Andrew Steven Bown (born 27 March 1946)[1] is an English musician, who has specialised in keyboards and bass guitar. He is a member of the rock band Status Quo.
Bown's first major band was The Herd, along with Peter Frampton. After The Herd dissolved he spent two years with Judas Jump[2] who were the opening act of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. He played [keyboards at first] for Frampton in the 1970s then switched to bass briefly when Rick Wills departed the Peter Frampton band in early 1975. Bown himself left the Frampton entourage less than a year later, just as Frampton was on the verge of achieving worldwide success. He went back to England where he first dabbled with a solo career (recording two solo albums for Bill Gaff's GM label, US Mercury), then resumed work with Status Quo whom he started playing keyboards for in 1973 as a session musician, including sessions with Jerry Lee Lewis on the London Sessions Album. Andy first appeared on Quo's Hello! album in that year; performing on every album by the band from 1977's Rockin' All Over the World onwards, and supporting them in concert. He joined Status Quo as a full member in 1982, and has been with them ever since.
Bown released a number of singles in the 1970s, including "New York Satyricon Zany" and "Another Shipwreck", none of which charted. His most well-known song however was the theme tune to the children's series Ace of Wands, "Tarot". He also released five albums, the first of which, Gone to My Head, was released in 1972.
His latest solo album Unfinished Business was released on 5 September 2011. The album was produced by Mike Paxman and recorded by Chris West, it features contributions from Henry Spinetti on drums, Mick Rogers on guitars, Trevor Bolder and Brad Lang on basses as well as vocalists Juliet Roberts and Sylvia Mason-James. It was recorded at State of the Ark Studios in Richmond, Surrey in 2010.[3]
He still plays keyboards, guitar and harmonica with Status Quo, and is an integral part of the band, having co-written many well known Quo songs on various studio albums, most prominently collaborating with Rick Parfitt on the group's 1979 hit "Whatever You Want".
Discography
Gone to My Head – 1972
Sweet William – 1973
Come Back Romance, All is Forgiven – 1977
Good Advice – 1978
Unfinished Business – 2011
Equipment
During live performances Bown uses a Roland RD-700 piano, a Hammond C3 Organ and a Roland D-70 synthesizer, which are connected to a Roland U-220, an E-muVintage Keys module, an Akai Sampler and a Leslie speaker.
^"Interview: Andy Bown (Status Quo, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, solo)" (in Greek). 11 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ abcMabbett, Andy (2010). Pink Floyd – The Music and the Mystery. London: Omnibus. ISBN9781849383707.
^Miles, Barry; Mabbett, Andy (1994). Pink Floyd the visual documentary. London: Omnibus. ISBN0711941092.
^ . Statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Andy Bown news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Andrew Steven Bown born 27 March 1946 1 is an English musician who has specialised in keyboards and bass guitar He is a member of the rock band Status Quo Andy BownPerforming with Status Quo at Wacken Open Air festival 2017Background informationBirth nameAndrew Steven BownBorn 1946 03 27 27 March 1946 age 76 Beckenham Kent EnglandGenresHard rock rock and rollInstrument s Keyboards bass vocals guitar harmonicaYears active1966 presentMember ofStatus QuoFormerly ofThe Herd Judas JumpWebsitewww wbr andybown wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 Equipment 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditBown s first major band was The Herd along with Peter Frampton After The Herd dissolved he spent two years with Judas Jump 2 who were the opening act of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 He played keyboards at first for Frampton in the 1970s then switched to bass briefly when Rick Wills departed the Peter Frampton band in early 1975 Bown himself left the Frampton entourage less than a year later just as Frampton was on the verge of achieving worldwide success He went back to England where he first dabbled with a solo career recording two solo albums for Bill Gaff s GM label US Mercury then resumed work with Status Quo whom he started playing keyboards for in 1973 as a session musician including sessions with Jerry Lee Lewis on the London Sessions Album Andy first appeared on Quo s Hello album in that year performing on every album by the band from 1977 s Rockin All Over the World onwards and supporting them in concert He joined Status Quo as a full member in 1982 and has been with them ever since Bown released a number of singles in the 1970s including New York Satyricon Zany and Another Shipwreck none of which charted His most well known song however was the theme tune to the children s series Ace of Wands Tarot He also released five albums the first of which Gone to My Head was released in 1972 His latest solo album Unfinished Business was released on 5 September 2011 The album was produced by Mike Paxman and recorded by Chris West it features contributions from Henry Spinetti on drums Mick Rogers on guitars Trevor Bolder and Brad Lang on basses as well as vocalists Juliet Roberts and Sylvia Mason James It was recorded at State of the Ark Studios in Richmond Surrey in 2010 3 He was the bass player in the Surrogate Band during Pink Floyd s The Wall tour in 1980 and 1981 4 and can be heard on the live album Is There Anybody Out There The Wall Live 1980 81 4 He also did some keyboards for Pink Floyd s The Final Cut album 4 and on Jack the Lad s last album Jackpot in 1976 In addition he played Hammond organ and 12 string guitar during the recording of Roger Waters solo album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking in 1984 but did not take part in Waters subsequent tours 5 He still plays keyboards guitar and harmonica with Status Quo and is an integral part of the band having co written many well known Quo songs on various studio albums most prominently collaborating with Rick Parfitt on the group s 1979 hit Whatever You Want Discography EditGone to My Head 1972 Sweet William 1973 Come Back Romance All is Forgiven 1977 Good Advice 1978 Unfinished Business 2011Equipment EditDuring live performances Bown uses a Roland RD 700 piano a Hammond C3 Organ and a Roland D 70 synthesizer which are connected to a Roland U 220 an E mu Vintage Keys module an Akai Sampler and a Leslie speaker Bown uses a vintage Fender Telecaster a Gibson Les Paul a Washburn semi acoustic as well as a Takamine acoustic 6 He also uses custom Telecaster types and a Stratocaster type made by J Davey Guitars and sometimes uses Rick Parfitt s custom made Fender Telecaster ThinlineReferences Edit The Official Site Band Members Status Quo Retrieved 1 July 2017 Judas Jump at AllMusic Interview Andy Bown Status Quo Pink Floyd Roger Waters solo in Greek 11 April 2012 Retrieved 5 December 2021 a b c Mabbett Andy 2010 Pink Floyd The Music and the Mystery London Omnibus ISBN 9781849383707 Miles Barry Mabbett Andy 1994 Pink Floyd the visual documentary London Omnibus ISBN 0711941092 Andrew Bown Statusquo co uk Archived from the original on 3 January 2012 Retrieved 3 January 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andy Bown Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Bown amp oldid 1132975468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
