The Musicians' Olympus: Mick Grabham (guitar)

BANDS:

BAND	PERIOD	DETAILS
Johnny Duncan´s Blue Grass Boys
The Fireflies
Fallout	[1964-1965]
Jazz Board	[1965-?]
Enterprise	[1967]
Chris Lamb & The Universals	[Dec 67]
Plastic Penny	[1967-1969]	2 recordings + 1 compilation
Cochise	[1969-?]	3 recordings + 1 compilation
Guitar Orchestra	[1971]	1 recording
Emitt Rhodes Band	[1971]
Pete Atkin Band	[Feb 72]
Hookfoot	[1973]
Procol Harum	[Sep 72-May 77]	7 recordings + 3 compilations
Bandit
Mick Grabham Band	[1978]	1 recording
Mickey Jupp Band	[1978]
The Dukes	[1979]
Fast Buck	[1980-1986]
Fats Domino Band
John Coghlan´s Diesel Band
Mick Grabham Band (again)
Rhode Island Red
Procol Harum (again)	[Jul 97]
Los Amigos	[1998-?]
Procol Harum (again)	[Sep 00]

BIOGRAPHY:

Great underrated guitarist (and also keyboardist), He is mostly known for being part of fantastic band Procol Harum, but before joining them, he had a very solid career, including a great solo album, as we'll see along this page. Mick Grabham was born in Sunderland, UK, on January 22, 1948. He went to school with Don Airey, and they keep their friendship since then.

Mick Grabham

JOHNNY DUNCAN´S BLUE GRASS BOYS

Mick Grabham´s first band was Johnny Duncan And The Bluegrass Boys, a combo that had featured many young luminaries that became famous later (such as future Shadows members Brian Bennett or Lickorice Locking, or guitar aces Joe Moretti and Big Jim Sullivan):

JOHNNY DUNCAN´S BLUE GRASS BOYS #?	?
Johnny Duncan † vocals, guitar	Mick Grabham guitar	+ others unknown to me. Help!

I haven´t any other details about Grabham´s stay in the band. Can someone help, please?

Other info on members of Johnny Duncan´s Blue Grass Boys (I know up to 15 members)
Already covered (3):	Tex Makins, Joe Moretti, Big Jim Sullivan
To be covered (8):	Brian Bennett, Tommy Brown, Johnny Butts, Johnny Duncan, Jack Fallon, Licorice Locking, John McLaughlin, Red Reece
Not enough info (3):	Tony Belcher, Kenny Packwood, Denny Wright

THE FIREFLIES

The Fireflies was a band active during the period from 1963 to 1967, when they were playing at all the dances, clubs and bars in Sunderland and the North East. This was the personnel list:

THE FIREFLIES #?				?
Mick Grabham guitar	Maurice Plues	Ashley Ross	Lindsay Ross	John Fair drums	Nigel Olsson drums

I don´t know if it was a stable lineup for all those years, or if there were more members. Can anybody give me more info, please?

Other info on members of The Fireflies (I know up to 6 members)
To be covered (1):	Nigel Olsson
Not enough info (4):	John Fair, Maurice Plues, Ashley Ross, Lindsay Ross

FALLOUT

Fallout was a R&B combo formed in the mid 60s (probably 1964):

FALLOUT #?			1964-1965
Bruce Lowes vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Eric Vincent guitar	Clive Edmunson bass	Nigel Olsson drums

But their personnel changed in 1965.

Fallout changed some members in 1965:

FALLOUT #?			1965
Bruce Lowes vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Brian Hughes bass	Nigel Olsson drums	+ others unknown to me. Help!

I´m not sure about the complete lineup, sorry. Was Jimmy Hall playing keyboards in the band at that time?

Other info on members of Fallout (I know up to 7 members)
To be covered (2):	Jimmy Hall, Nigel Olsson
Not enough info (4):	Clive Edmunson, Brian Hughes, Bruce Lowes, Eric Vincent

JAZZ BOARD

Around 1965, Mick Grabham was part of Jazz Board, a band who had evolved from the band Fallout:

JAZZ BOARD #?	?
êFallout	êFallout
Mick Grabham guitar	Nigel Olsson drums	+ others unknown to me. Help!

Other info on members of Jazz Board (I know up to 10 members)
To be covered (2):	Jimmy Hall, Nigel Olsson
Not enough info (7):	Les Gofton, Jimmy Hall, Brian Hughes, Bruce Lowes, George Muncaster, Roger Smith, Peter Watson

ENTERPRISE

From 1965 to 1967, this was the lineup for Enterprise, a band from Sunderland:

ENTERPRISE #?		1965-1967
Billy Elliott vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Dave ? bass	Barry Maddison drums

In 1967, Barry Maddison left to join the Army, being replaced by Nigel Olsson.

Around 1967, Nigel Olsson joined Enterprise:

ENTERPRISE #?		?
Mick Grabham guitar	Peter Watson bass	Nigel Olsson drums	+ others unknown to me. Help!

Other info on members of Enterprise (I know up to 5 members)
To be covered (1):	Nigel Olsson
Not enough info (3):	Billy Elliott, Barry Maddison, Peter Watson

CHRIS LAMB & THE UNIVERSALS

This was the last lineup for Chris Lamb & The Universals, when Mick Grabham joined them in December 1967:

CHRIS LAMB & THE UNIVERSALS #7				Dec 67
Brian Keith vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Tony Murray bass	Paul Raymond † keyboards	Chris Lamb † trumpet	Mort Sullivan sax
Plastic Pennyê	Plastic Pennyê	Plastic Pennyê	Plastic Pennyê

Nigel Olsson
drums

Plastic Pennyê

But, that same month, they parted ways, and most of them went to form Plastic Penny.

Other info on members of Chris Lamb & The Universals (I know up to 20 members)
To be covered (9):	Tony Dangerfield, Eddie, Brian Keith, John Lawson, Carlo Little, Foggy Lyttle, Nigel Olsson, Bill Parkinson, Paul Raymond
Not enough info (10):	Edie Andrews, Dave, Peter Jay, Chris Lamb, Alan Mac, Tony Murray, P J, Terry Parsons, Albert Rossi, Mort Sullivan

PLASTIC PENNY

Plastic Penny

Band formed around summer 1967. In fact, the first recording by Plastic Penny was Brian Keith on vocals plus sessionmen, but due to success, he hurried to form a real band:

PLASTIC PENNY #1			1967-?
êChris Lamb & The Universals	êChris Lamb & The Universals	êChris Lamb & The Universals	êChris Lamb & The Universals	êChris Lamb & The Universals
Brian Keith vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Tony Murray bass	Paul Raymond † keyboards	Nigel Olsson drums

And after some singles, vocalist Brian Keith left them.

