Clive Chaman

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Clive Chaman
Born (1949-09-05) 5 September 1949 (age 74)
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, The Jeff Beck Group, Hummingbird

Clive Chaman (born 5 September 1949) is a UK-based bass guitarist and session musician, born in Trinidad and Tobago.

Background

Chaman appears on recordings by UK artists including Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Donovan, Chris Rainbow, Murray Head, Morrissey–Mullen and Paul Kossoff.[1] Chaman was also briefly a member of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow replacing Bob Daisley on bass.[citation needed]

Career

1960s

Romeo Z

Around the mid-1960s, he was a member of

Mongo Santamaria sound and their kind of Latin / R & B.[4]

The group were spotted at the Chi-Chi club one night when

Warner Bros. W 1663 in October 1966.[6] A single-sided promo 45 of the track was released on KAL 1.[7]

They recorded a single "Come Back, Baby Come Back" bw "Since My Baby Said Goodbye" which was produced by

Disc & Music Echo. She said they made good discotheque sounds on the record and that it had more clarity than most.[14] It was in the "Rapid Singles" section of the April 8 issue of Record Mirror.[15]

By 1967, the group had been playing together for three years which included resident spots at the

Line ups

Led by Stan Chaman
  • Eric Allandale (trombone)
  • Clive Chaman (Bass)
  • Stan Chaman (group leader)
  • Erwin Clement (drums)
  • Eddie Cuansa (trumpet)
  • Jerry Elboz / (Elbows[23][24]

1970s

After appearing on

Hummingbird[1] with keyboard player Max Middleton, vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench and US drummer Bernard Purdie, amongst others. Hummingbird went on to record three albums for A&M Records.[26] Following Linda Lewis' release of the Tony Sylvester and Bert de Coteaux produced "The Old Schoolyard" single, Chaman along with Max Middleton and Richard Bailey etc. were the musicians likely to back Lewis on her upcoming US club tour.[27]

1980s -

Chaman was the bass player on the Badness album which Morrissey–Mullen released in 1981.[28] He played on the Raven Eyes album of Japanese heavy metal guitarist, Raven Ohtani which was released in 1984.[29]

Discography

Notes

  1. ^
    Allmusic
  2. ^ CBS New Releases promo sheet - (Discogs) NEW RELEASES, ROMEO Z
  3. ^ 1960s British Beat Music Producers & Labels - Discographies - CBS Records - U.K. and European Singles Discography (1965-1969)
  4. ^ Crescendo, July 1967 - Page eighteen Passing notes by BARRY DAWSON
  5. ^ Kaleidoscope THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM (Amazon) - Back cover notes by Stanley Myers
  6. ^ Cash Box, 22 October 1966 - Page 38 ALBUM REVIEWS, POP BEST BETS
  7. ^ Internet Archive Wayback Machine (Collectors Frenzy 4 Nov 2016 – 27 Jan 2017) - ROMEO Z Kaleidoscope ONE SIDED PROMO KAL 1 Myers Fantoni MOD SOUNDTRACK POP BEAT
  8. ^ CBS New Releases promo sheet - (Discogs) NEW RELEASES, ROMEO Z
  9. ^ Record Mirror, Week ending March 25th, 1967 - Page 4 New Monkees disc is released next week, Romeo Z - Come Back. Baby, Come Back.
  10. ^ 1960s British Beat Music Producers & Labels - Discographies - CBS Records - U.K. and European Singles Discography (1965-1969)
  11. ^ Martin Roberts UK family home page - IRVING MARTIN PRODUCTIONS, 60s Productions by Irving Martin on 45
  12. ^ Melody Maker, April 1, 1967 - Page 8 The Sound of Entertainment on CBS RECORDS new hit singles
  13. ^ New Musical Express, Week Ending April 8. 1967 - Page 4 SHOP WINDOW
  14. ^ Disc & Music Echo, April 8, 1967 - Page 15 QUICK SPINS
  15. ^ Record Mirror, Week ending April 8th, 1967 - Page 9 rapid singles
  16. ^ Crescendo, July 1967 - Page eighteen Passing notes by BARRY DAWSON
  17. ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017, By Harris M. Lentz III · 2018 - Page 88 Curtis, Clem
  18. ^ New Musical Express, Week ending October 7, 1967 - Page 4 NEW to the charts, Foundations began in the basement ! FOUNDATIONS (l to r) front TIM HARRIS, ERIC ALLENDALE, CLEM CURTIS, TONY GOMEZ, back row MIKE ELLIOT, PETER McGRATH and ALAN WARNER.
  19. ^ Popsike - STAN CHAMAN'S U.F.O. Aint No Sunshine SOUL 45
  20. ^ Popsike - U.F.O - Somebodys Watching You / Gotta Nice Buzz RARE DEEP FUNK GRAIL TRINIDAD
  21. ^ Lyrics - Somebody's Watching You Sly & the Family Stone
  22. ^ Crescendo, July 1967 - Page eighteen Passing notes by BARRY DAWSON
  23. ^ 45Cat - Record Details, Artist: Romeo Z, Romeo Z Come Back Baby Come Back) (conga, vocals)
  24. ^ CBS New Releases promo sheet - (Discogs) NEW RELEASES, ROMEO Z
  25. Allmusic
  26. Allmusic
  27. ^ Cash Box, 19 April 1975 - Page 20 for the record, BITS & PIECES:
  28. ^ Jazz Music Archives - MORRISSEY MULLEN — BADNESS
  29. ^ Japan Metal Indies - MARINO / マリノ_, 大谷 レイブン / RAVEN OHTANI, SWAX-310【24bitデジタル・リマスタリングW紙ジャケット仕様】 2012.06.30 SP28-5100 1984.07.21【Original】 『RAVEN EYES』

References

  • Jeff Beck: Crazy Fingers by Annette Carson - Backbeat Books (2001) .
  • Jeff's book : A chronology of Jeff Beck's career 1965-1980: from the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock (Paperback). Chris Hjort and Doug Hinman Rock 'n' Roll Research Press.2000 .