BANDS:
- Nigel Bagge Band
- Robin Bibi Band
- Sonny Black Band
- Andy Bown Band
- Andy Cortes Band
- Val Cowell Band
- Paul Cox Band
- Fluke
- Fulson Stillwell Band
- Jamie Marshall Band
- Steven Dale Petit Band
- Frankie Reid Band
- Storyteller
BIOGRAPHY:
Veteran bassist, one of his first bands in the 60s was Fulson Stillwell Band.
STORYTELLER
After the 1st album, Rod Clark leaves Storyteller, being substituted by Chris Belshaw:
Their 2nd album, More pages, was produced by Andy Bown alone. It contains the contribution of Henry Spinetti on drums who was to join the band, and Harry Beckett on trumpet and flugelhorn.
Now with Henry Spinetti, this is the new lineup in 1971:
But the band finally parted ways in that same year 1971.
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STORYTELLER #3 |
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Caroline Attard † vocals | Terry Durham vocals | Roger Moon guitar, vocals | Mike Rogers guitar, vocals | Chris Belshaw bass, vocals |
Their 2nd album, More pages, was produced by Andy Bown alone. It contains the contribution of Henry Spinetti on drums who was to join the band, and Harry Beckett on trumpet and flugelhorn.
Now with Henry Spinetti, this is the new lineup in 1971:
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STORYTELLER #4 |
1971 |
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Caroline Attard † vocals | Terry Durham vocals | Roger Moon guitar, vocals | Chris Belshaw bass, vocals | Henry Spinetti drums |
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But the band finally parted ways in that same year 1971.
ANDY BOWN BAND
In 1972 Micky Waller joins Andy Bown band:
They stayed together only that year. The album Gone to my head includes guest appearances from Peter Frampton (Andy Bown's bandmate in The Herd), Jimmy Horowitz (keyboards) and a superb vocal section: Lesley Duncan, Caroline Attard & Liza Strike.
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ANDY BOWN BAND #? |
1972 |
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Andy Bown guitar, keyboards, vocals | Chris Belshaw bass | Micky Waller † drums |
They stayed together only that year. The album Gone to my head includes guest appearances from Peter Frampton (Andy Bown's bandmate in The Herd), Jimmy Horowitz (keyboards) and a superb vocal section: Lesley Duncan, Caroline Attard & Liza Strike.
FRANKIE REID BAND
This was the usual lineup for Frankie Reid And Powerhouse:
Frankie Reid And Powerhouse changed to a quintet for a brief time:
Along the years, many friends and mates sat with the band, such as John Hawken.
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FRANKIE REID BAND #? |
? |
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Frankie Reid vocals | John Gourd guitar | Chris Belshaw bass | Craig Collinge drums |
Frankie Reid And Powerhouse changed to a quintet for a brief time:
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FRANKIE REID BAND #? |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankie Reid vocals | John Gourd guitar | Chris Belshaw bass | Greg McGregor sax | Craig Collinge drums |
Along the years, many friends and mates sat with the band, such as John Hawken.
AND THEN
I have a big gap in Chris Belshaw musical activities since then. Help, please!
In the last years, he has been playing with many blues guitarists (Nigel Bagge, Robin Bibi, Andy Cortes, Steve Dale Petit, etc), but I don´t have enough info for listing lineups, years and discography...
He also plays helping some bands, such as Fluke, although I think he´s not a permanent member.
In the last years, he has been playing with many blues guitarists (Nigel Bagge, Robin Bibi, Andy Cortes, Steve Dale Petit, etc), but I don´t have enough info for listing lineups, years and discography...
He also plays helping some bands, such as Fluke, although I think he´s not a permanent member.
