Alan Spenner
Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Alan Henry Spenner (7 May 1948 – 11 August 1991) was an English bass player who performed with Wynder K. Frog, the Grease Band, Spooky Tooth, ABC, David Coverdale, David Soul, Joe Cocker, Kenny Loggins, Lynda Carter, Peter Frampton, Ted Nugent, Mick Taylor, China Crisis, Murray Head, Kokomo, Roxy Music, and played on the original 1970 concept album Jesus Christ Superstar.[1][2]
Spenner played bass live at Woodstock in 1969 with Joe Cocker and the Grease Band and can be seen on The Woodstock Directors Cut DVD. In 1975, he played on Bryn Haworth's second studio album Sunny Side of the Street.[3] In August 1982, he played on Roxy Music's VHS/DVD The High Road, filmed live in Fréjus, France.
Spenner died on 11 August 1991 of a heart attack at the age of 43.[4] He was married to Dyan Birch, former lead vocalist with Arrival and then Kokomo.[5] His son Henry is the former drummer for the band Fields.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Equipment
Spenner typically played Fender Precision, Fender Precision Fretless and Wal electric basses through an Ampeg amplification system. His Wal bass was a 78 JG Series that, coupled with his playing style, provided a signature sound heard on many Roxy Music songs, such as "Same Old Scene" and "Avalon".
References
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- ↑ "“What’s The Buzz” From Jesus Christ Superstar: A Complete Transcription of Alan Spenner’s Bass Line" Template:Webarchive, .bassplayer.com; retrieved 6 April 2011
- ↑ Allmusic performance credits page
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External links
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- 1948 births
- 1991 deaths
- English male guitarists
- British male bass guitarists
- Musicians from the London Borough of Hackney
- ABC (band) members
- 20th-century English musicians
- Spooky Tooth members
- 20th-century English bass guitarists
- People from Dalston
- 20th-century British male musicians
- The Grease Band members