Plastic Penny

Now, Plastic Penny was a quartet:

PLASTIC PENNY #2		?-1969
Mick Grabham guitar	Tony Murray bass	Paul Raymond † keyboards	Nigel Olsson drums

They released their first album, Two sides of a Penny, but split around mid 1969, before the release of their second album, Currency. They also have a collection of unreleased tracks called Heads you win, tails you lose.

After Plastic Penny´s breakup, Mick Grabham was asked to play some contracted gigs, so Nigel and him asked some friends to join them for those gigs:

PLASTIC PENNY #3		1969
Stewart Brown vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Fred Gandy bass	Nigel Olsson drums
			Spencer Davis Groupê

And then, a last Plastic Penny tour was scheduled when Nigel Olsson had already joined Spencer Davis Group, so Mick Grabham asked again some friends to join them for the gigs:

PLASTIC PENNY #4			1969
Stewart Brown vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	B J Cole pedal steel guitar	Rick Wills bass	John ´Willie´ Wilson drums
Cochiseê	Cochiseê	Cochiseê	Cochiseê	Cochiseê

Soon after, they changed their name to Cochise.

Other info on members of Plastic Penny (I know up to 10 members)
Old pages (2):	B J Cole, Rick Wills
To be covered (6):	Stewart Brown, Fred Gandy, Brian Keith, Nigel Olsson, Paul Raymond, John ´Willie´ Wilson
Not enough info (1):	Tony Murray

COCHISE

Cochise

Cochise was a unusual outfit. Being British, they performed a fine country-rock, somewhat in a Creedence Clearwater Revival vein. They were formed in 1969:

COCHISE #1			1969-?
êPlastic Penny	êPlastic Penny
Stewart Brown vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	B J Cole steel guitar	Rick Wills bass	John ´Willie´ Wilson drums

They released their first album, Cochise, in 1970. Soon after, Stewart Brown leaves the band.

John Gilbert becomes Cochise´s new vocalist:

COCHISE #2			?
John Gilbert vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	B J Cole steel guitar	Rick Wills bass	John ´Willie´ Wilson drums
				Quiverê

For their second album, Swallow tales, they were joined by some guests, like the superb Tim Renwick (guitar), the late Steve Marriott (piano, vocals), Caleb Quaye (piano), and Cal Batchelor.

But then, John 'Willie' Wilson left the band to join Tim Renwick and Cal Batchelor in Quiver.

Next to join Cochise is Roy O´Temro on drums:

COCHISE #3			?
John Gilbert vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	B J Cole steel guitar	Rick Wills bass	Roy O´Temro † drums
	Guitar Orchestraê

Unfortunately, after their third album, So far, Mick Grabham left. I think the band carried on for a while (who was Mick´s replacement? Does anybody know?) and then, Rick Wills also left and they finally parted ways.

There's also a compilation album, called Past loves.

Cochise

Other info on members of Cochise (I know up to 7 members)
Old pages (2):	B J Cole, Rick Wills
To be covered (4):	Stewart Brown, John Gilbert, Roy O´Temro, John ´Willie´ Wilson

GUITAR ORCHESTRA

This project was the brainchild of guitarists Ray Fenwick and Mick Grabham. In 1971, they recorded a self titled album, Guitar Orchestra, due to be released on 1972, but it remained unreleased until 1997! Originally, they wanted to form a real band, not just a studio project:

GUITAR ORCHESTRA #1		1971
	êCochise
Ray Fenwick guitar	Mick Grabham guitar	John Perry bass	Tony Newman drums

But I guess that when the album was shelved, the whole band project also fell apart.

Other info on members of Guitar Orchestra (I know up to 4 members)
To be covered (3):	Ray Fenwick, Tony Newman, John Perry

EMITT RHODES BAND

Around 1971, Emit Rhodes planned a British tour, so Mick Grabham was asked to prepare a backing band:

EMITT RHODES BAND #?		1971
Emitt Rhodes † vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Rick Wills bass	Tony Newman drums

Can someone help me with additional info, please?

Other info on members of Emitt Rhodes Band (I know up to 4 members)
Old pages (1):	Rick Wills
To be covered (1):	Tony Newman
Not enough info (1):	Emitt Rhodes

PETE ATKIN BAND

Around February 1972, Mick Grabham and Ray Fenwick backed Pete Atkin:

PETE ATKIN BAND #?			Feb 72
Pete Atkin vocals, keyboards, guitar	Ray Fenwick guitar	Mick Grabham guitar	Alan Jones bass	Stan Gorman drums

Other info on members of Pete Atkin Band (I know up to 25 members)
Already covered (2):	Les Davidson, Jeff Seopardie
To be covered (22):	Maurice Adamson, Pete Atkin, Mike Beale, Neil Campbell, Tony Coe, Steve Cooke, Terry Cox, Martin Drew, Ray Fenwick, Andy Fernbach, Harold Fisher, Herbie Flowers, Stan Gorman, Clive James, Alan Jones, Paul Keogh, Dick Levens, Mike Moran, Andy Munro, Roger Odell, Darryl Runswick, Dave Wintour

HOOKFOOT

The personnel in Hookfoot changes again, as Bob Kulick leaves the band. The bassist, Dave Glover, also left them, and for a while, they had the special collaboration of superb guitarist (and Caleb's friend) Mick Grabham, playing bass for one month until they got a permanent member:

HOOKFOOT #4		1973
Caleb Quaye guitar, vocals, keyboards	Ian Duck harmonica, vocals	Mick Grabham bass	Roger Pope † drums, vocals

Other info on members of Hookfoot (I know up to 10 members)
Already covered (2):	Roger Pope, Caleb Quaye
To be covered (6):	Ian Duck, Fred Gandy, Dave Glover, Bob Kulick, Bruce Roberts, Peter Ross
Not enough info (1):	Clive Bates

PROCOL HARUM

Procol Harum

New recruitment for Procol Harum in September 1972 was Mick Grabham, replacing former guitarist Dave Ball:

PROCOL HARUM #5				Sep 72-Jun 76
Gary Brooker vocals, keyboards	Mick Grabham guitar	Alan Cartwright † bass	Chris Copping keyboards	B J Wilson † drums	+

Keith Reid
lyrics

Grabham joined just in time to play in the sessions for the Grand Hotel album that had already been started with Dave Ball, but when Ball left, they re-recorded the guitar solos with Grabham (Dave Ball appears in the bonus tracks of the CD reissue though).

They released three albums with this lineup. In Exotic birds & fruit we can find old Mick colleague in Cochise, BJ Cole, on steel guitar.

Procol's ninth is a very good album, produced by the legendary ones Leiber & Stoller. I like it a lot!

Cartwright left the band in June 1976.

They were a superb band. I have some concerts from this lineup, and Mick Grabham rocks! With or without orchestra, he gave a touch of distinction to Procol Harum.

In 1999, it has been released a live album with this lineup, called BBC live in concert. It was recorded in 1974.

