keyboard player in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after
Balls was managed by one-time Moody Blues/Move manager Tony Secunda. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Tony Secunda ( 24 August 1940 - 12 February 1995) was a British manager of rock groups in the 1960s Following in the trend of Chris Blackwell's Traffic, Secunda arranged for the new group to "get it together" in the country at a rented cottage on the Berkshire Downs and also hired Traffic's record producer Jimmy Miller for the group's recording sessions. Chris Blackwell (born June 22, 1937) is the founder of Island Records. Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing James 'Jimmy' Miller ( 23 March[[ 942]] - 22 October 1994) was a Brooklyn born Record producer, who produced albums for The Spencer With Secunda arranging a large Malcolm McLaren style cash advance from the record company, the group started to compose and record new material while playing a few local gigs. Malcolm McLaren (born Malcolm Robert Andrew Edwards on January 22 1946 in London) is an English Impresario and musician In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Morgan left during the summer of 1969, to be replaced by Denny Laine, ex-singer/guitarist of The Moody Blues. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. But Balls split at the end of 1969, with Tandy joining The Move (for live gigs only), then Electric Light Orchestra, and Smart eventually joining Wizzard. Wizzard were a Birmingham -based band formed by Roy Wood, former member of The Move and co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra Balls reconvened as a quartet the following summer, with Laine, Burton, former Plastic Ono Band drummer Alan White and vocalist Jackie Lomax. The Plastic Ono Band was a conceptual supergroup formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 before the dissolution of The Beatles. Alan White (born 14 June 1949 is an English Rock and roll Drummer best known for his 34 years of work with the Progressive rock band John Richard 'Jackie' Lomax (b 10 May 1944, Wallasey, Cheshire, England) is a British Guitarist and singer/songwriter Lomax was soon replaced by the returning Gibbons, and ex-Spooky Tooth drummer Mike Kellie replaced White in January 1971[3]. Spooky Tooth were an English Progressive rock band from the late 1960s Mike Kellie (born Michael Kellie, 24 March 1947 in Birmingham) is an English Drummer.
Despite the obvious potential of the group, it was unfortunate that the only record release was a solitary single that did not come out until September 1971 by which time Balls had ceased to exist. A gramophone The song "Fight For My Country" was a spirited anti-war anthem, composed and sung by Burton, and also included backing vocals from Steve Gibbons and Denny Laine, who played bass guitar on the track.
Raymond Froggatt and The Pink Fairies
Burton worked with Biringham vocalist Ray Froggatt until 1975. He also guested with the Pink Fairies during this period[4]. The Pink
Steve Gibbons Band
After Balls, Steve Gibbons joined the Birmingham group The Idle Race which eventually became the Steve Gibbons Band. The Idle Race were an English cult Rock group from Birmingham in the late 1960s and early '70s Steve Gibbons is a rock vocalist from Birmingham, UK The Dominettes Steve Gibbons started his professional life as a plumbers’ apprentice in Harbourne Burton joined in April 1975, and the group enjoyed a hit single in 1976 with the Chuck Berry song, "Tulane" as well as touring America extensively[5]. A hit single is a recorded track or single that has become very popular Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The Trevor Burton Band
Burton left Steve Gibbons in in 1983 to form his own band. They started performing twice weekly at the Red Lion, Sparkbrook, Birmingham with a line-up including sax player Steve Ajao. In 1985 the band recorded an LP entitled Double Zero (BARLP1), now a collectors item, featuring Stuart Ford (slide guitar), Crumpy (bass), Tony Baylis (drums) and Ben Annon (percs). The band has gone through a number of iterations: perhaps the most famous member was the former Uglys/Balls/Move/ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy. he then had a new drummer by the name of Bill Jefferson.
The Move resurrected
Former Move drummer Bev Bevan had been touring as "Bev Bevan's Move" since 2004, augmented on occasion by Trevor Burton. Bev Bevan (born Beverley Bevan on 24 November 1944 in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England) is an English rock Burton joined permanently in 2007. The Autumn 2007 tour is billed as "The Move featuring Trevor Burton and Bev Bevan"[6].
Notes
- ^ Birmingham Beatsters, Peter Frame's Rock Family Trees, Omnibus Press, 1980
- ^ Birmingham Beatsters, Peter Frame's Rock Family Trees, Omnibus Press, 1980
- ^ Birmingham Beatsters, Peter Frame's Rock Family Trees, Omnibus Press, 1980
- ^ Birmingham Beatsters, Peter Frame's Rock Family Trees, Omnibus Press, 1980
- ^ Birmingham Beatsters, Peter Frame's Rock Family Trees, Omnibus Press, 1980
- ^ Bev Bevan interview with Johnnie Walker, BBC Radio 2, 20 September 2007
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