ROBIN BIBI BAND
Robin Bibi, apart from playing in Stealing Dan (and Don), also leads his own Robin Bibi Band. I don´t know about exact lineups, so I just mention some of his usual players. If someone can help me with additional info, it would be very welcomed:
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ROBIN BIBI BAND #? |
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Robin Bibi vocals, guitar | + some from this list: | Chris Belshaw bass | Tony Marten bass | Martin York | Ed Spevock drums | Hans Ferrao drums | Geoff Cooper drums | Paul Robinson drums |
JAMIE MARSHALL BAND
This is one of the lineups for the Jamie Marshall Band:
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JAMIE MARSHALL BAND #? |
? |
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Jamie Marshall vocals | Grahame White † guitar | Chris Belshaw bass | Karl Hampson drums |
ROBIN BIBI BAND
Around 2004, he was playing with Robin Bibi along with veteran drummer Ed Spevock, but I don´t know the names of the other musicians. Help, please...
NIGEL BAGGE BAND
Around 2004, he and Ed Spevock were also playing with Nigel Bagge. Again, I don´t know the names of the other musicians.
SONNY BLACK BAND
Sometime during the last years, Sonny Black returned to a more acoustic approach, being backed only by bassist Chris Belshaw. They also played together in November 2008:
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SONNY BLACK BAND #? |
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Sonny Black guitar, vocals | Chris Belshaw bass |
VAL COWELL BAND
In June 2006, Val Cowell acted in a benefit gig with his mate Richard Hayes (they are the leaders of Bad Influence), with a new rhythm section:
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VAL COWELL BAND #? |
Jun 2006 |
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Val Cowell vocals | Richard Hayes guitar | Chris Belshaw bass | Richard Fletcher drums |
PAUL COX TIM HAIN BAND
In December 2006, Paul Cox and Tim Hain join forces for a charity gig, with a special lineup including musicians of both bands, under the name of The Tim Hain Paul Cox Band:
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PAUL COX BAND #? |
Dec 2006 |
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Paul Cox vocals | Tim Hain guitar, vocals | Mike Summerland guitar | Chris Belshaw bass | Prince drums |
DISCOGRAPHY: (4 albums known to me - Status: In progress)
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (4 credits)
- Storyteller - Storyteller (1970)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Rod Clark, Terry Durham, Roger Moon, Mike Rogers, Henry Spinetti (RIP: Caroline Attard)
- Guests: (RIP: Harry Beckett)
- Producer: Andy Bown, Peter Frampton
- Technical: Jerry Boys
- Comments: CD reissue contains 6 bonus tracks, taken from their 2nd album, More pages. That´s why in the reissue we can find later members such as Chris Belshaw or Henry Spinetti.
- More pages - Storyteller (1971)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Terry Durham, Roger Moon, Mike Rogers, Henry Spinetti (RIP: Caroline Attard)
- Guests: (RIP: Harry Beckett)
- Producer: Andy Bown
- Gone to my head - Andy Bown (1972)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Andy Bown (RIP: Micky Waller)
- Guests: Peter Frampton, Liza Strike (RIP: Caroline Attard, Lesley Duncan)
- Producer: Jimmy Horowitz
- Sweet William - Andy Bown (1973)
- Members: Chris Belshaw, Andy Bown, Glen LeFleur, Nico Ramsden
- Guests: B J Cole, Sue Glover, Skaila Kanga, David Katz, Sunny Leslie (RIP: Caroline Attard, Barry De Souza, Lesley Duncan, Jack Rothstein)
- Producer: Jimmy Horowitz
- Comments: Sweet William features Nico Ramsden (guitar), BJ Cole (pedal steel guitar), Chris Belshaw (bass), Jimmy Horowitz (celeste, arranger and producer), Barry De Souza (drums), Glen LeFleur (drums, percussion), Skaila Kanga (harp), and vocals by Lesley Duncan, Sunny Leslie, Sue Glover and Caroline Attard.
THANKS:
Very Special Thanks to:
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Chris Belshaw mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Caroline Attard (4)
Andy Bown (4)
Harry Beckett (2)
Lesley Duncan (2)
Terry Durham (2)
Peter Frampton (2)
Jimmy Horowitz (2)
Andy Knight (2)
Roger Moon (2)
Mike Rogers (2)
Page created by Miguel Terol on: 05/January/2010 - Last modified on: 27/July/2010. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
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