Dave Rowberry

Dave Rowberry
Dave Rowberry
Birth name David Eric Rowberry
Born July 4, 1940(1940-07-04)
Mapperley, Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom
Died June 6, 2003(2003-06-06) (aged 62)
London, United Kingdom
Genres Rock and roll, R&B, Jazz
Occupations Musician, Songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Piano, organ
Years active 1960s–2003
Labels Mouse Records
Associated acts The Animals, Mike Cotton, Shut Up Frank

Dave Rowberry (4 July 1940 – 6 June 2003) was an English piano and organ player, most known for being a member of the rock and R&B group The Animals in the 1960s.

Born David Eric Rowberry in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, Rowberry entered the Newcastle-upon-Tyne blues and jazz music scene in the early 1960s, when he was at Newcastle University. He joined The Mike Cotton Jazzmen (later The Mike Cotton Sound) in 1962, who made a living backing American blues and pop acts touring England.[1] Rowberry Played on the groups singles 1962-1965, their hit Swing That Hammer, as well as their self titled album.

The Animals were already one of the major British Invasion groups in May 1965 when founding keyboardist Alan Price suddenly left due to fear of flying and other issues.[1] According to lead singer Eric Burdon, Rowberry, while considered a good musician, was chosen partly because of his passing physical resemblance to Price. On the other hand, Burdon's crony Zoot Money claims that he was approached first, and Rowberry only selected as a second choice.

In any event, Rowberry played many of the group's big hits, including "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", "It's My Life", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Inside-Looking Out", and "See See Rider". For a number of songs, including the last of these, Rowberry was credited as the arranger. He was also prominent on Animalisms/Animalization, often considered one of the most consistent albums of the group's recording career. He also sang backing vocals and did some occasional songwriting for the group.

The original incarnation of The Animals collapsed in September 1966, and Rowberry became a session musician; he was not part of the Eric Burdon and The Animals group of the late 1960s. He also did reunite a few times on projects with his bandmates the Mike Cotton Sound as well. The most notable one was The Kinks album, Everybody's in Show-Biz. Rowberry played on the single "Celluloid Heroes" and some keyboard instruments on the album. He also appeared with the Kinks on television during this time on the song, "Supersonic Rocket Ship". Rowberry also played on many albums by blues singer Dana Gillespie in the 1980s and 1990s.

When the first incarnation Animals reformed in December 1968 and 1976, only Price without Rowberry was included. When a second keyboardist was added to the original group's third reunion in 1983 to early 1984, it was Money and not Rowberry. When The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, again, only the original five members including Price were honored, despite the attempts by some fans to include Rowberry (as well as Barry Jenkins, another later member of the "first" lineup) inducted alongside them. Their efforts were unsuccessful. Rowberry was present at the May 2001 reunion concert on Burdon's birthday, along with Eric Burdon, John Steel and Hilton Valentine.

In the mid 1990s, Rowberry joined former founding bandmates Hilton Valentine on guitar and John Steel on drums in The Animals II, one of several different Animals spin-off bands of that time; during that decade he also worked as free-lance musician in the London jazz scene and was a member of Shut Up Frank,[2] with Noel Redding, Dave Clarke and Mick Avory of The Kinks. They toured extensively and recorded several albums, which are still available on Mouse Records.

Rowberry died in London of an ulcer haemorrhage on 6 June 2003, at the age of 62.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 146. CN 5585. 
  2. ^ Mouserecords.kastoffkinks.co.uk

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rowberry — is a locative surname from a place name deriving from the Middle English rou, row(e) Old English ruh , meaning rough or wild and Middle English bergh(e), berwe Old English beorg meaning hill . [Reaney, Dictionary of British Surnames ] It has… …   Wikipedia

  • Dave Clarke (musician) — Not to be confused with Dave Clark (musician). Dave Clarke is a singer, guitarist and keyboard player. Biography Clarke started playing piano at the age of 4 and guitar at 9. His first record in 1963 (at the age of 15) was produced by Luigi… …   Wikipedia

  • The Animals — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Animals. The Animals …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Animals — Infobox musical artist Name = The Animals Background = group or band Img capt = Origin = Newcastle upon Tyne, England Genre = Blues rock, R B, psychedelic rock, rock and roll Years active = 1962–1969, 1977, 1983–1984, 1998–present Label = UK… …   Wikipedia

  • The Animals — Para otros usos de este término, véase Animals. The Animals Datos generales Origen …   Wikipedia Español

  • Animalism (album) — Infobox Album Name = Animalism Type = studio Longtype = Artist = The Animals Released = December 1966 Recorded = Genre = Blues rock Length = 39:54 Label = MGM Producer = Tom Wilson Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5… …   Wikipedia

  • Animalization — Infobox Album | Name = Animalization Type = studio Artist = The Animals Released = July, 1966 Recorded = Genre = Rock, R B Length = Label = MGM Records Producer = Tom Wilson Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg …   Wikipedia

  • The Best of The Animals (1966 album) — Infobox Album | Name = The Best of The Animals Type = compilation Artist = The Animals Released = February 1966 Recorded = 1964–1965 Genre = Rock, R B Length = 31:36 Label = MGM E/SE 4324 Producer = Mickie Most Reviews = Chronology = The Animals… …   Wikipedia

  • Don't Bring Me Down (The Animals song) — Don t Bring Me Down Single by The Animals from the album Animalization …   Wikipedia

  • Eric Burdon & the Animals — The Animals Gründung 1962 Auflösung 1969 Genre Rock, Bluesrock Website http://www.theanimalswebsite.com/ Letzte Besetzung vor der Auflösung Gesang …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”