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==Biography== |
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Born '''Robert Francis Neate''' at [[North Middlesex Hospital]], [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], North London, England, Graham became a member of [[The Outlaws (UK band)|The Outlaws]] and worked with [[Joe Meek]].<ref name=BG>{{cite web|url=http://www.bobbygraham.co.uk/bobbygraham/career.htm |title=Bobby Graham career |publisher=Bobbygraham.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-10-16}}</ref> He left to join work with [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]] in 1961.<ref name=BG/> Graham was a part of the British elite session team (comparable to the American "[[The Wrecking Crew (music)|Wrecking Crew]]") made up of artists such as [[Big Jim Sullivan]], [[Vic Flick]] and [[Jimmy Page]]. |
Born '''Robert Francis Neate''' at [[North Middlesex Hospital]], [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], North London, England, Graham became a member of [[The Outlaws (UK band)|The Outlaws]] and worked with [[Joe Meek]].<ref name=BG>{{cite web |url=http://www.bobbygraham.co.uk/bobbygraham/career.htm |title=Bobby Graham career |publisher=Bobbygraham.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-10-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930013439/http://www.bobbygraham.co.uk/bobbygraham/career.htm |archivedate=30 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He left to join work with [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]] in 1961.<ref name=BG/> Graham was a part of the British elite session team (comparable to the American "[[The Wrecking Crew (music)|Wrecking Crew]]") made up of artists such as [[Big Jim Sullivan]], [[Vic Flick]] and [[Jimmy Page]]. |
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Graham played on 13 number one singles, including those by [[The Dave Clark Five]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Englebert Humperdinck]], [[Peter and Gordon]], [[Jackie Trent]], [[The Kinks]], [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and [[Dusty Springfield]], and appeared on a total of 40 UK top five hits (10 number two hits; 4 number 3 hits; 6 number 4 hits; 7 number five hits; 107 top 50 hits - 1155 days in the charts). In a discography that counts approximately 15,000 titles, he played on hits by [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Billy Fury]], [[Herman's Hermits]], [[Benny Hill]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown and The Bruvvers]], [[Chubby Checker]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Brenda Lee]], [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]], [[Brian Poole & The Tremeloes]], [[The Pretty Things]], [[PJ Proby]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Them (band)|Them]], [[The Walker Brothers]], and [[Marianne Faithfull]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8261473.stm |title=Kinks and Tom Jones drummer dies |publisher=BBC News|date=2009-09-17 |accessdate=2011-10-16}}</ref> |
Graham played on 13 number one singles, including those by [[The Dave Clark Five]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Englebert Humperdinck]], [[Peter and Gordon]], [[Jackie Trent]], [[The Kinks]], [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and [[Dusty Springfield]], and appeared on a total of 40 UK top five hits (10 number two hits; 4 number 3 hits; 6 number 4 hits; 7 number five hits; 107 top 50 hits - 1155 days in the charts). In a discography that counts approximately 15,000 titles, he played on hits by [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Joe Cocker]], [[Billy Fury]], [[Herman's Hermits]], [[Benny Hill]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown and The Bruvvers]], [[Chubby Checker]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Brenda Lee]], [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]], [[Brian Poole & The Tremeloes]], [[The Pretty Things]], [[PJ Proby]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Them (band)|Them]], [[The Walker Brothers]], and [[Marianne Faithfull]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8261473.stm |title=Kinks and Tom Jones drummer dies |publisher=BBC News|date=2009-09-17 |accessdate=2011-10-16}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.bobbygraham.co.uk/ Official website] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061206103405/http://www.bobbygraham.co.uk/ Official website] |
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Revision as of 18:59, 4 December 2017
Bobby Graham | |
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| Birth name | Robert Francis Neate |
| Born | 11 March 1940 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Session musician, drummer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1960s–2009 |
| Website | www |
Bobby Graham (11 March 1940 – 14 September 2009) was an English session drummer, composer, arranger and record producer. Shel Talmy, who produced The Kinks, David Bowie and The Who, described Graham as "the greatest drummer the UK has ever produced."[1]
Biography
Born Robert Francis Neate at
Joe Brown in 1961.[2] Graham was a part of the British elite session team (comparable to the American "Wrecking Crew") made up of artists such as Big Jim Sullivan, Vic Flick and Jimmy Page
.
Graham played on 13 number one singles, including those by
Graham also toured the UK as drummer in his own jazz band.
He died of stomach cancer in September 2009 at the Isabel Hospice, Welwyn Garden City.[1]
Recording credits
Graham played on over 15,000 titles,[4] including:
- "All Day And All Of The Night" and "Tired of Waiting" by The Kinks
- "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" by The Animals
- "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" by Rod Stewart
- "Downtown" by Petula Clark
- "
- "Baby Please Don't Go" by Them(ft. Van Morrison)
- "I Only Want to Be with You" by Dusty Springfield
- "I Believe" by The Bachelors
- "Is It True" by Brenda Lee. Produced by Mickie Most in 1964.
- Glad All Over and Bits and Pieces by The Dave Clark Five
Literature
- Patrick Harrington: The Session Man (Broom House Publishing Ltd., 12 Nov 2004) - ISBN 0-9549142-0-1
References
- ^ a b "UK's king of drums dies at 69". Express.co.uk. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Bobby Graham career". Bobbygraham.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kinks and Tom Jones drummer dies". BBC News. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Herrington and Graham, The Session Man: The story of Bobby Graham, the UK's greatest session drummer, Broom House Publishing Limited, Monmouthshire, 2004 p 9
- ^ Herrington, Patric and Bobby Graham, The Session Man: The Story of Bobby Graham, the UK's greatest session drummer, Broom House, Raglan, 2004, p. 129
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