Terry Williams (drummer)
Terry Williams | |
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Birth name | Terrence Williams |
Born | Swansea, Wales | 11 January 1948
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1962–2007 |
Formerly of |
Terrence Williams (born 11 January 1948) is a Welsh rock drummer. During the 1970s and early 1980s Williams was drummer with Dave Edmunds / Rockpile and Man. Rockpile split in 1981 and Williams joined Dire Straits from 1982 until 1988.[1]
Williams was born in Swansea. During the 1960s, he played in a number of Welsh bands, including Commancheros, the Smokeless Zone, Dream and Plum Crazy, before joining Dave Edmunds' band Love Sculpture.[2] In 1970 he joined the Welsh rock group Man, which included two former Dream and Smokeless Zone members, Deke Leonard and Martin Ace.
Between 1981 and 1982, Williams was part of the
Williams remained with Dire Straits for the recording of their fifth studio album, 1985's
After a hiatus of almost two years, Dire Straits regrouped with Eric Clapton to perform at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert staged on 11 June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, in which they were the headline act. This was one of the final concerts in which Williams played with Dire Straits. In September 1988 Mark Knopfler announced the official disbanding of Dire Straits and Williams then left the band.[7] The compilation album Money for Nothing was released in October 1988 and featured selections from Williams’ 1982-85 tenure with the band. Dire Straits did a charity concert in Newcastle in 1989 with Terry on drums. This was his last concert ever with the band. Dire Straits regrouped in 1990 and again in 1991 without Williams as drummer.
In 1988, Williams played drums on albums by Graham Parker and Nick Lowe.[8]
Discography
- With Billy Bremner
- Bash! (1984)
- With Carlene Carter
- Carlene Carter (1978)
- Musical Shapes (1980)
- C'est C Bon (1983)
- With Cliff Richard
- Rock Connection (1984)
- With Dave Edmunds / Rockpile
- Rockpile (1972)
- Get It (1977)
- Tracks on Wax 4 (1978)
- Repeat When Necessary (1979)
- Seconds of Pleasure (1980)
- Twangin... (1981)
- Riff Raff/I Hear You Rockin (2002) compilation
- They Call It Rock
- With Deke Leonard
- Iceberg (1973)
- Kamikaze (1974)
- Before Your Very Eyes (1981)
- With Dion
- Yo Frankie (1989)
- With Dire Straits
- ExtendedancEPlay (1983)
- Alchemy: Dire Straits Live (1984)
- Brothers in Arms(1985)
- Money for Nothing (1988) compilation
- Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits (1998) compilation
- The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations(2005) compilation
- With Graham Parker
- The Mona Lisa's Sister (1988)
- Passion Is No Ordinary Word (1993) 1976-1991 era compilation
- No Holding Back (1996) compilation
- Ultimate Collection (2001) compilation
- With John Illsley
- Never Told a Soul (1984)
- K. Wallis B. And The Dark Shades Of Night – Diamonds (1987)
- With Man
- To Live for to Die (1970)
- Man (1971)
- Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? (1971)
- Greasy Truckers Party (1972)
- Live at the Padget Rooms, Penarth (1972)
- Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day (1972)
- Live at the Rainbow 1972 (1972)
- Christmas at the Patti (1973)
- Back into the Future (1973)
- Rhinos, Winos, and Lunatics(1974)
- Slow Motion (1974)
- 1999 Party Tour (1974)
- Maximum Darkness (1975)
- The Welsh Connection (1976)
- All's Well That Ends Well (1977)
- Rare Man (1999)
- Undrugged (2002) (1996 sessions)
- With Mark Knopfler
- Local Hero(1983)
- Cal (soundtrack) (1984)
- Comfort and Joy(1984)
- Screenplaying (1993) compilation
- With Mickey Jupp
- Juppanese (1978)
- With The Motors
- Tenement Steps (1980)
- With Nick Lowe
- Jesus of Cool (Pure Pop for Now People in US) (1978)
- Cruel to Be Kind (1979)
- Labour of Lust (1979)
- Nick the Knife (1982)
- 16 All Time Lowes (1984) compilation
- Nick's Knack (1986) compilation
- Pinker and Prouder than Previous(1988)
- Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe (2009) compilation
- With Paul Brady
- Full Moon (1986)
- With The Everly Brothers
- Phil Everly (1983)
- EB 84 (1984)
- Mercury Years (1993) compilation
- With Tina Turner
- Private Dancer (1984)
- Simply the Best (1991) compilation
- With Tracey Ullman
- You Caught Me Out (1984)
- Takes on the Hits (2002) compilation
- With Willie and the Poor Boys (Bill Wyman)
- Willie and the Poor Boys (1985)
- Poor Boy Boogie (2006) compilation
- Also
References
- ^ "Terry Williams — Strait Foundation".
- ^ "Mannerisms II – Man and roots/offshoots" by Michael Mycock, published June 1995, page 108
- ^ CLASSIC TRACKS: Dire Straits 'Money For Nothing'. soundonsound.com
- ^ a b Strong, M.C. (1998) The Great Rock Discography, p. 207.
- ^ "Classic Tracks: Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing"". February 1999.
- ^ "How Dire Straits Shattered Expectations with 'Brothers in Arms'". 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Dire Straits Biography: Contemporary Musicians". Enotes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Terry Williams | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Terry Williams on Allmusic. Retrieved 18 August 2009.