Linda Taylor [vocals]:
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:Fantastic vocalist, Linda Taylor has sung with the best British acts.
GONZALEZ
Oh, this is hard to track! Gonzalez was a British band, formed around 1971, whose members weren't a stable lineup. The lineup could include from 10 up to 30 musicians. As Chris Mercer told me, Mick Eve was the leader, and Chris himself was co-leader.
Linda was their female lead singer by the time of ´Haven't stopped dancin´´ years, and eventually left, to return later to backup singing.
The third album, Shipwrecked, features this lineup:
- Linda Taylor (vocals)
- Gordon Hunte (guitar)
- Lenny Zakatek (guitar)
- Steve Waller (guitar, vocals)
- John Giblin (bass)
- Roy Davies (keyboards)
- Chris Mercer (sax)
- Bud Beadle (sax)
- Mick Eve (sax)
- Steve Gregory (sax)
- Ron Carthy (trumpet)
- Colin Jacas (trombone)
- Martin Drover (horns)
- Bobby Stignac (drums)
- Richard Bailey (drums)
For some reason, it seems that Haven't stopped dancin´, released in 1979, is a reissue of Shipwrecked (released in 1977).
In their fifth album, Move it to the music, there are new changes:
- Linda Taylor (vocals)
- Alan Marshall (vocals)
- Tim Cansfield (guitar, vocals)
- Hugh Bullen (bass)
- Roy Davies (keyboards)
- Chris Mercer (sax)
- Bud Beadle (sax)
- Ron Carthy (trumpet)
- Colin Jacas (trombone)
- Martin Drover (horns)
- Bobby Stignac (drums)
- Sergio Castillo (drums)
Their last album was Watch your step, but I don't know the lineup, as I don't have it. Help, please!
Without any human form to include here all their members, they continued playing together, in their own albums as Gonzalez, as well as in many other albums by different artists, until 1986, when founder member Roy Davies died. Many of the members kept on playing together in a new band, Cayenne.
Some others members who played in Gonzalez are:
- Rosko Gee (bass, later in Can and Traffic)
- Max Middleton also used to play live with them from time to time in the 70s. They were a happy family, weren't they?
And there are some other players that I still have to confirm if they were members of Gonzalez. Please, if someone can help me with this info, it would be very appreciated. These are:
- Janice Hoyte (vocals)
- Winston Delandro (guitar)
- Phil Chen (bass)
- Kuma Harada (bass)
- Jerome Rimson (bass)
- Mark Smith (bass)
- Randy Hope-Taylor (bass)
- Kevin Robinson (trumpet)
- Gerry Conway (drums)
- Trevor Murrell (drums)
Gonzalez played in Spain while opening for Bob Marley & The Wailers:
I guess I´m missing Steve Gregory, Bud Beadle and Roy Davies from the lineup, along with other members (the drummer?). I don´t know the exact lineup, so any help would be very appreciated, please.
Linda was their female lead singer by the time of ´Haven't stopped dancin´´ years, and eventually left, to return later to backup singing.
The third album, Shipwrecked, features this lineup:
- Linda Taylor (vocals)
- Gordon Hunte (guitar)
- Lenny Zakatek (guitar)
- Steve Waller (guitar, vocals)
- John Giblin (bass)
- Roy Davies (keyboards)
- Chris Mercer (sax)
- Bud Beadle (sax)
- Mick Eve (sax)
- Steve Gregory (sax)
- Ron Carthy (trumpet)
- Colin Jacas (trombone)
- Martin Drover (horns)
- Bobby Stignac (drums)
- Richard Bailey (drums)
For some reason, it seems that Haven't stopped dancin´, released in 1979, is a reissue of Shipwrecked (released in 1977).
In their fifth album, Move it to the music, there are new changes:
- Linda Taylor (vocals)
- Alan Marshall (vocals)
- Tim Cansfield (guitar, vocals)
- Hugh Bullen (bass)
- Roy Davies (keyboards)
- Chris Mercer (sax)
- Bud Beadle (sax)
- Ron Carthy (trumpet)
- Colin Jacas (trombone)
- Martin Drover (horns)
- Bobby Stignac (drums)
- Sergio Castillo (drums)
Their last album was Watch your step, but I don't know the lineup, as I don't have it. Help, please!
Without any human form to include here all their members, they continued playing together, in their own albums as Gonzalez, as well as in many other albums by different artists, until 1986, when founder member Roy Davies died. Many of the members kept on playing together in a new band, Cayenne.
Some others members who played in Gonzalez are:
- Rosko Gee (bass, later in Can and Traffic)
- Max Middleton also used to play live with them from time to time in the 70s. They were a happy family, weren't they?
