Pete Zorn
Pete Zorn | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Peter Zorn |
Born | Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States | 29 May 1950
Died | 19 April 2016 London, United Kingdom | (aged 65)
Genres | British folk rock, Americana |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | mandolin, saxophone, guitar, bass guitar, flute, tin whistle, vocals |
Formerly of | Steeleye Span, The Albion Band, Driver 67 |
Website | richardthompson-music |
Pete Zorn (29 May 1950 – 19 April 2016) was an American multi-instrumentalist who was a longstanding member of Richard Thompson's backing band. He was also a member of Steeleye Span, The Albion Band, and Driver 67.
Career
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As a member of Thompson's backing group, Zorn played
Zorn performed on Thompson's albums Hand of Kindness (1983), Sweet Talker (1991), and Dream Attic (2010). He was also one of two credited bass guitarists on the 1982 Richard & Linda Thompson album Shoot Out the Lights.
Although he frequently toured with Thompson, Zorn had also played with many other singers and groups including Arizona Smoke Revue, formed by older brother Bill Zorn, Show of Hands, the Phil Beer Band, Elaine Paige, Thomas Anders, Gerry Rafferty, Barbara Dickson, Chris Rainbow, and his band WAZ, which features Steve Tilston.
He appeared in the UK top 10 in 1979 as part of Driver 67 with his brother-in-law
In 1988 Zorn played the saxophone to the theme song of the British children's television series
In 2009 Zorn joined Steeleye Span on the spring section of the band's 40th anniversary tour, replacing Rick Kemp, who was absent for health reasons. He also replaced Kemp on the American and Australian legs of the tour. Kemp returned for the winter leg of the tour, but Zorn stayed with the band as a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist due to various strains on the band.
He played on the albums Now We Are Six Again and Wintersmith and appeared on all Steeleye tours until spring 2015, when he left the band.
Death
Zorn died on April 19, 2016, following a battle with cancer.[3] His death was announced by Zorn's family, and by Thompson, on their respective Facebook pages.[2]
Discography
With Richard Thompson
Pete Zorn was a member of Thompson's touring band from 1982 to 1984 and from 1991 onwards and appears on all his live albums recorded with a band from then until 2010.
- Shoot Out the Lights (1982)
- Hand of Kindness (1983)
- Sweet Talker (1991)
- Two Letter Words (1996)
- Semi-Detached Mock Tudor (2002)
- Live Warrior (2007)
- Dream Attic (2010)
- Live at the BBC (2011)
- Cabaret of Souls(2012)
- Live at Rockpalast (recorded during the 1983-4 Hand of Kindness tour) (2017)
With Gerry Rafferty
- Snakes and Ladders (1980)
- North and South (1988)
- Over My Head (1994)
With The Albion Band
- Give Me A Saddle, I'll Trade You A Car (as Albion Band '89) (1989)
- An Evening With The Albion Band (2002)
With Steeleye Span
- Now We Are Six Again (2011)
- Wintersmith (2013)
References
- ^ BeesWeb - Catch of the Day Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Kielty, Martin, Pete Zorn dead at 65, Team Rock News, 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Pollock, David. "Obituary: Pete Zorn, musician". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 July 2016.