Ian Whiteman
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Ian Whiteman is a musician, calligrapher and graphic designer from England.
, a 1960s London-based mod and soul music
-influenced pop group
; he was in Mighty Baby
for a while before becoming a session musician
, backing Sandy Denny
amongst others. He converted to Islam in 1970.
Musical career
Whiteman's early musical career included the band The ActionThe Action
The Action were an English band of the 1960s. They were part of the mod subculture, and played soul music-influenced pop music.-Career:The band were formed as The Boys in August 1963, in Kentish Town, North West London. After Peter Watson joined them as an additional guitarist in 1965, they changed...
, a 1960s London-based mod and soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
-influenced pop group
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
; he was in Mighty Baby
Mighty Baby
Mighty Baby were formed in 1968 from the ashes of The Action. They released two albums, Mighty Baby and A Jug Of Love . Their debut, a collection of psychedelic rock, appeared on the tiny Head record label in the UK, and on Chess in the United States...
for a while before becoming a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
, backing Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
amongst others. He converted to Islam in 1970.
External links
- http://www.renderingislam.com/alwhiteman.htm Ian Abdal Lateef Whiteman, Graphic Designer, Calligrapher, Architect, Musician; Interviewed by Kelly Crosby