Procol Harum

When Alan Cartwright leaves the band in June 1976, another great musician enrichs this band, the great Pete Solley. So Chris Copping turns into bass tasks:

PROCOL HARUM #6				Jun 76-Feb 77
Gary Brooker vocals, keyboards	Mick Grabham guitar	Chris Copping bass	Pete Solley keyboards	B J Wilson † drums	+

Keith Reid
lyrics

They only released an album, Something magic. And then, Copping left in February 1977.

Procol Harum - from left to right: Gary Brooker, Pete Solley, Mick Grabham, Chris Copping - not visible: B J Wilson

Procol Harum - from left to right: Gary Brooker, Mick Grabham, Chris Copping, Pete Solley, B J Wilson

Procol Harum - from left to right: Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, B J Wilson

Procol Harum - from left to right: Gary Brooker, Mick Grabham, Pete Solley

Procol Harum - from left to right: Mick Grabham, Pete Solley, Chris Copping

To fill the bass seat in Procol Harum, Mick Grabham asked his buddy Dee Murray to join in February 1977:

PROCOL HARUM #7				Feb 77-May 77
Gary Brooker vocals, keyboards	Mick Grabham guitar	Dee Murray † bass	Pete Solley keyboards	B J Wilson † drums	+

Keith Reid
lyrics

They played their last gigs, but they finally dissolved in May 1977, when Grabham left them, although the fact wasn't announced till much later.

I have to say that Procol Harum came to life again much later, in 1991 (and they are still active!), but Mick Grabham was no more involved in the band in a regular basis, although he played with them in the 30th Anniversary of the band at Redhill in 1997, as we´re going to read below.

Procol Harum

BANDIT

Mick Grabham replaced Danny McIntosh:

BANDIT #3		?
Gerry Trew vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Tony Lester bass	Theodore Thunder drums

They recorded what was to be their 3rd album, but sadly it was never released.

Please note there is a great confusion about the album Partners in crime. There are two different editions with different cover art. One of them shows Mick Grabham while the other one doesn't show him. I'm trying to get more accurate info about this fact...

For live concerts, they were augmented with the great, late Alan Murphy:

BANDIT #4			?
Gerry Trew vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Alan Murphy † guitar	Tony Lester bass	Theodore Thunder drums

But they soon split.

Other info on members of Bandit (I know up to 11 members)
Already covered (1):	Theodore Thunder
To be covered (9):	Graham Broad, Jim Diamond, Tony Lester, James Litherland, Danny McIntosh, Alan Murphy, Gerry Trew, Cliff Williams, Laurie Wisefield

MICK GRABHAM BAND

Mick Grabham

Around 1978, Mick Grabham formed his own band:

MICK GRABHAM BAND #1		1978
Jim Nellis vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	John Gordon bass	Ian Byron drums

They recorded some tracks that appeared as bonus tracks in the CD reissue of Mick the lad, but their life was short.

MICKEY JUPP BAND

This was another short lived edition of Mickey Jupp Band in 1978:

MICKEY JUPP BAND #3		1978
Mickey Jupp vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	John Gordon bass	Ron Telemacque drums

Other info on members of Mickey Jupp Band (I know up to 34 members)
Already covered (3):	Dave Bronze, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Mac Poole
Old pages (1):	Pat Donaldson
To be covered (29):	Paul Atkinson, Dave Barnes, The Big Figure, John Bobin, Mick Brownlee, Bob Clouter, Ed Deane, John Denton, Ian Duck, Bob Fish, John Gordon, Lester Gordon, Pete Gosling, Joe Jones, Mickey Jupp, Dennis Masterton, Dave Mattacks, Colin Maxwell, Frank Mead, Paul Mitchell, Phil Mitchell, John Pugh, Joy Sarney, Ron Telemacque, Pete The Hat,... up to 29 musicians.

UNITED

Around 1978, United was formed as a sort of supergroup, with experienced players. This was one of the lineups after some initial changes:

UNITED #?				1978
Gary Pickford-Hopkins † vocals	Dave Tedstone guitar	Mick Grabham guitar	Andy Pyle bass	John Gosling keyboards	Ron Berg drums

Grabham was replaced by another great one, James Litherland.

Other info on members of United (I know up to 10 members)
Already covered (1):	Gary Pickford-Hopkins
Old pages (2):	Ron Berg, Andy Pyle
To be covered (5):	Graham Foster, John Gosling, James Litherland, Dennis Stratton, Dave Tedstone
Not enough info (1):	Dave Edwards

THE DUKES

The Dukes carried on with Mick Grabham:

THE DUKES #4			1979
Miller Anderson guitar, vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Charlie Tumahai † bass, vocals	Ronnie Leahy keyboards	Nick Trevisick drums

But they folded soon after.

Other info on members of The Dukes (I know up to 7 members)
Already covered (1):	Miller Anderson
Old pages (1):	Jimmy McCulloch
To be covered (4):	Colin Allen, Ronnie Leahy, Nick Trevisick, Charlie Tumahai

FAST BUCK

From 1980 to 1984, Mick Grabham played with the band Fast Buck:

FAST BUCK #?		1980-1984
Andy Locke guitar, vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Dave Kerr-Clemenson bass	Mike Baron drums

But in 1984, Andy Locke left them.
From 1984 to 1986, Fast Buck were reduced to a trio:

FAST BUCK #?	1984-1986
Mick Grabham guitar	Dave Kerr-Clemenson bass	Mike Baron drums

Other info on members of Fast Buck (I know up to 14 members)
Already covered (1):	Andy Brown
To be covered (12):	Mike Baron, Tony Connor, Dick Dastardly, Steve Dixon, Scott Gorham, Rob Grant, Ed Hamilton, Harvey Hinsley, Dave Kerr-Clemenson, Eddie Leach, Andy Locke, Mike Simmonds

FATS DOMINO BAND

Mick Grabham played a tour with legendary rocker Fats Domino, but I need more details:

FATS DOMINO BAND #?	?
Fats Domino † vocals, piano	Mick Grabham guitar	+ others unknown to me. Help!

Other info on members of Fats Domino Band (I know up to 23 members)
To be covered (3):	Lee Allen, Herbert Hardesty, Pete Thomas
Not enough info (19):	Dave Bartholomew, Clarence Brown, Elliot Callier, Erving Charles Jr, Fats Domino, David Douglas, Reginald Hall, Reggie Houston, Smokey Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Fred Kemp, Walter Kimble, Walter Lastie, Roger Lewis, Carlton McWilliams, Jimmie Moliere, Roy Montrell, Frederick Sheppard, Maurice Simon

JOHN COGHLAN´S DIESEL BAND

In 1987, Mick Grabham replaced Micky Moody in John Coghlan´s Diesel:

JOHN COGHLAN´S DIESEL BAND #?		1987-1988
Ray Minhinnett guitar, vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Charlie McCracken bass	John Coghlan drums

But Mick left in 1988, being replaced by Bernie Marsden.

