Dave Bronze
Encyclopedia
Dave Bronze is an English
bass guitar
ist. The musicians he has worked with include Robin Trower
, Dr. Feelgood
, The Hamsters
, Eric Clapton
, Nik Kershaw
, Belinda Carlisle
, Barbara Dickson
, Art of Noise and Ray Davies
.
In 1991 Bronze joined a reformed Procol Harum
, and can be heard on their The Prodigal Stranger
and The Long Goodbye
albums. In 1993 he left the band and was replaced by Matt Pegg
.
Bronze is the bass guitarist on Eric Clapton's album From the Cradle
, recorded in 1994, and performed on the tour following the album's release. He was a member of the Eric Clapton band until 1996.
From 1999 to 2004 he played with Eric Bibb
. In 2000, he was voted British Blues Connections 'Bass Player of The Year'.
He played with the line-up at the Concert for George
in November 2002. He again joined Clapton on stage for the Teenage Cancer Trust
benefit at the Royal Albert Hall
in March 2003. Bronze also plays with Clapton every New Year's Eve at an annual gig held in aid of Alcoholics Anonymous
.
In 2008 Bronze was on tour with Andy Fairweather-Low
, with whom he had played with previously when backing Clapton.
With Eric Bibb
(and Leon & Eric Bibb)
With Eric Clapton
With Nik Kershaw
With Procol Harum
(and the Gary Brooker Ensemble)
Long Goodbye
(1995)
With Robin Trower
With The Art of Noise
With other artists
Various Artists albums
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist. The musicians he has worked with include Robin Trower
Robin Trower
Robin Leonard Trower , known professionally as Robin Trower, is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio.-Biography:...
, Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood (band)
Dr. Feelgood are a British pub rock band formed in 1971. The band's name derives from a slang term for heroin or for a doctor who is willing to overprescribe drugs. It is also a reference to a 1962 record by the American blues pianist and singer Willie Perryman called "Dr Feel-Good", which...
, The Hamsters
The Hamsters
The Hamsters are a band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.They performed their first live show at the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, on 1 April 1987. They initially played in local pubs with no ambitions to take themselves seriously or to turn professional...
, Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
, Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
, Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
, Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...
, Art of Noise and Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...
.
In 1991 Bronze joined a reformed Procol Harum
Procol Harum
Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
, and can be heard on their The Prodigal Stranger
The Prodigal Stranger
The Prodigal Stranger is an album by Procol Harum, released in 1991. The album is dedicated to the memory of Barrie James Wilson who had been the drummer on all of the group's previous albums....
and The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (Procol Harum album)
The Long Goodbye was released in 1995. Strictly speaking, this is not a Procol Harum album; it was produced by Gary Brooker with various guest musicians many of whom are or were members of Procol Harum...
albums. In 1993 he left the band and was replaced by Matt Pegg
Matt Pegg
Matt Pegg is an English musician and bass guitarist.Pegg is the son of Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull bass guitar player Dave Pegg. He is an experienced bass guitarist in his own right and has been known to stand in for his father on Jethro Tull tours...
.
Bronze is the bass guitarist on Eric Clapton's album From the Cradle
From the Cradle
From the Cradle is a blues cover album by Eric Clapton. Released on 13 September 1994 by Reprise Records, the album was Eric Clapton's long awaited follow-up to his massively-successful live album, Unplugged...
, recorded in 1994, and performed on the tour following the album's release. He was a member of the Eric Clapton band until 1996.
From 1999 to 2004 he played with Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb is an American acoustic blues singer-songwriter. He is based in London and launched his career in Europe. Today he lives in Finland.-Biography:...
. In 2000, he was voted British Blues Connections 'Bass Player of The Year'.
He played with the line-up at the Concert for George
Concert for George
The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne...
in November 2002. He again joined Clapton on stage for the Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity that focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and related diseases by providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals. The units are dedicated areas for teenage patients, who are involved in their concept and creation...
benefit at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
in March 2003. Bronze also plays with Clapton every New Year's Eve at an annual gig held in aid of Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid movement which says its "primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety." Now claiming more than 2 million members, AA was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio...
.
In 2008 Bronze was on tour with Andy Fairweather-Low
Andy Fairweather-Low
Andrew Fairweather Low is a Welsh guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. He was a founding member of 1960s British pop band, Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.-Early career:Fairweather Low first found fame as a...
, with whom he had played with previously when backing Clapton.
Discography
With Dr. FeelgoodDr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood may refer to:In music:*Dr. Feelgood , an album by American band Mötley Crüe**"Dr. Feelgood" , a single and the title track from that album*"Dr. Feel Good", a song by Travie McCoy on the album Lazarus...
- Doctor's Orders (1984)
- Primo (1991)
- Down at the Doctors (1995)
- On the Road Again (1998)
- Feelgood Factor (1999)
- Chess Masters (2000)
- Finely Tuned (2002)
- Wolfman Calling: The Blues of Lee Brilleaux (2003)
With Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb is an American acoustic blues singer-songwriter. He is based in London and launched his career in Europe. Today he lives in Finland.-Biography:...
(and Leon & Eric Bibb)
- Home to Me (2000)
- Painting Signs (2001)
- Natural Light (2003)
- Livin', Lovin' and Doin' (2005)
- Diamond Days (2006)
- An Evening with Eric Bibb (2007)
- Family Affair (2004)
With Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
- From the CradleFrom the CradleFrom the Cradle is a blues cover album by Eric Clapton. Released on 13 September 1994 by Reprise Records, the album was Eric Clapton's long awaited follow-up to his massively-successful live album, Unplugged...
