Chris Stainton

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Christopher Stainton
Background information
Also known as Chris Stainton
Born 22 March 1944 (1944-03-22) (age 67)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Genres Rock
Occupations Session musician, songwriter
Instruments Piano, keyboards
Years active 1959–present
Associated acts Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, The Grease Band, Spooky Tooth, Eric Clapton, Boxer, The Who, Jim Capaldi, Ian Hunter, Elkie Brooks, Bryn Haworth, Maddy Prior, Roger Waters, B.B. King, Jimmy Smith , Dave Gilmore, The Alarm, Bryan Ferry
Notable instruments
Keyboards

Christopher "Chris" Stainton (born 22 March 1944, Woodseats, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is an English session musician, keyboard player and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s. Stainton is best known for his work with Eric Clapton, The Who, Andy Fairweather Low, and Bryan Ferry.

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[edit] Career

After passing his 11+ examination, Stainton attended Rowlinson Technical School, Norton, Sheffield. Stainton's musical career began in 1959, when he played bass guitar with a local Sheffield band, 'Johnny Tempest and the Mariners'. The Mariners became 'The Cadillacs', before Stainton joined Joe Cocker in The Grease Band during 1966.[1] Stainton co-wrote "Marjorine", Cocker's first UK Singles Chart hit in 1968.[2] His time as a Cocker backing musician came to a zenith on the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, in the United States and Canada in 1970.[1] His initial involvement with Cocker lasted until the end of 1972.[3] Throughout that decade Stainton appeared with musicians such as Spooky Tooth (1970), The Chris Stainton Band (1972-6), Tundra (1976), Bryn Haworth Band (1976–77), Boxer (1977), Maddy Prior Band (1978), Rocks (1978) and Elkie Brooks (1978).

By 1979 he teamed up with Eric Clapton for the first time, beginning an intermittent working relationship that has lasted to the present time. He joined Clapton on Roger Waters's The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking tour during 1984, and toured with Joe Cocker in 1989.

In 1985 Stainton and Clapton both appeared in the George Harrison produced film Water in a mock 'charity concert' - the Concert for Cascara.

In November 2002, Stainton appeared at the Concert for George, and has more recently appeared as one of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.[4]

Most recently Stainton toured with Clapton on his 2008 North American and European tour, which included a three night collaboration with Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden in February 2008, and toured with Winwood and Clapton in 2009 and 2010.

[edit] Discography

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 210. CN 5585. 
  2. ^ Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 112. 
  3. ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 243. CN 5585. 
  4. ^ Musicians' Olympus. "Chris Stainton". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2004-09-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20040913093440/http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Diner/2674/cstai_b.htm. Retrieved 2004-06-15. 

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