Steve Dawson

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This article is about the musician born in 1952. For the similarly named comedy writer born in 1978, see Dawson bros.

Steve Dawson
Background information
Birth nameSteven Dawson
Born (1952-02-24) 24 February 1952 (age 72)
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England United Kingdom
GenresHeavy metal, hard rock, blues rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Bass
Years active1976—present
LabelsCarrere

Steven "Dobby" Dawson (born 24 February 1952) is an English bass guitarist and a founder of Saxon.[1]

Dawson helped inspire This Is Spinal Tap.[1] "It was only a few years ago that the penny dropped about Harry Shearer," he observed in 2014, "when he said he'd been on tour with Saxon and some of the character of Derek Smalls had been based on me – pointing at the audience and all that malarkey. Harry's lovely... I'm proud to be an influence on Spinal Tap. They're taking the piss, but that's part of the game, isn't it?"[2]

Discography

Saxon

Son of a Bitch

  • Victim You (1996)

Oliver/Dawson Saxon

  • Re://Landed (2000)
  • It's Alive (2003)
  • The Second Wave: 25 Years of NWOBHM (2003)
  • Motorbiker (2012)

Steve Dawson

  • Pandemonium Circus (2002)

References

  1. ^ a b Heibutzki, Ralph. "Biography: Steve Dawson". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  2. ^ Elliott, Paul (April 2012). "Hello Goodbye". Mojo. No. 221. p. 130.

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