The Bleeding Heart Band was the name Roger Waters gave his backing band for a brief period of his post-Pink Floyd solo career.[1]
Although Waters released The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking in 1984,[1] and toured as a solo artist promoting that album (with an unnamed supporting band), he was still a member of Pink Floyd, and did not leave the group until late 1985.
The name of the band most likely comes from the phrase "the bleeding hearts and artists" found on the tracks "The Trial" and "Outside the Wall" on Pink Floyd's 1979 double album The Wall (an album which Waters was heavily involved in).
His first music as an ex-member of Pink Floyd was several contributions to the soundtrack to When the Wind Blows.[1] It was for this soundtrack album that the band moniker "The Bleeding Heart Band" first appeared.[1]
Clare Torry - lead vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky" on just two shows of the tour
The Wall, Berlin 1990edit
When The Wall was performed in Berlin in 1990 to raise money for the charity Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief,[1] the show featured an enormous number of international artists, as well as Roger Waters and The Bleeding Heart Band, which acted as the house band for the evening, and provided the music for the extra vocalists.[1]
The Bleeding Heart Band also had a few extra members, such as Rick DiFonzo on guitar, and Peter Wood (reprising his role from the original Pink Floyd live performances of The Wall) on keyboards.[1] Also present was the vocal quartet of Joe Chemay, Jim Farber, Jim Haas, and John Joyce, reprising their role from the studio album and the Pink Floyd Wall performances.[1] Whether the four were considered official members of The Bleeding Heart Band is unknown.
For several years following his 1999–2002 In the Flesh tour, Roger Waters did not use the Bleeding Heart Band name, even though several of the members (such as Broad, Fairweather-Low, and backing vocalist Katie Kissoon) had long been part of his band. For his The Wall Live tour (2010–2013), Waters introduced them as the Bleeding Heart Band once again.
Graham Broad – drums, percussion, ukulele on "Outside the Wall"
Jon Carin – keyboards, lap steel guitar, programming, high-strung guitar on "Comfortably Numb", acoustic guitar on "Outside The Wall", electric guitar on "Run Like Hell", "Bring The Boys Back Home", "Comfortably Numb" and "Brick 3"
Harry Waters – Hammond organ, keyboards, accordion on "Outside the Wall"
Robbie Wyckoff – lead vocals (songs or parts of songs originally sung by David Gilmour), backing vocals, percussion
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Bleeding Heart Band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message The Bleeding Heart Band was the name Roger Waters gave his backing band for a brief period of his post Pink Floyd solo career 1 Although Waters released The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking in 1984 1 and toured as a solo artist promoting that album with an unnamed supporting band he was still a member of Pink Floyd and did not leave the group until late 1985 The name of the band most likely comes from the phrase the bleeding hearts and artists found on the tracks The Trial and Outside the Wall on Pink Floyd s 1979 double album The Wall an album which Waters was heavily involved in His first music as an ex member of Pink Floyd was several contributions to the soundtrack to When the Wind Blows 1 It was for this soundtrack album that the band moniker The Bleeding Heart Band first appeared 1 Contents 1 Personnel 2 The Wall Berlin 1990 3 Later years 4 References 5 External linksPersonnel editMain article List of Roger Waters band members The original personnel from the soundtrack to When the Wind Blows 2 Roger Waters bass guitar acoustic guitar vocals Jay Stapley guitar Snowy White guitar John Gordon bass guitar Matt Irving keyboards organ Nick Glennie Smith piano organ John Lingwood Linn programming Freddie Krc drums percussion Mel Collins saxophone Clare Torry vocals Paul Carrack keyboards vocals The band s membership would change variously as Waters went on to record the Radio K A O S album and then mount the tour Roger Waters vocals bass guitar and acoustic guitar Andy Fairweather Low guitar bass guitar and backing vocals Jay Stapley lead guitar and backing vocals Paul Carrack keyboards and vocals Graham Broad drums and percussion Mel Collins saxophone Doreen Chanter backing vocals Katie Kissoon backing vocals Clare Torry lead vocals on The Great Gig in the Sky on just two shows of the tourThe Wall Berlin 1990 editWhen The Wall was performed in Berlin in 1990 to raise money for the charity Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief 1 the show featured an enormous number of international artists as well as Roger Waters and The Bleeding Heart Band which acted as the house band for the evening and provided the music for the extra vocalists 1 The Bleeding Heart Band also had a few extra members such as Rick DiFonzo on guitar and Peter Wood reprising his role from the original Pink Floyd live performances of The Wall on keyboards 1 Also present was the vocal quartet of Joe Chemay Jim Farber Jim Haas and John Joyce reprising their role from the studio album and the Pink Floyd Wall performances 1 Whether the four were considered official members of The Bleeding Heart Band is unknown Rick Di Fonzo guitars Snowy White guitars Andy Fairweather Low bass guitar guitar backing vocals Peter Wood keyboards organ synthesizers Nick Glennie Smith keyboards organ synthesizers Graham Broad drums electronic percussion Stan Farber backing vocals percussion credited as Jim Farber Joe Chemay backing vocals Jim Haas backing vocals percussion Jon Joyce backing vocalsLater years editFor several years following his 1999 2002 In the Flesh tour Roger Waters did not use the Bleeding Heart Band name even though several of the members such as Broad Fairweather Low and backing vocalist Katie Kissoon had long been part of his band For his The Wall Live tour 2010 2013 Waters introduced them as the Bleeding Heart Band once again The Wall Tour 2010 13 Band Roger Waters bass lead vocals acoustic guitar trumpet on Outside the Wall G E Smith guitars bass mandolin on Outside the Wall Dave Kilminster guitars banjo on Outside the Wall bass on Mother Snowy White guitars bass on Goodbye Blue Sky Graham Broad drums percussion ukulele on Outside the Wall Jon Carin keyboards lap steel guitar programming high strung guitar on Comfortably Numb acoustic guitar on Outside The Wall electric guitar on Run Like Hell Bring The Boys Back Home Comfortably Numb and Brick 3 Harry Waters Hammond organ keyboards accordion on Outside the Wall Robbie Wyckoff lead vocals songs or parts of songs originally sung by David Gilmour backing vocals percussion Jon Joyce backing vocals percussion Kipp Lennon backing vocals percussion Mark Lennon backing vocals percussion Pat Lennon backing vocals percussionReferences edit a b c d e f g h Mabbett Andy 2010 Pink Floyd The Music and the Mystery London Omnibus ISBN 9781849383707 Various When The Wind Blows Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at Discogs Discogs com External links editThe Wall Live in Berlin Peter Wood Info Info on The Wall in Berlin Trivia from IMDB The Bleeding Heart Band discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Bleeding Heart Band amp oldid 1170511176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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