Sometime between 1987 and 1988, when Charlie McCracken wasn´t available, Andy Pyle played with John Coghlan´s Diesel:

JOHN COGHLAN´S DIESEL BAND #?		?
Ray Minhinnett guitar, vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Andy Pyle bass	John Coghlan drums

Other info on members of John Coghlan´s Diesel Band (I know up to 42 members)
Already covered (3):	John Gustafson, Chris Parren, Jim Rodford
Old pages (6):	Don Airey, Ian Ellis, Bernie Marsden, Ray Minhinnett, Neil Murray, Andy Pyle
To be covered (30):	Jeff Bannister, Mark Booty, Andy Bown, Hilly Briggs, Jeff Brown, Paul Carr, Chick Churchill, John Coghlan, Gordon Edwards, John Fiddler, Mike Grady, John Heywood, Dave Lloyd, Jackie Lynton, Leo Lyons, Ray Majors, Phil May, Mac McCaffrey, Noel McCalla, Charlie McCracken, Micky Moody, Colin Pattenden, Graham Preskett, Rob Sas, Mickey Simmonds,... up to 30 musicians.
Not enough info (2):	Jon Bowers, Ian Campbell

MICK GRABHAM BAND (again)

In the mid-late 1980s, Mick Grabham teamed up with Rick Wills again, and with Don Airey (Keyboards) and played a number of informal live gigs, including a regular spot in the Cambridgeshire village:

MICK GRABHAM BAND #1			1978
Neil Cook vocals	Mick Grabham guitar	Rick Wills bass	Don Airey keyboards	+ others unknown to me. Help!

Can someone help me to complete the lineup, please?

Other info on members of Mick Grabham Band (I know up to 7 members)
Old pages (2):	Don Airey, Rick Wills
To be covered (2):	Ian Byron, John Gordon
Not enough info (2):	Neil Cook, Jim Nellis

AND THEN...

I'm sad to say I haven´t been able to find any info about him since 1988. Oh, where has he been? Anyone can help, please?

RHODE ISLAND RED

I think Mick Grabham played in the 90s for a long period with the band Rhode Island Red, but can´t find any other info:

RHODE ISLAND RED #?	?
Mick Grabham guitar	+ others unknown to me. Help!

Other info on members of Rhode Island Red (I know up to 2 members)
Not enough info (1):	Gary Liedermann

PROCOL HARUM (again)

In July 1997, there´s a very special one-off celebration concert for Procol Harum when past and present members joined in order to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their most famous song, the eternal ´A whiter shade of pale´:

PROCOL HARUM #17				Jul 97
Gary Brooker vocals, keyboards	Mick Grabham guitar	Matt Pegg bass	Dave Bronze bass	Alan Cartwright † bass	Matthew Fisher keyboards

Chris Copping
keyboards, bass

Pete Solley
keyboards

Graham Broad
drums

Keith Reid
lyrics

I wish I could have been there!!!

LOS AMIGOS

Los Amigos was a trio formed by Mick Grabham with his old mate Rick Wills:

LOS AMIGOS #?	1998-?
Mick Grabham guitar	Rick Wills bass	Nigel Hart drums

Other info on members of Los Amigos (I know up to 3 members)
Old pages (1):	Rick Wills
Not enough info (1):	Nigel Hart

PROCOL HARUM (again)

Another special one-off gig for Procol Harum happened in September 2000. The band played with the New London Symphonia orchestra. But the most special thing (to me) is that Mick Grabham rejoins the band for this concert.

PROCOL HARUM #18				Sep 00
Gary Brooker vocals, keyboards	Geoff Whitehorn guitar	Matt Pegg bass	Matthew Fisher keyboards	Mark Brzezicki drums	+

Keith Reid
lyrics

Mick Grabham
guitar

Frank Mead
sax, guest

Great sax player Frank Mead also guested with the band for some songs.

Other info on members of Procol Harum (I know up to 28 members)
Already covered (7):	Dave Ball, Dave Bronze, Mark Brzezicki, Alan Cartwright, Laurence Cottle, Tim Renwick, Geoff Whitehorn
Old pages (2):	Gary Brooker, Henry Spinetti
To be covered (18):	Graham Broad, Richard Brown, Chris Copping, Geoff Dunn, Matthew Fisher, Bobby Harrison, David Knights, Alan Morris, Dee Murray, Matt Pegg, Josh Phillips, Keith Reid, Ray Royer, Don Snow, Pete Solley, Robin Trower, Ian Wallace, B J Wilson

SOLO ALBUMS

Mick recorded his solo album, Mick the lad, in 1972, after the breakup of Cochise, and before joining Procol Harum. With this magnificent lineup:

Mick Grabham (guitar, vocals)
Caleb Quaye (guitar)
Mike Storey (piano)
Dick Parry (sax)
Nigel Olsson (drums)

The album has been re-released on CD, with 4 bonus tracks, some of them with the great, late B.J. Wilson on drums (from Procol Harum).

UNRELEASED PROJECTS:

While Mick Grabham was in the band, Francis Monkman was asked to audition for Procol Harum, but the thing didn´t materialize.

DISCOGRAPHY: (41 albums known to me - Status: Quite advanced)

OWN ALBUMS (1 credit)

Mick the lad - Mick Grabham (1972)

Members: Mick Grabham + Ian Byron, John Gordon
Guests: John Gilbert, Nigel Olsson, Caleb Quaye + Madeline Bell, Dick Parry, Pete Wingfield (RIP: Dee Murray, B J Wilson + Jimmy Hall)
Comments: Mick recorded his solo album, Mick the lad, in 1972, after the separation of Cochise, and before joining Procol Harum. With this lineup: Mick Grabham (guitar, vocals), Caleb Quaye (guitar), Mike Storey (piano), Dick Parry (sax) and Nigel Olsson (drums). Now it has been re-released on CD, with 4 bonus tracks, some of them with the late B.J. Wilson on drums (Mick´s mate from Procol Harum), Pete Wingfield, Madeline Bell, John Gilbert, John Gordon, Jimmy Hall and Ian Byron.

ALBUMS AS PRODUCER (1 credit)

David Elliott - David Elliott (1972)

Guests: B J Cole, Nigel Olsson, Caleb Quaye, Tim Renwick, Rick Wills + Chris Karan, Albert Lee, Dave Mattacks, Francis Monkman (RIP: Roy O´Temro + Dee Murray)
Producer: Mick Grabham
Comments: In his 1st album, David Elliott, we can find there Albert Lee (guitar), Caleb Quaye (guitar), Nigel Olsson (drums), Dee Murray (bass), Francis Monkman (keyboards), Dave Mattacks (drums), and the whole lineup of Cochise: Mick Grabham (guitar), B.J. Cole (steel guitar), Rick Wills (bass) and Roy O'Temro (drums).

ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (13 credits)

Two sides of a penny - Plastic Penny (1968)

Members: Mick Grabham, Brian Keith, Nigel Olsson (RIP: Paul Raymond)
Guests: Colin Frechter

Currency - Plastic Penny (1969)

Members: Mick Grabham, Nigel Olsson (RIP: Paul Raymond)
Producer: Colin Frechter

Cochise - Cochise (1970)

Members: Stewart Brown, B J Cole, Mick Grabham, Rick Wills, John ´Willie´ Wilson
Producer: Dick Taylor

Swallow tales - Cochise (1971)

Members: Stewart Brown, B J Cole, John Gilbert, Mick Grabham, Rick Wills, John ´Willie´ Wilson
Guests: Nigel Olsson, Caleb Quaye, Tim Renwick (RIP: Cal Batchelor, Steve Marriott)
Technical: Roger Wake
Comments: This was the 2nd album from this good band. The personnel was: John Gilbert (vocals), Mick Grabham (guitar), B.J. Cole (steel guitar), Rick Wills (bass) and Willie Wilson (drums). Other contributions in this album: Caleb Quaye, the late Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie) and Tim Renwick.

So far - Cochise (1972)

Members: B J Cole, John Gilbert, Mick Grabham, Rick Wills (RIP: Roy O´Temro)
Guests: (RIP: Robert Kirby)

Grand hotel - Procol Harum (March 1973)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Keith Reid (RIP: Dave Ball, Alan Cartwright, B J Wilson)
Guests: (RIP: Christiane Legrand)
Producer: Chris Thomas
Technical: John Punter
Comments: Some CD reissues contain bonus tracks (some featuring Dave Ball, who left the band during the sessions).

Exotic birds and fruit - Procol Harum (April 1974)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Keith Reid (RIP: Alan Cartwright, B J Wilson)
Guests: B J Cole
Producer: Chris Thomas
Technical: John Punter

Procol´s ninth - Procol Harum (August 1975)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Keith Reid (RIP: Alan Cartwright, B J Wilson)

Something magic - Procol Harum (March 1977)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Keith Reid, Pete Solley (RIP: B J Wilson)
Producer: Howard Albert, Ron Albert

Guitar Orchestra - Guitar Orchestra (1997)

Members: Ray Fenwick, Mick Grabham, Tony Newman
Guests: John Gilbert, Nigel Olsson, Tim Renwick + Kirk Duncan (RIP: Dee Murray)
Comments: This project was the brainchild of guitarists Ray Fenwick and Mick Grabham. They recorded a self titled album, Guitar Orchestra, due to be released on 1972, but it remained unreleased until 1997! It features: John Gilbert (vocals, from Cochise), Ray Fenwick (guitar, from Spencer Davis Group), Mick Grabham (guitar, from Cochise), Dee Murray (bass, from Spencer Davis Group), Tony Newman (drums, from May Blitz). It also contains guest appearances by Tim Renwick (guitar on three tracks) and Nigel Olsson (drums on one song, and vocals in another one). The album is dedicated to the late Dee Murray.

BBC live in concert - Procol Harum (1999) (LIVE)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Keith Reid (RIP: Alan Cartwright, B J Wilson)
Producer: Jeff Griffin
Comments: Recorded live in March 1974.

Live (DVD) - Procol Harum (December 2005) (LIVE)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham (RIP: Dave Ball, B J Wilson)

In concert with the Danish National Concert Orchestra & Choir - Procol Harum (2008) (LIVE)

Members: Gary Brooker, Mark Brzezicki, Chris Copping, Mick Grabham, Matt Pegg, Josh Phillips, Geoff Whitehorn (RIP: Alan Cartwright, B J Wilson)
Comments: Live album taken from the same concert as the CD, in 2006. But the DVD contains bonus tracks from 1974 with the lineup featuring Mick Grabham, Alan Cartwright, Chris Copping and B J Wilson.

COMPILATIONS AS A BAND MEMBER (5 credits)

Heads I win tails you lose - Plastic Penny (1970)

Members: Mick Grabham, Brian Keith, Nigel Olsson (RIP: Paul Raymond)
Producer: Colin Frechter
Comments: Compilation from their two albums, including 2 new tracks.

Past loves - a history - Cochise (1992)

Members: Stewart Brown, B J Cole, John Gilbert, Mick Grabham, Rick Wills, John ´Willie´ Wilson (RIP: Roy O´Temro)
Guests: Nigel Olsson, Caleb Quaye, Tim Renwick (RIP: Cal Batchelor, Robert Kirby, Steve Marriott)
Producer: Dick Taylor
Technical: Roger Wake

The Best of - Procol Harum (1994)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Matthew Fisher, Mick Grabham, David Knights, Keith Reid, Robin Trower (RIP: Alan Cartwright, B J Wilson)
Guests: (RIP: Christiane Legrand)

Halcyon daze - the best of Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1997)

Members: Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Matthew Fisher, Mick Grabham, David Knights, Keith Reid, Ray Royer, Robin Trower (RIP: Alan Cartwright, B J Wilson)
Guests: (RIP: Bill Eyden)

Secrets of the hive - the best of Procol Harum - Procol Harum (August 2007)

Members: Dave Bronze, Gary Brooker, Mark Brzezicki, Chris Copping, Matthew Fisher, Mick Grabham, David Knights, Matt Pegg, Keith Reid, Ray Royer, Don Snow, Pete Solley, Robin Trower, Geoff Whitehorn (RIP: Dave Ball, Alan Cartwright)
Guests: (RIP: Bill Eyden)
Producer: Howard Albert, Ron Albert, Chris Thomas (RIP: Denny Cordell, Jerry Leiber)
Technical: Nick Robbins

ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (9 credits)

Keep America beautiful, get a haircut - Ray Fenwick (1971)

Members: Ray Fenwick
Guests: Mick Grabham, Tony Newman, Pete York + B J Cole, Nigel Olsson, Caleb Quaye (RIP: Eddie Hardin, Dee Murray + Vicki Brown, Dave Hynes, Roger Pope)
Comments: Keep America beautiful, get a haircut was the solo album from Ray Fenwick. Recorded in 1971, but conceived while he was in Spencer Davis Group. With great friends and companions guesting here: Eddie Hardin & Pete York (both from Spencer Davis Group, then with their own duo Hardin-York), B.J. Cole & Mick Grabham (both from Cochise), Dee Murray (bass) & Nigel Olsson (drums) (both from Elton John Band), Caleb Quaye (here, playing piano in the song ´City ride´) & Roger Pope (drums) (both from Hookfoot), plus Hans Vermeulen (backing vocals, from Sandy Coast), Robert ´Polle´ Eduard (backing vocals, from After Tea). By the way, the CD edition has 5 bonus tracks. Along the 5 bonus tracks, we can find more featured musicians: Tony Newman (drums), Vicky Brown (backing vocals), Margot Newman (backing vocals), Dave Hynes (drums).
My opinion: A fantastic, superb album!

