Monday, 25 January 2010

Jerry Stevenson (guitar)

BANDS:
  • English Assassin [1976-1977]
  • Chris Rea Band
  • Barbara Dickson Band
  • Be Sharp [1990-now]
  • Tony Hadley Band [1992]
  • Gary Brooker Band
  • Gambler
BIOGRAPHY:

ENGLISH ASSASIN

The band English Assassin was formed in 1976 by some musicians that later joined Dr. Feelgood, also a member of Mott The Hoople:

ENGLISH ASSASSIN #1
1976-1977
Nigel Benjamin
vocals
Phil Mitchell
bass
Ian Gibbons
keyboards
Kevin Morris
drums

They split in 1977. As far as I know, they didn't record any material.

CHRIS REA BAND

This was the Chris Rea Band that played in Ireland in December 1983:

CHRIS REA BAND #?
Dec 83
Chris Rea
vocals, guitar
Kevin Powell
bass
Kevin Leach
keyboards
Gilson Lavis
drums
+ some female backing vocalist. Help, please!

By they way, their concert in the German TV Beat Club program showed a female vocalist. Who was she?

This was the Chris Rea Band in 1984:

CHRIS REA BAND #?
1984
Chris Rea
vocals, guitar
Kevin Powell
bass
Kevin Leach
keyboards

But the Chris Rea Band was augmented with 2 additional members for part of the 1984 tour (around July):

CHRIS REA BAND #?
1984
Chris Rea
vocals, guitar
Kevin Powell
bass
Kevin Leach
keyboards
Graham Watson
keyboards
Martin Ditcham
percussion

BARBARA DICKSON BAND

Jerry played for a while in Barbara Dickson Band, but I haven´t been able to find proper info about lineups. Help, please...

In 1990, Dave Bronze joins Barbara Dickson Band:

BARBARA DICKSON BAND #?
1990
Barbara Dickson
vocals
+ others unknown to me. Help!
Be Sharpê
Be Sharpê
Be Sharpê

At the end of 1990, Stevenson, Bronze and Jenkins leave to form their own band Be Sharp.

BE SHARP

At the end of 1990, Be Sharp is formed from the inside of Barbara Dickson´s band:

BE SHARP #1
1990-Mar 91
êBarbara Dickson Band
êBarbara Dickson Band
êBarbara Dickson Band
Jerry Stevenson
guitar, vocals
Dr Feelgoodê

But Dave Bronze leaves them in March 1991 (to join Dr Feelgood). Years later (in 1997), they released a live album with this lineup, appropiately called Be Sharp Live!, recorded in 1991.
Another great bass player is recruited for Be Sharp, Andy Brown:

BE SHARP #2
1991-1997
Jerry Stevenson
guitar, vocals
Andy Brown †
bass

Andy Brown left them sometime during 1997.

TONY HADLEY BAND

This is the lineup for Tony Hadley Band circa May 1992:
TONY HADLEY BAND #?
1992
êBe Sharp
Tony Hadley
vocals
Kevin Miller
bass
Toby Chapman
keyboards
John Keeble
drums
Be Sharpê

They also recorded the album The state of play, with some contribution by Steve Lukather on guitar and backing vocals by Joe Pizzulo, Tommy Funderburk and Mark Spiro.
BE SHARP (continued)

The new bass player in Be Sharp is Gary Moxom:

BE SHARP #3
1997-?
Jerry Stevenson
(guitar, vocals)
Gary Moxom
(bass)
Bob Jenkins
(drums)

And now, the new bass player in Be Sharp is Darren Tingey:

BE SHARP #4
?
Jerry Stevenson
guitar, vocals
Darren Tingey
bass

GAMBLER

This is funny... Drummer Barry Sibbett has two bands: Gambler and Gambler Mk II. Gambler has appeared for more than 11 years every Monday at The Bear and Ragged Staff pub in Crayford, Kent, England. And Gambler Mk II does the same but on Thursdays with a slightly different lineup.

This is Gambler:

GAMBLER #
Kevin Miller
bass
Barry Sibbett
drums

AND MORE...

Jerry has also played live with Gary Brooker, but I´m still looking for that info.

As far as I know, he also appear in some other album by Olivia Gray (maybe Gfallne Angel), but haven´t been able to find them, so don´t know the titles. Help, please!