(1994) - PilgrimPilgrimA pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journeying to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system...
(1998) - Complete ClaptonComplete ClaptonComplete Clapton is a greatest hits collection by British rock musician Eric Clapton. The two-disc collection was released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Eric Clapton's autobiography, Clapton: The Autobiography, released that same year .As with The Rolling Stones' Forty Licks, each disc has been...
(2007)
With Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
- 15 Minutes15 Minutes (Nik Kershaw album)15 minutes is a 1999 album released by UK singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw.In a 2008 interview, Kershaw spoke of two tracks from the album after being asked for his proudest song. "There’s a song on the album, '15 Minutes', called 'Billy'. That would be my finest lyric...
(1999) - To Be Frank (2002)
With Procol Harum
Procol Harum
Procol Harum are a British rock band, formed in 1967, which contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. Their best-known recording is their 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...
(and the Gary Brooker Ensemble)
- Prodigal Stranger (1991)
- The
Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (Procol Harum album)
The Long Goodbye was released in 1995. Strictly speaking, this is not a Procol Harum album; it was produced by Gary Brooker with various guest musicians many of whom are or were members of Procol Harum...
(1995)
- One More Time – Live in Utrecht 1992 (2005)
- Secrets of the HiveSecrets of the HiveSecrets of the Hive, by Procol Harum, is a 2 CD best-of album that was released in 2007 to mark the 40th anniversary of their first single, A Whiter Shade of Pale...
(2007) - Within Our House (1998)
With Robin Trower
Robin Trower
Robin Leonard Trower , known professionally as Robin Trower, is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio.-Biography:...
- Back It Up(1983)
- Beyond the MistBeyond the MistBeyond the Mist is a 1985 album by Robin Trower containing 2 new studio tracks. The remainder of the album was recorded live at The Marquee in April 1985 and includes an extended 10 minute version of "Bridge of Sighs"...
(1985) - PassionPassion (Robin Trower album)Passion is a 1987 studio album by Robin Trower. The album received some positive reviews and was followed by a US tour. The album was honored with an award in the Rock category by the American Association of Independent Music.-Track listing:...
(1987) - Take What You NeedTake What You NeedTake What You Need is the thirteenth studio album by Robin Trower, and the second to feature Davey Pattison on lead vocals.-Track listing:-Personnel:Robin Trower Band*Robin Trower - guitars*Davey Pattison - vocals*Dave Bronze - bass...
(1988) - Living Out Of Time(2004)
- Another Days Blues (2005)
- Living Out Of Time: Live (2005)
With The Art of Noise
The Art of Noise
Art of Noise was an avant-garde synthpop group formed in 1983 by engineer/producer Gary Langan, programmer J. J. Jeczalik, along with arranger Anne Dudley, producer Trevor Horn and music journalist Paul Morley. The group's mostly instrumental compositions were novel melodic sound collages based on...
- Re-Works of Art of Noise (1986)
- In No Sense? Nonsense!In No Sense? Nonsense!In No Sense? Nonsense! was the third full-length album by Art of Noise. By the time of its recording, the group had been reduced to a duo, with engineer Gary Langan leaving the previous year—Langan's mix engineering duties were taken over by Bob Kraushaar and Ted Hayton for this album, but the...
(1987)
With other artists
- Blues 'N' Trouble Blues Graffiti: The Hat Trick Era (2000)
- Colin BlunstoneColin BlunstoneColin Blunstone is an English pop singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group The Zombies, and for his participation on various albums with The Alan Parsons Project.-Biography:...
Out of the Shadows (2002) - Paul CarrackPaul CarrackPaul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
Beautiful World (1997) - Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
Man Amongst Men (1996) - Chris Farlowe and the ThunderbirdsChris FarloweChris Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.-Career:Inspired by Lonnie...
Born Again (1986) - Andy Fairweather Low Sweet Soulful MusicSweet Soulful MusicSweet Soulful Music, released in August 2006, was Andy Fairweather Low's first solo album in twenty six years. It reunited Fairweather Low with producer Glyn Johns.-Track listing:# "One More Rocket"# "Hymn 4 My Soul"# "What'd You Take Me To Be"...
(2006) - Jane Close up and Real 2002
- Tom JonesTom Jones (singer)Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
Praise & Blame (2010) - Kursaal Flyers Mixed Up Shook Up Girl (2006)
- Mikey Melody Monday Morning Blues (2003)
- Jay Owens Movin' On (1995)
- SAS BandSpike EdneyPhilip 'Spike' Edney is a British musician who, since early 1970s, has performed with a number of bands, most notably, Queen, where his participation, starting in 1984, has been so extensive that some writers have described him as the "fifth member of Queen". In the earlier phase of his career,...
Show (2001) - Leo SayerLeo SayerLeo Sayer is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer whose singing career has spanned four decades. Sayer became a naturalised Australian citizen in 2009. Sayer was a top singles and album act on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1970s...
Voice in My Head (2005)
Various Artists albums
- Guitar Speak, Vol 2 (1988)
- Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues (2000)
- Philadelphia Folk Festival: 40th Anniversary (2001)
- Dear Mr. Fantasy: Tribute to Jim Capaldi (2007)
- Concert for GeorgeConcert for GeorgeThe Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne...
(2003) - Planet 51Planet 51Planet 51 is a 2009 Spanish/British/American animated science fiction/family film directed by Jorge Blanco, written by Joe Stillman, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott, and John Cleese. Produced by Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios and...
(soundtrack) (2009)