Bobby Tench

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Bobby Tench
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  • Streetwalkers
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    • Robert Tench (21 September 1944 – 19 February 2024) was a British vocalist, guitarist, sideman,[1] songwriter and arranger.[2]

    Tench was best known for his work with

    Gass.[3][6]

    At the start of his career he performed and recorded with

    Jeff Beck Group. He recorded with Ginger Baker before touring with Beck, Bogert & Appice as vocalist and recording sessions with Linda Lewis. Associations with Wailer Junior Marvin and blues guitarist Freddie King
    followed.

    Tench signed to

    Humble Pie. Tench continued to make live appearances until his death in February 2024, at the age of 79.[7]

    The Gass and early career

    Tench formed The Gass with Godfrey and Errol McLean in May 1965,[8] credited as Robert Tench and during his time with the band featured as vocalist, guitarist and bass player.[9] The band played mainly in the London Club circuit[10] appearing at West End venues such as Rasputin's, The Bag O'Nails,[11]The Speakeasy Club, The Flamingo Club (also known as The Pink Flamingo), Sibyllas and Revolution.[12] They also made other appearances elsewhere in the U.K with occasional tours in Europe.[10][8]

    The Gass were often accompanied on stage by guest musicians such as

    Catch My Soul, a stage musical produced by Jack Good.[16] Tench sang some parts for Othello and he featured with the band on the original UK cast recording of "Catch My Soul-Rock Othello", released a year later.[9] They recorded Juju (1970),[17] which was soon removed from retail outlets and re-released as Gass.[18] Juju featured the Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green[19] on the tracks "Juju" and "Black Velvet".[20]

    Tench also formed the original lineup of Gonzalez[21] with Godfrey McLean. The lineup also included Gass bandmates bassist Delisle Harper, percussionist Lennox Langton[22] and sax player Mick Eve.[23] During this period Tench began to use the pseudonym 'Bobby Gass'.[24]

    The Jeff Beck Group

    Tench performing with The Jeff Beck Group in 1971.

    Tench moved on at the end of May 1971, leaving Gass and Gonzalez to become a member of The Jeff Beck Group. Jeff Beck had signed a record deal with CBS in June 1971, having reformed The Jeff Beck Group. Vocals by Alex Ligertwood had been unexpectedly rejected by record company bosses, forcing Beck to find a replacement singer. Having heard Tench perform with Gass, "Upstairs" at Ronnie Scott's club in Soho London, Beck employed him as replacement vocalist. In their book about Beck, Chris Hjort and Doug Hinman mention this association and circumstances.[25] He was given only a short time to add his vocals to Rough and Ready (1971), before mixing resumed on tracks previously recorded in London by Beck and the other band members including, drummer Cozy Powell, bassist Clive Chaman and keyboard player Max Middleton.[26] When the album was released in Europe they toured Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany.[25] Rough and Ready[27] was released in USA eight months later and a sixteen date promotional tour followed. The album eventually reached No. 46 on the US album charts.[28] Of Tench Rolling stone magazine stated: "...then comes Situation a long, well-played evocation of that misnamed hybrid jazz-rock and a neat rocker called Short Business. Vocalist Tench does a valiant job on both considering the considerable handicap of being mixed down under the guitar."[29]

    In January 1972 The Jeff Beck Group travelled to United States to join Beck at TMI studios in Memphis, Tennessee, where they recorded the album Jeff Beck Group (1972)[30] with Steve Cropper as producer. The promotional tour which followed included an appearance on the BBC In Concert series, which was recorded on 29 June 1972 at the Paris Theatre, London. During this session Tench's guitar playing was featured on "Definitely Maybe",[31] a rare occasion whilst he was associated with Beck. On 24 July 1972, the second Jeff Beck Group was officially disbanded and Beck's management released this statement: "The fusion of the musical styles of the various members has been successful within the terms of individual musicians, but they didn't feel it had led to the creation of a new musical style with the strength they had originally sought".[25]