I need to check if Jerry is the producer of any of the CDs by Shea Rider.
DISCOGRAPHY: (28 albums known to me - Status: In progress)

ALBUMS AS PRODUCER (4 credits)
  • Live in London - Dr Feelgood (1990)

    • Members: Phil Mitchell, Kevin Morris, Steve Walwyn (RIP: Lee Brilleaux)
    • Producer: Jerry Stevenson
  • Electric Hamsterland - The Hamsters (09/1990)

  • They live by night - The Hamsters (2002)

  • Open all hours - The Hamsters (2004)

COMPILATIONS AS PRODUCER (1 credit)
  • Wolfman calling - the blues of Lee Brilleaux - Dr Feelgood (06/2003)

    • Members: The Big Figure, Dave Bronze, Ian Gibbons, Wilko Johnson, Gypie Mayo, Phil Mitchell, Kevin Morris, Gordon Russell, John B Sparks, Steve Walwyn (RIP: Lee Brilleaux)
    • Producer: Dave Charles, Bert De Coteaux, Nick Lowe, Jerry Stevenson, Mike Vernon, Big George Webley (RIP: Vic Maile)
ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (10 credits)
  • Wired to the moon - Chris Rea (1984)

    • Members: Robert Ahwai, Martin Ditcham, Kevin Leach, Dave Mattacks, Max Middleton, Eoghan O´Neill, Kevin Powell, Adrian Rea, Chris Rea, Jeff Seopardie, Jerry Stevenson
    • Guests: Dave Richards
  • Pier pressure - Be Sharp (1992)

  • Don´t think twice it´s all right - Barbara Dickson (1992)

    • Members: Barbara Dickson, Bob Jenkins, Jerry Stevenson, Pete Zorn (RIP: Andy Brown)
    • Guests: Martin Ditcham, Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Danny Thompson, Geraint Watkins (RIP: Tony Jackson, Gerry Rafferty)
    • Producer: Ian Lynn
  • The State of play - Tony Hadley (1992)

    • Members: Toby Chapman, Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Jerry Stevenson
    • Guests: Tommy Funderburk, Steve Lukather, Joe Pizzulo
    • Producer: Ron Nevison
  • Play this! - Be Sharp (1993)

  • Night by night - Be Sharp (1995)

  • Dark end of the street - Barbara Dickson (1995)

    • Members: Barbara Dickson, Troy Donockley, Ian Lynn, Jerry Stevenson, Pete Zorn
    • Guests: John ´Rabbit´ Bundrick, Dave Mattacks, Danny Thompson, Robert Wyatt
    • Producer: Pip Williams
  • Insert this - Be Sharp (1996)

  • Be Sharp live! - Be Sharp (1997)

  • Take us alive - Be Sharp ( - )

ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (1 credit)
  • The Prodigal stranger - Procol Harum (1991)

    • Members: Dave Bronze, Gary Brooker, Mark Brzezicki, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid, Henry Spinetti, Robin Trower
    • Guests: Stevie Lange, Maggie Ryder, Jerry Stevenson, Miriam Stockley
    • Technical: Ted Jensen
    • Comments: Probably Tim Renwick also appears here, uncredited.
COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (2 credits)
  • Two rooms - celebrating the songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin - VVAA (1991)

    • Guests: Oleta Adams, Dave Bargeron, Gene Black, Michael Boddicker, Jeff Bova, Michael Braun, Jack Bruno, John ´Rabbit´ Bundrick, Chris Cameron, Timmy Cappello, Eric Clapton, Alan Clark, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, Lyndon Connah, Ronnie Cuber, Roger Daltrey, Deric Dyer, Elliot Easton, Bob Feit, Steve Ferrone, Sammy Figueroa, Jeff Golub, Phil Grande, Richard Greene, Daryl Hall, Andy Hamilton, Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins, Steve Holley, Bruce Hornsby, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Darryl Jones, Carol Kenyon, Randy Kerber, Robbie Kondor, Michael Landau, Mike Love, Ian Lynn, George Marinelli, Ollie Marland, George Michael, John Miles, Charlie Morgan, Rob Mounsey, Billy Nicholls, Tessa Niles, Aldo Nova, John Oates, Pino Palladino, David Palmer, Jeff Peters, Greg Phillinganes, John Robinson, Carmine Rojas, Alan Rubin, Kevin Savigar, Leland Sklar, Chris Stainton, Carole Steele, T M Stevens, Jerry Stevenson, Rod Stewart, Sting, Neil Stubenhaus, Daryl Stuermer, Kasim Sulton, Don Teschner, Pete Townshend, Tina Turner, Ian Wilson, Steve Winwood, George Young (RIP: Michael Brecker, John Entwistle, Bob Mayo, Kenny Moore, Alan Murphy, Carl Wilson, Tom T-Bone Wolk, Rev Timothy Wright)
    • Producer: Trevor Horn, Chris Lord-Alge (RIP: Gus Dudgeon)
    • Technical: Steve Chase, Charles Paakkari
    • Comments: Tribute album to Elton John and Bernie Taupin, featuring Oleta Adams, The Beach Boys, Jon Bon Jovi, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, Hall & Oates, Bruce Hornsby, George Michael, Sinead O´Connor, Rod Stewart, Sting, Tina Turner, The Who and Wilson Phillips.
  • Dogs - the musical - VVAA (2007)

