Graham Knight (musician)
Graham Knight | |
|---|---|
 Marmalade in 1968 (Knight at bottom centre) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 December 1943 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Genres | pop |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1960s-2010 |
| Formerly of | Marmalade |
Graham Knight (born 8 December 1943) is a retired Scottish musician. For over forty years, he was the bassist for Marmalade, and was the last original member of the band still active in the band before his retirement in September 2010.
Career
He was a member of the band "The Vampires". He soon left the Vampires in early 1965 to join "Dean Ford and the Gaylords", who in 1966, changed their name to Marmalade. Knight played on all of their hit songs during the 1960s and 1970s, including "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Baby Make It Soon", "Reflections of My Life", and "Rainbow". Knight left Marmalade during recording of their album "Our Horse is Rocking" in 1974, which put the album on delay.
In 1972, Knight played bass on the hit record "Hallelujah Freedom", penned and released by Junior Campbell, a Marmalade member who left to go solo.[1][2] A year after Knight left the band, Knight, former Marmalade drummer Alan Whitehead, Sandy Newman, and Charlie Smith remade the band as "Vintage Marmalade", and were managed by Peter Walsh, who had previously managed them.[3]
By 1978, Knight was the only original member of Marmalade still in the band. He continued to tour with Newman until September 2010, when he announced his retirement. The band still carries on with Newman leading without any original members.
Personal life
Graham Knight was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1943. His father was born in 1916.[4] Graham moved from Bristol, England to live in Broadstone, a suburb in Poole, Dorset in 2006.[5][4] Knight has two daughters. According to Knight in a 2010 interview, he hasn't lived in Scotland since 1966.[4]
References
- ^ Capitol.fm (2018-10-14). "Halleluyah Freedom when maybe people felt free - a classic UK hit that made it to Europe". Capitol.fm - The World Station. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ Vinyl Album: Junior Campbell - Second Time Around (1974), retrieved 2024-01-20
- ^ "Marmalade Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ a b c "Mixcloud". www.mixcloud.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Dorset's link with Sixties chart-toppers Marmalade". Bournemouth Echo. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2024-01-20.