And there are some other players that I still have to confirm if they were members of Gonzalez. Please, if someone can help me with this info, it would be very appreciated. These are:
- Janice Hoyte (vocals)
- Winston Delandro (guitar)
- Phil Chen (bass)
- Kuma Harada (bass)
- Jerome Rimson (bass)
- Mark Smith (bass)
- Randy Hope-Taylor (bass)
- Kevin Robinson (trumpet)
- Gerry Conway (drums)
- Trevor Murrell (drums)
Gonzalez played in Spain while opening for Bob Marley & The Wailers:
GONZALEZ #1 |
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Linda Taylor vocals | Lenny Zakatek vocals | Alan Marshall vocals | Bobby Stignac vocals, percussion | Colin Jacas vocals, trombone | Ron Carthy † trumpet |
Mick Eve sax | Chris Mercer sax | + many others, unknown to me. Help! |
I guess I´m missing Steve Gregory, Bud Beadle and Roy Davies from the lineup, along with other members (the drummer?). I don´t know the exact lineup, so any help would be very appreciated, please.
Other info on members of Gonzalez (I know up to 48 members) | |
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Already covered (6): | Hugh Bullen, Sergio Castillo, Gordon Hunte, Chris Mercer, Nick Newell, Bobby Stignac |
To be covered (41): | Robert Ahwai, Louise Arthurworrey, Richard Bailey, Bud Beadle, Tim Cansfield, Ron Carthy, George Chandler, Phil Chen, Gerry Conway, Roy Davies, Winston Delandro, Carl Douglas, Martin Drover, Mick Eve, Steve Ferrone, Rosko Gee, John Giblin, Steve Gregory, Malcolm Griffiths, Kuma Harada, DeLisle Harper, Preston Heyman, Randy Hope-Taylor, Janice Hoyte, Colin Jacas,... up to 41 musicians. |
THE SECRET POLICEMAN CONCERT BAND
In 1981, several musicians and actors (from Monty Python) arranged to play 4 concerts in benefit of Amnesty International. There were great performers there, like Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton (playing together!), Phil Collins, Sting (his first solo appearance, he still was in The Police), Donovan, Bob Geldof, etc. The grand finale of these shows consisted of a massive jam playing Dylan's ´I shall be released´. The unusual lineup of this band was (be ready!):
There is also a video from that concert, but the tracks are slightly different. At least in my copy, the Beck/Clapton appearance is reduced to 2 songs, and Pete Townshend appears here, with a performance from 1980. The setlist for the live album is: Sting (2 tracks), Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton (3 tracks), Bob Geldof (1 track), Phil Collins with Daryl Stuermer (2 tracks), Donovan with Danny Thompson (2 tracks), the all-star band (1 track - the one featuring Doreen).
THE SECRET POLICEMAN CONCERT BAND #1 |
1981 |
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Sting vocals, guitar | Jeff Beck guitar | Eric Clapton guitar | John Etheridge guitar | Neil Innes guitar | Ray Russell guitar |
Mo Foster bass | Neil Murray bass | John Altman keyboards | Chaz Jankel keyboards | Paul Cosh trumpet | Martin Drover trumpet |
Digby Fairweather trumpet | Mark Isham trumpet | Mel Collins sax | Jeff Daly sax | Malcolm Griffiths trombone | Mike Henry horns |
Simon Phillips drums | Sharon Campbell backing vocals | Doreen Chanter backing vocals | Phil Collins backing vocals | Chris Cross backing vocals | Donovan backing vocals |
Sheena Easton backing vocals | Bob Geldof backing vocals | Micky Moody backing vocals | Tom Robinson backing vocals | Linda Taylor backing vocals | Midge Ure backing vocals |
There is also a video from that concert, but the tracks are slightly different. At least in my copy, the Beck/Clapton appearance is reduced to 2 songs, and Pete Townshend appears here, with a performance from 1980. The setlist for the live album is: Sting (2 tracks), Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton (3 tracks), Bob Geldof (1 track), Phil Collins with Daryl Stuermer (2 tracks), Donovan with Danny Thompson (2 tracks), the all-star band (1 track - the one featuring Doreen).