SESSIONS (3 credits)
  • When the pipers play - Isla St Clair (1998)

  • Miriam - Miriam Stockley (1999)

    • Members: Miriam Stockley
    • Guests: Andrew Findon, Ian Lynn, John Parricelli, Ray Russell, Jerry Stevenson
  • Temptation - Olivia Gray (12/2006)

ALBUMS AS TECHNICIAN (5 credits)
  • The Jimi Hendrix memorial concerts 1995 - The Hamsters (1996)

  • Eternal - Miriam Stockley (2006)

    • Members: Miriam Stockley
    • Guests: Snake Davis, Pete Zorn
    • Producer: Ian Lynn
    • Technical: Jerry Stevenson
  • The Flatiron suite - Sax Appeal (08/2006)

    • Members: Paul Booth, Mike Bradley, Mark Fletcher, Scott Garland, Bob McKay, Derek Nash, Gary Plumley, Adrian Revell
    • Guests: Peter Adams, Simon Carter, Russell Ferrante, Chip Stephens, Matt Wates
    • Technical: Jerry Stevenson
  • Gambler Mk II - Gambler Mk II ( - )

  • Brown source - Soul Survivors ( - )

    • Members: Roger Cotton, Paul Cox
    • Guests: Bob Jenkins, Nicky Moore, Geoff Whitehorn
    • Technical: Jerry Stevenson
    • Comments: 2CD live recorded as a tribute to the magnificent late bassist Andy Brown by some of his friends.
COMPILATIONS AS TECHNICIAN (2 credits)
  • Pet sounds - 10 years of Rodent rock - The Hamsters (1998)

    • Members: Barry Martin
    • Technical: Jerry Stevenson
    • Comments: Compilation with some unreleased live tracks.
  • Condensed Hamsters - The Hamsters (2000)

    • Members: Barry Martin
    • Technical: Jerry Stevenson
    • Comments: Compilation originally released on tape.
RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 4


From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:

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:
RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 15
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 Jerry Stevenson, please, also write me with the link.
THANKS:

Thanks to:
  • Andy Reynolds: for info on Gambler and Gambler Mk II (2010).
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    WHAT'S NEW:

    09/April/2010 - Modified the info about Gambler.
    25/January/2010 - Page added to the blog.
    RELATED MUSICIANS:

    Jerry Stevenson mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
    Bob Jenkins (8)
    Ian Lynn (7)
    Rev Otis Elevator (6)
    Barry Martin (6)
    Ms Zsa Zsa Poltergeist (6)
    Andy Brown (5)
    Pete Zorn (5)
    Dave Bronze (4)
    Miriam Stockley (3)
    Lee Brilleaux (2)
    Page created by Miguel Terol on: 25/January/2010 - Last modified on: 07/February/2011. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
    Please, note than you can check the indexes (musicians, bands, obituaries) at the top of this page.
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    1 comment:

    1. Anonymous8 April 2010 at 20:42

      Gambler is Jerry Stevenson (guitar), Kevin Miller (bass) and Barry Sibbett (drums) and for 11 1/2 years appeared every Monday at The Bear and Ragged Staff pub in Crayford, Kent, England, but the brewer has a new area manager and he has stopped music on the Mondays, the last being 05 April 2010!!
      Gambler II is Geoff Whitehorn (guitar) and Kevin, Barry and Andy (bad) Robinson (guitar 2) and appear at the same pub on Thursdays.
      Geoff also tours with Procul Harem, Paul Rogers and Roger Chapman and also toured with Elkie Brookes.
      The name Gambler I think is owned by Barry (Big John) Sibbet and whoever he has appearing with him.
      I'm actually off to see Gambler II (again) in just a few minutes.
      Hope this helps??
      Andy

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