Drum Orchestra - Nigel Olsson (1971)

Members: Nigel Olsson
Guests: Mick Grabham, Caleb Quaye + B J Cole, Stuart Epps, Claudia Lennear, Liza Strike, Jeff Titmus (RIP: Dee Murray + Kathi McDonald, Doris Troy)
Comments: Best known for his long time passed in Elton John Band, he was part of lesser known rock acts like Plastic Penny or Big Three. He even was drummer for Uriah Heep for a short time. In this his first solo album, we can find some Nigel´s bandmates, like Mick Grabham (guitar), Dee Murray (bass), plus B.J. Cole (steel guitar, dobro), and the voices of Doris Troy, Kathi McDonald and Liza Strike.

Resurrection - The Big 3 (1973)

Members: Brian Griffiths, Nigel Olsson (RIP: John Gustafson, Johnny Hutchinson)
Guests: Mick Grabham, Peter Robinson + Henry Lowther, John Smith
Comments: In 1973, Johnny Gustafson´s former band reforms again, with original members Griffiths and Gustafson, and a great drummer, Nigel Olsson! This was their only album, Resurrection, with help from Henry Lowther (trumpet) and Peter Robinson (keyboards). Mick Grabham doesn´t play there, but he´s credited on the album for lending his guitar to Brian Griffiths during this recording.

Solid ground - David Elliott (1973)

Guests: Mick Grabham + B J Cole, Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Chris Karan, Gaspar Lawal, John G Perry, Terry Stannard (RIP: Barry Beckett, Pete Carr, Jimmy Johnson)
Comments: His second album, Solid ground, again features Mick Grabham and B.J. Cole, plus John G. Perry (bass), Barry Beckett (keyboards), Chris Karan (drums), Terry Stannard (drums), and the Muscle Shoals guys: Jimmy Johnson (guitar), David Hood (bass) and Roger Hawkins (drums).

Highway - Highway (1974)

Members: Ian Byron, John Elstar, John Gordon, Ray Minhinnett (RIP: Jimmy Hall)
Guests: Mick Grabham
Technical: Tony Platt

Once in a while - Kai Olsson (1975)

Guests: Mick Grabham, Nigel Olsson, Tim Renwick + Dave Mattacks, John Turnbull, Norman Watt-Roy (RIP: Dee Murray + John Gustafson, Jimmy Hall, Peter Wood)
Producer: David Hentschel, Chuck Plotkin
Comments: Kai is Nigel Olsson's younger brother. Kai was in the British band Longdancer, who were on Rocket Records (Elton John's label) in 1973/74. Dave Stewart was also in that group and later went to The Tourists and Eurythmics. His first solo album was called Once in a while. Featuring Tim Renwick (guitar), Mick Grabham (guitar), Dee Murray (bass) and Nigel Olsson (drums).

Crazy love - Kai Olsson (1979)

Guests: Mick Grabham + Terry Britten, Stuart Brooks, Alan Coulter, Stuart Elliott, Herbie Flowers, Cliff Hall, Dave Mackay, Steve Nye, Colin Pattenden, Steve Simpson, Chris Slade, Linda Taylor, Ray Taff Williams, Dave Wintour (RIP: Ron Aspery, Tony Harris, Andrew Pryce Jackman)
Producer: Barrie Guard
Comments: In Crazy love, his second album, we can find: Mick Grabham (guitar), Terry Britten (guitar), Barrie Guard (guitar, keyboards), Ray Taff Williams (guitar), Dave Wintour (bass), Herbie Flowers (bass), Cliff Hall (keyboards), Steve Nye (keyboards), Steve Simpson (violin), Andrew Jackman (mandolin), the late Ron Aspery (sax, from Back Door), Stuart Brooks (trumpet), Stuart Elliott (drums), Alan Coulter (drums), Linda Taylor (vocals), and from Manfred Mann Earth Band: Colin Pattenden (bass) and Chris Slade (drums).

Matthew Fisher - Matthew Fisher (1980)

Members: Matthew Fisher
Guests: Mick Grabham, Tim Renwick + Rod Argent, Steve Bingham, Mo Foster, Dill Katz, Dave Mattacks, Henry Spinetti, John Verity, Paul Westwood (RIP: Jim Dewar + Barry De Souza, Pete Zorn)
Comments: This comeback album (his first album was from 1973) has lots of great musicians in it. Some of them: Tim Renwick, Mick Grabham, Jim Dewar, Dave Mattacks, Mo Foster (bass), Henry Spinetti (drums). Plus: Paul Westwood (bass), Steve Bingham, Pete Zorn, John Verity & Rod Argent (backing vocals), Barry DeSouza (drums). Co-produced by Matthew and Chris White (former member of The Zombies, with Rod Argent).

Riding the rock machine - Ray Fenwick (1997)

Members: Ray Fenwick
Guests: Mick Grabham + Caleb Quaye
Comments: Riding the rock machine - Groups and sessions 1962-1976 is a compilation that includes tracks from different outfits where Ray played. It includes a track from The Guitar Orchestra, ´Ghost town´, co-written by Ray and Mick Grabham.

COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (2 credits)

Flash fearless vs the zorg women - VVAA (1975)

Guests: Carmine Appice, Elkie Brooks, Bill Bruford, Howie Casey, Doreen Chanter, Chick Churchill, Alice Cooper, Graham Deacon, Mike Deacon, Kirk Duncan, Jim Frank, Mick Grabham, Justin Hayward, Eddie Jobson, Bob Johnson, Kenny Jones, Frankie Miller, Maddy Prior, John Weider (RIP: Jim Dewar, Lesley Duncan, John Entwistle, Kay Garner, Nicky Hopkins, Keith Moon)
Producer: Bob Ezrin
Comments: The complete title was Flash Fearless versus the Zorg women, parts 5 & 6. What a title! Of course, there's no parts 1 to 4. Let's see the great members list: vocals: Elkie Brooks, Alice Cooper, Jim Dewar (1 track), Jim Dandy, Frankie Miller. Guitars: Mick Grabham (2 tracks), John Weider, Justin Hayward. Bass: John Entwistle. Keyboards: Nicky Hopkins (6 tracks), Eddie Jobson (2 tracks), Chick Churchill, Kirk Duncan. Sax: Howie Casey. Drums: Carmine Appice, Graham Deakin, Bill Bruford, Kenny Jones, Keith Moon. Backing vocals: Doreen Chanter, Lesley Duncan, Kay Garner, etc.