    Ginger Baker, BBA and Freddie King

    In 1971 Tench played guitar with

    Afro beat innovator Fela Ransome-Kuti, also appearing at live dates with Baker during this period.[34] Tracks from Stratavarious were later re-issued, along with others on Do What You Like.[35]

    He was re-united with Jeff Beck during the summer of 1972. At that time Beck was collaborating with bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice and they had begun touring the United States on 1 August 1972, billed as The Jeff Beck Group. Tench was flown in from England to replace vocalist Kim Milford,[26] who left after the Arie Crown concert in Chicago, on 8 August. The tour concluded at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, on 19 August 1972 and Tench ended his association with Jeff Beck further to the formation of the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice.[25]

    Tench recorded with the

    Mike Vernon.[37] He is credited on two albums by King, Burglar (1974) and Larger than life (1975).[38] King died of a heart attack on 29 December 1976 aged 42[39] and the compilation album Freddie King 1934–1976 was released several months later, featuring tracks Tench had contributed to on Burglar.[1]

    Linda Lewis and Junior Marvin's Hanson

    Tench featured as guitarist on

    Allmusic, Amy Hanson wrote: "Helmed by a virtual supergroup featuring the likes of R&B masters Bobby Tench, Max Middleton, Danny Thompson and rocker Philip Chen, alongside Jim Cregan, Fathoms Deep is a true singer songwriter's album, tasteful and tight".[41]

    During February 1973 he went into the studio with

    Now Hear This (1973).[45] The lineup on this album included drummer Conrad Isidore, bassist Clive Chaman who later joined Tench in Hummingbird and DeLisle Harper who also played bass and had been a member of Gass with Tench. The album fused rock with funk and was produced by Mario Medious also known as Big M.[46]

    A&M records, Hummingbird and Streetwalkers

    Tench signed to A&M in 1973 and later formed the rock and soul fusion band Hummingbird,[47] whose lineup included members of the second Jeff Beck Group also a second guitarist Bernie Holland and drummer Conrad Isidore.[48] They recorded the first of three albums produced by Sammy Samwell[49] entitled "Hummingbird" in 1975.[50] Jeff Beck recorded several tracks with the band which were not released and he also made a live appearance with them at the Marquee Club in London.[51]

    In April 1975 he became a member of the

    Whitney, performing as a member of "Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers"[53] and appeared with their touring band at concerts such as at Hyde Park in London the previous year,[54] He also appeared in television appearances with the band including Rockpalast in March 1975.[55] Tench and Streetwalkers recorded their first album "Downtown Flyers" early in 1975, which was released during October the same year in Europe and the U.S.A.[53] They then recorded a second album, the groove heavy Red Card (1976), which became their most respected album.[56] On 8 June 1976 he appeared on the BBC Radio 1 Peel Sessions[57] with Streetwalkers[58] and they performed again on the John Peel sessions, on 14 March 1977.[59]

    Tench recorded a second album with Hummingbird "We Can't Go On Meeting Like This", which was released in 1976 and became the first of two albums to feature drummer

    Widowmaker (UK) which was considered as a potential supergroup[61] formed during 1975 and he contributed guitar and vocals to the band's first album Widowmaker (1976)[62] which was recorded in 1975.[63]

    During 1976 Tench also contributed to "

    The Manor Studios in Oxfordshire and would eventually be released as the band's third album three years later.[65] He also appeared on stage with members of Boxer at the Crystal Palace Bowl on 7 August the same year, at a concert promoted by Harvey Goldsmith. This high pedigree concert also featured others such as Eric Clapton and Freddie King, who appeared with guests Larry Coryell and Ronnie Wood on the same bill.[66] On 19 April 1977, Streetwalkers appeared on Rockpalast, for a final time[67] and their set for this performance included Tench playing guitar and singing on songs such as "Run for Cover".[68] Streetwalkers recorded their third and last studio album Vicious but fair (1977) with Tench and he also appeared on their final release Live Streetwalkers (1977) before the band broke up.[69] Tench and Hummingbird's final album Diamond Nights was released the same year.[70]

