Andy Roberts (musician)
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| Andy Roberts | |
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| Birth name | Andrew Roberts |
| Born | 12 June 1946 Harrow, Middlesex |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | RCA, Elektra |
| Associated acts | Plainsong, The Liverpool Scene, The Scaffold, Roy Harper, Pink Floyd, Hank Wangford, Kevin Ayers, Iain Matthews, Mighty Baby |
| Website | andyrobertsmusic.com |
Andrew "Andy" Roberts (born 12 June 1946, Harrow, Middlesex) is an English musician.
He gained a violin scholarship to Felsted School.[1] He then attended Liverpool University. He has played with The Liverpool Scene, Plainsong, The Scaffold, Roy Harper, Chris Spedding, Pink Floyd, Hank Wangford, Kevin Ayers, Vivian Stanshall and Grimms. He has also done many sessions for artists such as Richard Thompson, Paul Korda, and Maddy Prior, and has been a musical partner to Iain Matthews for 30 years. He has also written film scores, themes for TV series, backed Billy Connolly, provided music and voice for Spitting Image and continues to create musical backdrops for the poetry of Roger McGough.
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[edit] Discography
- Home Grown (RCA SF8086, 1970) Musicians: Roger Powell, Mike 'Ace' Evans, Gordon Huntley, Ian Whiteman - Arrangements by Dave Palmer - Produced by Sandy Roberton
- Home Grown (B&C CAS1034, 1971)
- Nina and the Dream Tree (Pegasus PEG 5, 1971) With: Iain Matthews, Roger Powell, Charlene Collins, Gerry Conway, Zoot Money, Mac and Katie Kissoon, Mike London, John Pearson, Dave Richards, Ray Warleigh - Arrangements: Robert Kirby.
- Everyone (band project) (B&C CAS1028, 1971) With: Bob Sargeant, Dave Richards, John Pearson and John Porter. Produced by Sandy Roberton.
- Urban Cowboy (Elektra K42139, 1973)
- Andy Roberts and the Great Stampede (Elektra K42151, 1973)
- Aviation English Teacher (Macmillian)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Andy Roberts official web site
- Andy Roberts at the Internet Movie Database (music for film and TV)
- Andy Roberts at the Internet Broadway Database
- Andy Roberts music on last.fm