Starmania - VVAA (1978)

Members: (RIP: Michel Berger)
Guests: Randy Brecker, Andre Ceccarelli, Marc Chantereau, Liliane Davis, Mick Grabham, David Katz, Jim Keltner, Tom Malone, Francis Monkman, Georges Rodi, Paul Stallworth, Jannick Top, Nanette Workman (RIP: Daniel Balavoine, Michael Brecker, France Gall)

SOUNDTRACKS (1 credit)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - OST (1975)

Guests: John ´Rabbit´ Bundrick, Mick Grabham, Phil Kenzie, Meat Loaf, Dave Wintour (RIP: Charles Gray, B J Wilson)
Producer: Lou Adler
Technical: (RIP: Keith Grant)

SESSIONS (7 credits)

American gothic - David Ackles (July 1972)

Members: (RIP: David Ackles)
Guests: Madeline Bell, Mick Grabham (RIP: Lesley Duncan, Robert Kirby, Doris Troy)
Producer: Bernie Taupin

B J Arnau - B J Arnau (1973)

Guests: Gary Boyle, Ray Cooper, Ray Fenwick, Herbie Flowers, Mike Giles, Mick Grabham, Ian Green, Albert Lee, Francis Monkman, Ann Odell, Brian Odgers, Judith Powell, Peter Robinson, Liza Strike (RIP: Barry De Souza, John Gustafson, Rosetta Hightower, Doris Troy)
Producer: Martyn Ford (RIP: George Martin)

The Concert - Gary Benson (1973)

Guests: B J Cole, Mick Grabham, Chris Karan, Martin Kershaw, Brian Odgers, Tim Renwick, Dave Richards, Andy Roberts, Henry Spinetti, Laurie Wisefield (RIP: Ray Warleigh)
Producer: (RIP: Dave Williams)
Comments: Recorded in 1973.
My opinion: Very nice album. The playing is very good. Mick Grabham is fantastic in the track ´The closing down of the old Portland Railway Company´.

Food of love - Yvonne Elliman (1973)

Members: Yvonne Elliman
Guests: Irene Chanter, Ray Cooper, Mike Giles, Mick Grabham, Ruby James, Ann Odell, John G Perry, Caleb Quaye, Peter Robinson, Darryl Runswick, Liza Strike, Pete Townshend (RIP: Paul Buckmaster, John Gustafson, Rosetta Hightower, Rupert Hine, Simon Jeffes, Morris Pert, Joanne Williams)
Comments: Hawaii-born singer, she once was Mary Magdalene in JesusChrist Superstar original album. Later, she joined Eric Clapton band, and she was re-discovered due to the huge success of Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Food of love must be her 3rd solo album, with many fantastic musicians: John Gustafson (bass) and Peter Robinson (keyboards) (both from Quatermass), Caleb Quaye, Mick Grabham, Pete Townshend, Ann Odell (keyboards, from Blue Mink), Ray Cooper and Morris Pert (on percussion), and later members of Penguin Cafe Orchestra (Simon Jeffes and John G. Perry).

First of the big bands - Tony Ashton & Jon Lord (August 1974)

Members: Howie Casey, Dave Caswell (RIP: Tony Ashton, Jon Lord)
Guests: Roy Dyke, Mick Liber, Ian Paice + Mick Clarke, B J Cole, Gerry Conway, Terry Cox, Dennis Elliott, Peter Frampton, Sue Glover, Mick Grabham, Sunny Leslie, Caleb Quaye, Frank Ricotti, Ron Wood (RIP: Cozy Powell + George Ford, Doris Troy)
Technical: (RIP: Geoff Emerick)
Comments: Recorded on and off during a long period, from 1971 to 1974, with different musicians (most of them remained uncredited). The CD reissue from 2004 contains 1 bonus track.

Cactus choir - Dave Greenslade (1976)

Members: Dave Greenslade + Simon Phillips, Tony Reeves
Guests: Martyn Ford, Steve Gould, Mick Grabham, Dave Markee, John G Perry (RIP: Simon Jeffes)
Producer: (RIP: Rupert Hine)
Technical: (RIP: Chris Tsangarides)
Comments: Dave Greenslade was (still is) the keyboardist in Colosseum. This was a solo album, with former member of his own band Greenslade: Tony Reeves (bass), plus Steve Gould (vocals), Mick Grabham (guitar), John G. Perry (bass), Dave Markee (bass), and the great Simon Phillips (drums).

Down to Earth - The Sutherland Brothers (1977)

Members: John ´Rabbit´ Bundrick, Tim Renwick, John Shearer, Gavin Sutherland, John ´Willie´ Wilson (RIP: Iain Sutherland)
Guests: Brian Bennett, Ray Flacke, Mick Grabham, Andy Pyle, Rick Wills
Producer: Bruce Welch
Comments: This band commanded by Gavin Sutherland (bass, vocals) and Ian Sutherland (guitar, vocals), comprised at this period the fine Tim Renwick (guitar), and Mick Grabham´s former drummer, John 'Willie' Wilson. In this their last album as a band, they had help from Mick Grabham (guitar), Andy Pyle (bass), Rick Wills (bass), and John Shearer (percussion, later in Steve Hackett band and Byron Band).
My opinion: SutherlandBrothers-DownToEarth.jpg

COMPILATIONS (SESSIONS) (2 credits)

The Best of Yvonne Elliman - Yvonne Elliman (April 1997)

Members: Yvonne Elliman
Guests: Ken Ascher, Mike Baird, John Barnes, Sonny Burke, Tom Canning, Eric Carmen, Irene Chanter, Gary Coleman, Lewis Collins, Ray Cooper, Steve Cropper, Paulinho Da Costa, Craig Doerge, Assa Drori, Scott Edwards, Stan Farber, Chuck Findley, Martyn Ford, James Gadson, Donny Gerrard, Mike Giles, Bob Glaub, Mick Grabham, Jay Graydon, Jim Haas, Jack Hale, Willie Hall, Jim Horn, Brooks Hunnicutt, Steve Hunter, Ruby James, Davey Johnstone, Jon Joyce, Russ Kunkel, Rick Marotta, Marti McCall, Matthew Moore, Larry Muhoberac, Buell Neidlinger, James Newton Howard, Ann Odell, Michael Omartian, David Paich, Dean Parks, Bill Payne, Don Peake, Petsye Powell, Caleb Quaye, Lee Ritenour, Leland Sklar, William ´Smitty´ Smith, Tom Snow, David Spinozza, Liza Strike, Carmen Twillie, Marty Walsh, Alan Weighall, Stu Woods, Bob Zimmitti, Richie Zito (RIP: Ben Benay, Dr John, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Victor Feldman, Lowell George, John Gustafson, Jimmie Haskell, Richie Hayward, Rupert Hine, Wayne Jackson, Simon Jeffes, Andrew Love, Ralph MacDonald, James Mitchell, Dee Murray, Freddie Perren, Morris Pert, Mike Porcaro, Bruce Rowland, Sid Sharp, Louis Stewart, Marvell Thomas, Joanne Williams)
Producer: Steve Barri, Bill Levenson
Comments: Her compilation The best of Yvonne Elliman includes performances by many of the musicians who have played in her albums. The list is so long: Lee Ritenour, Steve Cropper and Donald ´Duck´ Dunn (Booker T. & The MG's), Dr. John, Steve Hunter, Lowell George and Richie Hayward (Little Feat), Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone and Dee Murray (Elton John band), etc.