    Van Morrison and Wavelength

    Van Morrison included Tench in a new band lineup as the lead guitarist and a vocalist[5] in March 1978, to record the "Wavelength" album. Tench was recommended to Morrison by drummer Peter Van Hooke, after Hooke had seen him perform with Streetwalkers. In an interview with Johnny Rogan Tench stated: "I quite liked the songs "Natalia" and "Wavelength" because I had a lot to do with them. They came together quickly. He's a very quick worker and once it's there he doesn't see why you can't record it. He let us get on with it, really. It was a good band".[4] He was credited with production assistance, guitar and backing vocals on this album, which became Morrison's best selling album at that time.[71] He also contributed lead guitar and vocals to the promotional Wavelength tour which followed. The tour started in Santa Clara, California on 30 September 1978 and ended on 1 March 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. By the end of the tour he had appeared in Morrison's lineup sixty two times.[4][72]

    One of these appearances with Morrison was recorded and broadcast by WNEW-FM radio on 1 November 1978 at the Bottom Line in New York.[73] and in his book Van Morrison: The Mystic Music, Howard. A. DeWitt described this concert as, the "best live Van Morrison concert broadcast over radio".[74] Later that year, on 26 November 1978 Morrison appeared with the same band at the Roxy in Los Angeles, U.S.A. This performance was recorded and released as the promotional album "Live at the Roxy" (1979).[75]

    Tench also appeared in the video "Van Morrison in Ireland", which was filmed in February 1979, when he was performing with Morrison on "The Wavelength Tour" and was released in 1981. Of the band's performance on the video, Tony Stewart commented in NME, that: "The band display a range of textures reminiscent of The Caledonia Soul Orchestra, first with the dark resonance of Toni Marcus' violin, then Pat Kyle's bright sharp tenor sax and finally Bobby Tench's prickly electric guitar".[71] In a review of the same video in January 2013, Rovi Eleanor Mannikka mentions "the quality of the music" in her review for The New York Times.[76]

    Eric Burdon and Humble Pie

    During May 1978 Tench joined

    Axis Point[80] as a guitarist and vocalist to record Axis Point (1979).[81]

    Tench joined

    B side, a song co-written by Tench and Peter Bardens
    .

    Other associations

    Tench appeared with Roger Chapman's Shortlist at Glastonbury in 1985, also appearing with them at various other European festivals during that period.[85]

    He recorded with

    Ian Dury and the Blockheads and Clash keyboard player Mick Gallagher, also bassist Jerome Rimson.[88]

    In 1986 he recorded vocals for a

    Stiff label, later the same year[90] and Brian Robertson contributed guitar parts.[91] The B side "Heart Out Of Love" was co-written by Jeremy Bird and Tench.[90]

    In 1993 Tench sang lead vocals with The Thin Lizzy band, which featured original Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey, former guitarist Brian Robertson also Doish Nagle and bassist Dough Brookie. The band played a tour of Ireland.[92]

    The next year he played guitar and sang vocals with former

    Allmusic, Thom Jurek hints at Tench's influence on the album and stated that "the Peter Barden's and Bobby Tench song "Good Times, Bad Woman" with its slippery guitars and keyboards feels more like Peter Green's mid-period work and the killer read of Boz Scagg's Some Change, is more driven and funky than the original. Then there's the reggae-blues of the title track, which swings out of a jazzy backbeat into a rootsier inner circle type groove".[96]

    During 1995 he contributed guitar and vocals to Rattlesnake Guitar a tribute to

    Albatross", the album was released in October of the same year.[98]

    Tench contributed guitar and vocals to Ruby Turner's Call Me by My Name during 1998 which was released in the same year, appearing alongside Boz Burrell, Stan Webb and Zoot Money.[99]

    Company of Snakes followed, but was curtailed due to Greg Ridley becoming ill.[102]

    On 14 April 2001, he appeared as a guitarist and vocalist at the Steve Marriott Tribute Concert and performed the Humble Pie song "Fool for Pretty Face",

