Henry Spinetti
| Henry Spinetti | |
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| Birth name | Henry Anthony George Spinetti |
| Born | 31 March 1951 Cwm near Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupations | Musician, session musician |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Associated acts | The Herd, Judas Jump, Storyteller |
Henry Spinetti (born Henry Anthony George Spinetti, 31 March 1951) is a Welsh-born session drummer whose playing has featured on a large number of prominent rock and pop albums. He is the younger brother of the actor, Victor Spinetti.
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[edit] Career
Born in Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, South Wales, Spinetti began his recording career with the band Scrugg, which recorded on the Pye label. Band members included fellow Welshman Jack Russell, Chris Dee and the South African singer-songwriter, John Kongos. In the early 1970s, Spinetti appeared with Kongos on BBC Television's Top of The Pops performing Kongos' chart hit single, "He's Gonna Step On You Again".[1] After leaving Scrugg, Spinetti's early work included spells with The Herd and Judas Jump, who were the opening act at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.[2]
He played on Gerry Rafferty's single, "Baker Street",[3] and also played in the 2002 memorial concert for George Harrison, "The Concert For George".
[edit] Recording credits
Spinetti's recording credits include the following:
- Joan Armatrading
- Show Some Emotion
- To the Limit
- Andy Bown
- Unfinished Business
- Eric Clapton
- Roger Daltrey
- Bob Dylan
- Joe Egan
- Out of Nowhere
- Andy Fairweather Low
- George Harrison
- Bryn Haworth
- Alexis Korner
- Just Easy
- Paul McCartney
- Katie Melua
- Procol Harum
- Cliff Richard
- Dick Rivers
- authendick
- Justin Sandercoe
- Small Town Eyes
- Leo Sayer
- Chris Spedding
- Gesundheit!
- Pete Townshend
[edit] References
- ^ "Floribunda Rose and Scrugg at". Garagehangover.com. http://www.garagehangover.com/?q=taxonomy/term/1057/9. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ Judas Jump at Allmusic
- ^ "Interview with Henry Spinetti at mikedollar.com". Mikedolbear.com. 2011-05-01. http://www.mikedolbear.com/story.asp?StoryID=2288. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
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