Other info on members of The Secret Policeman Concert Band (I know up to 30 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Doreen Chanter |
Old pages (3): | Jeff Beck, Neil Murray, Ray Russell |
To be covered (21): | John Altman, Sharon Campbell, Eric Clapton, Mel Collins, Phil Collins, Paul Cosh, Jeff Daly, Martin Drover, John Etheridge, Digby Fairweather, Mo Foster, Malcolm Griffiths, Mike Henry, Neil Innes, Mark Isham, Chaz Jankel, Micky Moody, Simon Phillips, Tom Robinson, Sting, Midge Ure |
Not enough info (4): | Chris Cross, Donovan, Sheena Easton, Bob Geldof |
ART OF NOISE
This is the live band for Art Of Noise for their 1986 world tour:
ART OF NOISE #? |
1986 |
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Anne Dudley keyboards | J J Jeczalik keyboards | + | Linda Taylor vocals | Pepi Lemer vocals | Katie Humble vocals |
Dave Bronze bass | Simon Morton percussion | Paul Robinson drums |
Other info on members of Art Of Noise (I know up to 8 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Dave Bronze |
To be covered (4): | Anne Dudley, Katie Humble, Simon Morton, Paul Robinson |
Not enough info (2): | J J Jeczalik, Pepi Lemer |
GO WEST
In 1987, this was the superb touring band for Go West:
GO WEST #? |
1987 |
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Peter Cox vocals | Richard Drummie guitar, keyboards, vocals | Alan Murphy † guitar | Jaz Lochrie bass | Peter Adams keyboards | Jim Copley drums |
Linda Taylor backing vocals | Maggie Ryder backing vocals | Mo Birch backing vocals |
Other info on members of Go West (I know up to 22 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Jaz Lochrie |
Old pages (5): | Sylvia Mason-James, Alan Murphy, Pino Palladino, Maggie Ryder, Peter John Vettesse |
To be covered (15): | Catte Adams, Peter Adams, Tony Beard, Mo Birch, Richard Brook, Jim Copley, Peter Cox, Richard Drummie, Graham Edwards, Gavin Harrison, Toby Hounsham, Katie Humble, Carol Kenyon, Gary Stevenson, Dave West |
MIKE OLDFIELD BAND
In 1992, this is the Mike Oldfield Band assembled for the performance of Tubular Bells II:
MIKE OLDFIELD BAND #? |
1992 |
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Mike Oldfield guitar | Edie Lehmann vocals | Susannah Melvoin vocals | Jackie Quinn vocals | Linda Taylor vocals | Hugh Burns guitar |
Jay Stapley guitar | Alan Limbrick guitar | John Parricelli banjo, mandolin | Gerry McKenna banjo | Laurence Cottle bass | Craig Pruess keyboards |
Richard Cottle keyboards | Dave Hartley keyboards | Yitkin Seow keyboards | Pete Clarke violin | Ben Hoffnung percussion | Alasdair Malloy percussion |
Ian Thomas drums | Robin Smith conductor |
Other info on members of Mike Oldfield Band (I know up to 55 members) | |
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Already covered (3): | Laurence Cottle, Morris Pert, Tim Renwick |
Old pages (2): | Mike Oldfield, Maggie Reilly |
To be covered (49): | Kevin Ayers, David Bedford, Phil Beer, Steve Broughton, Hugh Burns, Pete Clarke, Ginny Clee, Richard Cottle, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Jon Field, Fred Frith, Mike Frye, Anthony Glynne, John Greaves, Dave Hartley, Steve Hillage, Tim Hodgkinson, Ben Hoffnung, Edie Lehmann, Jeff Leigh, Pete Lemer, Alan Limbrick, Jody Linscott, Alasdair Malloy,... up to 49 musicians. |
CHRIS REA BAND
In early 1993, this was the Chris Rea Band:
Linda also appears singing in countless adverts.
   11 BANDS (WITH 24 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
   4 ALBUMS FOR 4 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
   2 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
   1 SOUNDTRACKS:
   73 SESSIONS (FOR 64 ARTISTS):
CHRIS REA BAND #? |
1993 |
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Chris Rea vocals, guitar | Robert Ahwai guitar | Tommy Willis guitar | Sylvin Marc bass | Max Middleton keyboards | Kevin Leach keyboards |
Martin Ditcham drums, percussion | Mick Wilson backing vocals | Linda Taylor backing vocals |
Other info on members of Chris Rea Band (I know up to 24 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Jeff Seopardie, Jerry Stevenson |
Old pages (1): | Colin Hodgkinson |
To be covered (20): | Robert Ahwai, Martin Ditcham, Neil Drinkwater, Dave Dryden, Ed Hession, Tony Hicks, Paul Hirsh, Gilson Lavis, Kevin Leach, Sylvin Marc, Dave Mattacks, Max Middleton, Eoghan O´Neill, Kevin Powell, Adrian Rea, Chris Rea, Pete Shaw, Graham Watson, Tommy Willis, Mick Wilson |
Linda also appears singing in countless adverts.