    Rabbit Bundrick and Rick Wills.[105][106] Performances from this concert were released on various CDs[107] and a DVD entitled The Steve Marriott Astoria Memorial Concert 2001 was eventually released on 5 October 2004.[108]

    Tench continued to be involved with studio collaborations and production, occasionally made appearances at live shows such as with Roger Chapman, Arthur Louis and Jim Cregan.[3] In 2009 he was a featured artist in the Maximum Rhythm and Blues Tour of thirty two UK theatres.[109]

    On 17 March 2015 he performed several songs at

    Wings guitarist Henry McCullough in a line up which included Paul Carrack and Nick Lowe. During the same concert Tench also performed with the backing band called Henry's Heroes, an appropriate pseudonym for Hinkley's Heroes.[110]

    During the following years he appeared with The Barnes Blues Band

    Bull's Head music venue in South West London.[112]

    Legacy and death

    Tench was a skilled guitarist and vocalist[113] whose versatility led to recording credits within impressive rosters and an enduring reputation.[114]

    In his article written as an obituary for the May 2024 edition of the Classic Rock magazine Dave Ling stated, "Although Tench never quite attained the level of appreciation that he deserved, his immense talent was recognised by serious music fans, peers and fellow musicians."[115] The respected Canadian based music journalist Dmitry Epstein echoed this in the article he wrote about Tench on 19th February 2024 and commented that he was "an underated colossus of British rock".[114]

    For

    Allmusic Mark Deming states in his biography of him, that he was "a talented singer and guitarist who worked with some of the biggest and best-respected names in British rock".[116] In their book Chronology of Jeff Beck's Career 1965–1980, Chris Hjort and Doug Hinman mentioned that Tench was"proficient guitar player"[117]

    Matt Parker of Guitar World stated in the obituary he wrote about Tench in February 2024 that ,"he was a phenomenal vocalist" and recalled that his progressive vocals on the Jeff Beck Group's Rough and Ready album split critical opinion at the time of release. He also commented that Tench was an adept guitarist[113]

    When writing about Tench joining the Jeff Beck Group the author Martin Power makes reference to him stating that "he was a first class singer".[118] On the original release of The Jeff Beck Group's album Rough and Ready, Stephen Davis of Rolling Stone magazine wrote "Then comes [the track] Situation and a neat rocker called Short Business. Vocalist Tench does a valiant job on both, considering the considerable handicap of being mixed down under the guitar. Tench has a fine, gravel voice and sometimes sounds like Felix Cavaliere. Trying to fill [Rod] Stewart's high heels is no mean feat and it's to Tench's credit that he carries himself well".[119]

    A Beat publication which featured an article about the band Hummingbird's album We can't go on meeting like this, noted that Tench's voice had "surprising power and range used to the full"[120] and of the band in which Tench also played lead guitar, the music magazine Gramophone commented that "the members of Hummingbird are the cream of British session musicians, more acclimatised than most to playing rock at all intellectual levels".[121]

    In her review of The Linda Lewis album Fathoms Deep, Amy Hanson described him as a "R&B master".[122]

    In 2008 Doug Collett reviewed Van Morrison's re-mastered Wavelength album (2008) for the online magazine allabout jazz.com and mentioned Tench's guitar solo on the title track, stating that he "imbued his fast fingered guitar solo with all the joy of singing".[123] Later rocktrain.net also commented on Tench's guitar solo on the same recording stating that "of particular note is the zinging, joyous lead guitar of Bobby Tench. His concise solo at mid-song is uplifting, bending notes every which way while displaying a special adeptness at speed noodling. It is truly pleasurable"[124] and on the blog site "The Immortal Jukebox" Thom Hickey reflected on a live performance from the same period, noting that "Bobby Tench played gorgeous spiky guitar fills".[125]

    The Canadian rock band Danko Jones mention his vocals in their song Sugar High[126] with the lyric "Got the radio on to Bob Tench singing Sugar Cane",[127] from their album This is Danko Jones (2009).[128]