So who´s the bass player: the Ox anthology - John Entwistle (March 2005)

Members: Howie Casey, Jeff Daly, Graham Deacon, Mike Deacon, Alan Ross, Jim Ryan, Alan St John, Godfrey Townsend (RIP: John Entwistle)
Guests: Dave Caswell, Kenny Jones, Billy Nicholls, Dick Parry, Zak Starkey + Carmine Appice, Bill Bruford, Chick Churchill, Rod Coombes, Alice Cooper, Peter Frampton, Mick Grabham, Justin Hayward, John Mumford, Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh, John Weider (RIP: Jimmy McCulloch + Tony Ashton, Nicky Hopkins, Leslie West)

QUESTIONS:

01. Did Mick play in Muddy Waters´ The London Muddy Waters sessions album from 1972?

02. Mick was recording a solo album around 2002 in Kimberley Rew´s Studio. What happened to those recordings?

RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 31

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:

From the fantastic The British Sound blog (by Bruno Ceriotti), we have rock family trees about:

Big Three

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:

Drummers Can Sing Too! A Tribute to Nigel Olsson (by Noreen Romano)
Elton John Band website (includes a page for Caleb Quaye) (by Brooke Murphy)
Beyond the Pale - superb Procol Harum website

RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 17
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 Mick Grabham, please, also write me with the link.

Procol Harum - For Liquorice John

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Procol Harum - Grand Hotel

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Procol Harum - Bringing Home The Bacon

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Procol Harum - Who Will Search

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Procol Harum - The Devil Came From Kansas

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Procol Harum - Drunk Again

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Procol Harum - Pandora´s Box

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Procol Harum - Pandora´s Box

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Procol Harum - The Final Thrust

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Procol Harum - The Unquiet Zone

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Procol Harum - Bringing Home The Bacon

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Procol Harum - Conquistador

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Procol Harum - Nothing But The Truth

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Procol Harum - Conquistador

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Procol Harum - Pandora´s Box

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Procol Harum - A Salty Dog

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Procol Harum - As Strong As Samson

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THANKS:

Very Special Thanks to:

Mick Grabham: for writing me and for being such magnificent player (2002).

Don Airey: for telling me that he liked my Mick Grabham page (2000).

Francis Monkman: for telling me that he auditioned for Procol Harum while with Grabham (1999).

Nigel Olsson: for writing me asking how to contact Mick Grabham (1999).

David Elliott: for his messages with info about his solo albums (2002).

Hermann Braunschmidt: for his incredible, wonderful presents (2001).

Ray Minhinnet: for info on Mick playing in The Diesel Band (2004).

Paul Gardner: for info on Mick with Cochise and Fast Buck (2003).

John Fair: for info on The Fireflies (2000).

Roger Pope: for info on Mick playing in Hookfoot (2000).

Bob Peters: for the contact, as well as for info on some Mick Grabham´s solo recordings (2002).

Dave Kerr-Clemenson: for info on the Fast Buck lineups with Mick (2005).

Neil Cook: for offering his help with Mick and info on live gigs (2005, 2007).

Theodore Thunder: for info on Mick and Bandit (2009).

Jack Redfearn: for his info on Plastic Penny (2003).

Barry Maddison: for info on the band Enterprise (2017).

Special Thanks to:

Roland Clare: for lots of help with Procol Harum facts as well as very interesting correspondence. - check the site at Beyond the Pale (1999).

Joan May: for help with Procol Harum info, as well as kindness and support (1999).

Noreen Romano: for info about Fallout and Kai Olsson, and for help with Nigel Olsson (2000).

Jim Patterson: for correcting my info on the Big Three album (2002).

Tracey Batt: for info on The Dukes (1999).

Justin Purington: for info on Mick playing with Emitt Rhodes (2003).

Thanks to:

Alex Gitlin: my friend, for so many scans, as well as Mick the lad and Cochise albums (1998).

Graham Hulme: for his comments about Mick.

Jens Anders Ravnaas: for corrections upon Procol history (2001).

Juan Puga: for his comments on a Procol Harum concert (2003).

Tony Lowes: for his comments on Mick (2001).

Jacek Szepan: for info on the Procol Harum lineup with Dee Murray (2006).

Kay Foreman: for info on The Fireflies (2004).

Jan Laureyns: for info on Bandit (2005).

King777: for info on Mick with Fast Buck (2001).

Nick Slater: for info on Mick with Rhode Island Red (2006).

Boris Shnitzer: my great friend, for the Grand hotel album.

WHAT'S NEW:

26/October/2011 - Page added to the blog.
14/January/1998 - Original page written by me (in the old site).

RELATED MUSICIANS:

Mick Grabham mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Nigel Olsson (12)
B J Cole (11)
B J Wilson (11)
Gary Brooker (10)
Chris Copping (10)
Caleb Quaye (10)
Alan Cartwright (8)
Keith Reid (8)
Tim Renwick (8)
Dee Murray (7)

Page created by Miguel Terol on: 14/January/1998 - Last modified on: 11/March/2021. 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.

5 comments:

Unknown9 January 2015 at 15:25
I can provide some details on 1980's and 1990's . Let me know what you need.

Neil Cook
Maddison27 August 2017 at 16:10
I played with Mick in The Enterprise during 1966/7.
I was drummer and Nigel took my place. I joined the Army.
The line up for those couple of years was:
Mick Grabham. Guitar.
Billy Elliott. Singer.
Dave (forgotten surname). Bass.
Barry Maddison. Drums.
Nigel was previously in the Jazz Board and joined in 1967 but they only stayed as the Enterprise for a few more months because Mick and Nigel then joined Plastic Penny.
Nigel was earlier the singer with the Fireflies.
I was earlier drummer with The Solenoids and that was Dave Stewart's first band.
Anonymous13 October 2017 at 02:12
Do you have any info on his Gibson Les Paul guitar? Believe it to be an original (1958-60) Standard. Thanks.
Unknown26 January 2022 at 09:10
Hi - so the Band in 1980's would have been:
Mick Grabham - Guitar
Jeff Taylor\Rick Wills (occasional guest) - Bass
Nigel Hart & Tony Morton - Drums
Bob Peters\Don Airey (occasional guest) - Keyboards
Mick Milton & Dave King - Guitar
Neil Cook & Sheila Taylor - Vocals

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