   11 BANDS (WITH 24 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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Art Of Noise |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Jocelyn Brown Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Julien Clerc Band |   | 5 RECORDINGS:
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Epo Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Go West |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gonzalez |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Mike Oldfield Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chris Rea Band |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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The Secret Policeman Concert Band |   |  
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Shakatak |   |  
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Linda Taylor Band |   | 4 RECORDINGS:
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   4 ALBUMS FOR 4 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
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Cayenne |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Middleton & Ahwai |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Morrissey-Mullen |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chris Simpson Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   2 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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   1 SOUNDTRACKS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
Spitting Image |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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   73 SESSIONS (FOR 64 ARTISTS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
Marc Almond Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Herbie Armstrong Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Art Of Silence |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Martin Barre Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Graham Bell Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Steve Beresford Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The Breakfast Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Sam Brown Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Burning The Bridge |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Paul Carrack Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Judy Cheeks Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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John Scott Cree Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Croisette |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Celine Dion Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Dr John Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Espirito |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Joe Fagin Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mike Figgis Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gloria Gaynor Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Edyta Gorniak Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Johnny Halliday Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Paul Hardcastle Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Debbie Harry Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Justin Hayward Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Marcia Hines Band |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Engelbert Humperdinck Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Neil Innes Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Edna B Jerano Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Tom Jones Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Martyn Joseph Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Nick Kamen Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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B B King Band |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Inger Lise Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Johnny Logan Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Manfred Mann Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Sandy Marton Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mike + The Mechanics |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Frankie Miller Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gary Moore Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Maria Muldaur Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Nail Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gary Numan Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Kai Olsson Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chris Rainbow Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Right Said Fred |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Demis Roussos Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jennifer Rush Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bill Sharpe Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Mort Shuman Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Peter Smith Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Alain Souchon Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Roy Sundholm Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Yukihiro Takahashi |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Chris Thompson Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Toyah Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Virginia Wolf |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Loudon Wainwright III Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Johnny Warman Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Florence Warner Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Susan Wells Band |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Snowy White Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Mark Williamson Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Paul Young Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Zucchero Band |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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QUESTIONS:
01. Was Linda a member of The Street Angels? Who were the band members (maybe Milton Brown, Ray Shell and Charita Thomas)?
02. Has Linda toured with Marvin Gaye? When?
03. Was Linda a member of Cayenne?
04. Linda also sang for a big band led by Gordon Hunte around 1978, with members of Gonzalez, but don´t know if the band name was Sox or The North Side Rhythm & Blues Ensemble. Can someone help, please?
05. Did Linda sing for Sugar Cane?
06. Did Linda sing together with Alan Price?
07. Did Linda sing with Incognito and The Warriors? Live or only in the studio?
08. Is she the same vocalist that was a member of Abbacadabra or Magna Carta?
RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 26
Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:
From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:
From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:
From the great site DME (by Dmitry M. Epstein), we have fantastic interviews:
Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
Assorted links:
- Gary Moore - GAZ's WWW page (by Ole-Johan Backman)
- Jeff Beck webpage (by Bill Armstrong)
- Simon Phillips (by Hans Waalwijk & Richard Szydlowski)
RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 4
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Linda Taylor, please, also write me with the link.
- The Secret Policeman Concert Band - I Shall Be Released (1981) The Secret Policeman Concert Band live in 1981. (Resolution: 360)
- Go West - Little Caesar & Missing Persons Go West live in 1987. (Resolution: 240)
- Go West - True Colours Go West live in 1987. (Resolution: 240)
- Go West - Eye To Eye Go West live in 1987. (Resolution: 240)
Featuring: John Altman, Jeff Beck, Sharon Campbell, Doreen Chanter, Eric Clapton, Mel Collins, Phil Collins, Paul Cosh, Chris Cross, Jeff Daly, Donovan, Martin Drover, Sheena Easton, John Etheridge, Digby Fairweather, Mo Foster, Bob Geldof, Malcolm Griffiths, Mike Henry, Neil Innes, Mark Isham, Chaz Jankel, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Simon Phillips, Tom Robinson, Ray Russell, Sting, Linda Taylor, Midge Ure.
Featuring: Peter Adams, Mo Birch, Jim Copley, Peter Cox, Richard Drummie, Jaz Lochrie, Alan Murphy, Maggie Ryder, Linda Taylor.
Featuring: Peter Adams, Mo Birch, Jim Copley, Peter Cox, Richard Drummie, Jaz Lochrie, Alan Murphy, Maggie Ryder, Linda Taylor.
Featuring: Peter Adams, Mo Birch, Jim Copley, Peter Cox, Richard Drummie, Jaz Lochrie, Alan Murphy, Maggie Ryder, Linda Taylor.
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Linda Taylor mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
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Peter Van Hooke (16)
Martin Drover (12)
Carol Kenyon (12)
Christopher Neil (12)
Simon Hurrell (11)
Max Middleton (11)
Tim Renwick (11)
Alan Carvell (10)
Martin Ditcham (10)
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