David Knights
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David Knights (born David John Knights, 28 June 1945, Islington, North London) was the original bass guitarist in Procol Harum. He played bass on the hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale".[1] [2] He was in the band long enough to play on their first three albums. He departed in 1969, to be replaced by Chris Copping.When he was in Procol Harum he used a Gibson EB-0 bass
He has since formed the band named Ruby,[3] that released one album before disbanding. He also produced a single for Mickey Jupp's Legend group. He is fairly inactive in the music industry these days.
[edit] References
- ^ Johansen, Claes (2000). "Procol Harum: beyond the pale". Google Books. SAF Publishing Ltd. p. 93. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wjwCkOX578MC&pg=PA93&dq=David+Knights+procol+harum&hl=en&ei=o_IgTpXmCNHEswaChYy6Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=David%20Knights%20procol%20harum&f=false. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Gammond, Peter (1986). The illustrated encyclopedia of opera. New York: Crescent Books. p. 188. ISBN 0517538407. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=boo4AQAAIAAJ&q=David+Knights+procol+harum&dq=David+Knights+procol+harum&hl=en&ei=o_IgTpXmCNHEswaChYy6Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA.
- ^ Hill, Gary (2011). "David Knights". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dave-knights-p94584. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- David Knights mini-biography at Allmusic website
- David Knights' Fan page at procolharum.com
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