    Fran Leslie wrote an editorial feature about Tench for the September 2009 edition of the 'Blues in Britain magazine. In her introduction she wrote, "our cover artist Bobby Tench is a musician who has played and recorded with so many people that his biography reads like a Who's Who of British Blues". She also stated that he was a "noted singer and formidable guitarist".[129]

    In an interview with Tom Jennings from Backstage Axxess in 2012, Joe Bonamassa mentioned Tench as a vocal influence.[130] Later, in a 2018 interview with Planet Rock magazine Bonamassa mentioned Tench's vocal skills and stated that, he "had one of the best voices of the 1970s".[131]

    In his 2016 autobiography Stick It, Carmine Appice (drummer for the influential Vanilla Fudge) stated that Tench was "a killer soulful singer, with a real cool gritty edge to his vocals".[132]

    Tench died on 19th February 2024.

    Guitars

    Tench owned guitars of various vintages and played Gibson Les Pauls including the Gold Top Deluxe model as seen on the fold cover for Hummingbird's album "We can't go on meeting like this" released in 1977 and during the period he was with Van Morrison and Humble Pie.

    He sold his vintage 1959 Les Paul Standard to Mark Knopfler in the mid 1990s. Knopfler sold this guitar for £693,000[113] at a Christie's auction in London on January 31st 2024[133][134][135][136]

    He played Fender Stratocasters throughout his career using models finished in powder blue, sunburst and black. In the latter part of his career he occasionally played a V100 Icon Lemon Drop made by the Vintage guitar company.[137]

    Discography

    Singles

    As Bobby Tench

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Single
    1982 "Chain Gang" (S.Cooke/C.Cooke) "Looking for a Good Time" (Tench/Bardens) Line Germany Tribute to Sam Cooke 7"
    1986 "Still in Love with You" (Lynott/Moore) "Heart out of Love" (Tench/Jeremy Bird) Stiff UK/Europe Tribute to Phil Lynott 7"
    1986 "Still in Love with You" (Lynott/Moore) "Heart out of Love" (Tench/Jeremy Bird) Stiff UK/Europe Extended version 12"

    With

    Gass

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1965 "One Of These Days" "I Don't Know Why" Parlophone UK N/A 7"
    1966 "The New Breed" "In The City" Parlophone UK N/A 7"
    1967 "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "Jitterbug Sid" CBS UK N/A 7"
    1971 "Something's Got to Change Your Ways" "Mr. Banana" Polydor UK/Europe N/A 7"

    With The Jeff Beck Group

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1971 "Got the Feeling" "Situation" Epic US/Europe Rough and Ready 7"

    With

    Hanson (Junior Marvin)

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1973 "Love Knows Everything" "Take You into My Home" Manticore US/Europe
    Now Hear this
         		7"

    With Freddie King

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1974 "My Credit Didn't Go Through" "Texas Flyer" RSO US Burglar 7"

    With Streetwalkers

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1975 "Raingame" "Miller" Vertigo US/Europe Downtown Flyers 7"
    1976 "Daddy Rolling Stone" "Hole in Your Pocket" Vertigo Europe Red Card 7"
    1977 "Chilli Con Carne" "But You're Beautiful" Vertigo Europe Vicious but Fair 7"

    With Hummingbird

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1975 "For the Children's Sake" "You Can Keep Your Money" A&M US/Europe
    Hummingbird
         		7"
    1976 "Troublemaker" "Gypsy Skies" A&M US/Europe
    We Can't Go On Meeting Like This
         		7"
    1977 "Madatcha" "Anna's Song" A&M US/Europe
    Diamond Nights
         		7"

    With Boxer

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1976 "Hey Bulldog" (this song only) "Loony Ali" Virgin UK/US/Europe A)Bloodletting
    B)Below the Belt     		7"

    With

    Widowmaker
    (U.K.)

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1976 "On The Road" "Pin a Rose on Me" Jet US/UK/Europe Widowmaker 7"
    1976 "When I met you" "Pin a Rose On Me" Jet US/UK/Europe Widowmaker 7"
    1976 "Pin a Rose on Me" "On the Road" Jet US/UK/Europe Widowmaker 7"

    With Van Morrison

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1978 "Wavelength" "Checkin' It Out" Mercury US/Europe Wavelength 7"
    1979 "Kingdom Hall" "Checkin' It Out" Mercury US/Europe Wavelength 7"
    1979 "Natalia" "Lifetimes" Mercury US/Europe Wavelength 7"

    With

    Humble Pie

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1980 "Fool For a Pretty Face" "You Soppy Pratt" Atco/Jet US/Europe On to Victory 7"

    With Topper Headon

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1986 "Leave it to Luck" "Casablanca" Mercury UK/Europe Waking Up 7"
    1986 "I'll Give You Everything" "You're So Cheeky" Mercury UK/Europe Side A Waking Up 7"
    1986 "Leave It to Luck"/"Casablanca" "East Versus West"/"Got to Get Out of This Heat" Mercury UK/Europe Waking Up 12"

    With Jeff Beck

    Date of issue A-side B-side Label Country Album
    1991 "People Get Ready"
    		"New Ways/Train Train" (this song only) Mercury UK/Europe Beckology CD

    Albums

    Year Artist Album Label
    1970
    Gass
    		 Juju[9] Polydor
    Gass
    		 Gass (re-issue of Juju) Polydor
    Gass
    		 Supergroups Vol 2 (track 1 "Black Velvet")[9] Polydor
    1971
    Gass
    Catch My Soul[9]
    		 Polydor
    The Jeff Beck Group Rough and Ready Epic
    1972 The Jeff Beck Group Jeff Beck Group Epic
    Ginger Baker Stratavarious Atco
    1973
    Hanson
    Now Hear This
    		 Manticore
    Linda Lewis Fathoms Deep Reprise
    1974 Freddie King Burglar RSO
    Linda Lewis Heart Strings Reprise
    1975 Freddie King Larger than life RSO
    Hummingbird
    Hummingbird
    		 A&M
    Streetwalkers Downtown Flyers Mercury/Vertigo
    Streetwalkers Live at the BBC BBC
    1976 Streetwalkers Red Card Mercury/Vertigo
    Hummingbird
    We Can't Go On Meeting Like This
    		 A&M
    Widowmaker
     (UK)    		 Widowmaker United Artists
    1977 Streetwalkers Vicious but Fair Mercury/Vertigo
    Hummingbird
    Diamond Nights
    A&M
    Streetwalkers Live Streetwalkers Mercury/Vertigo
    1978 Van Morrison Wavelength Mercury
    1979
    Axis Point
    		 Axis Point RCA
    Boxer Bloodletting Virgin
    Van Morrison Van Morrison Live at the Roxy (promotional release)
    Warner Bros
    1980
    Humble Pie
    On to Victory
    		 Atco
    Eric Burdon Darkness Darkness Polydor
    1981
    Humble Pie
    		 Go for the Throat Atco
    1986 Topper Headon Waking Up Mercury
    Various artists Live in World EMI
    1989 Roger Chapman Walking the Cat Castle
    1990 Roger Chapman Hybrid and Lowdown Polydor
    1991 Jeff Beck Beckology
    Legacy
    Streetwalkers Best of Streetwalkers Vertigo
    1992 Freddie King Stayin' Home with the Blues
    Universal
    /Spectrum
    1994 Alan Price & The Electric Blues Company Covers AP
    Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers BBC Radio 1 in Concert Swansong
    1995 Various artists Rattlesnake Guitar tribute to Peter Green EMI
    1996 Alan Price & The Electric Blues Company A Gigster's Life for Me Sanctuary
    1998 Ruby Turner Call Me by My Name Indigo
    Ginger Baker Do What You Like
    Polygram
    2003 Al Slavik The Secret One Slavik
    2005 Tim Hinkley Hinkley's Heroes Akarma
    2006 Steve Marriott Tribute Darlings of Wapping Wharf
    2010 Various Artists This is The Blues. Vol 2
    Eagle
    Freddie King Texas Flyer 1974–1976 Eagle

    DVD and video

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