B. J. Cole
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Brian John Cole (born 17 June 1946, in Enfield, Middlesex, England) is an English pedal steel guitarist. Coming to prominence in the early 1970s with the band Cochise, Cole has played in many styles of music, ranging from mainstream pop and rock, to jazz and eclectic experimental music.
He played with Marc Bolan / T.Rex on their 1974 album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, as well as with Elton John on his albums Tumbleweed Connection and Madman Across The Water, specifically on the songs "Country Comfort" and "Tiny Dancer". For a few select appearances in 1998, Cole joined R.E.M. for live performances of the latter's "Daysleeper", "Country Feedback", "Man on the Moon", and a cover of Iggy Pop's "The Passenger", which closed out the band's appearance on Later with Jools Holland. He has also worked with Kevin Ayers, Richard Ashcroft, The Verve, Luke Vibert, Graham Coxon, Roger Waters, Juno Reactor, Rockin Dave Taylor, Depeche Mode, Doll by Doll, Devon Sproule, Björk, Chumbawamba, David Gilmour, Hanson, Ian Siegal, Jah Wobble, The Stranglers, Sting and Brian Joseph Friel. Cole features on the track Then I Close My Eyes on David Gilmour's 2006 album "On An Island". He also appears on The Moody Blues' 1981 album Long Distance Voyager playing on the track "In My World".
Cole also appeared (as 'Manley Footwear') in the Hank Wangford band. When The Verve's lead guitarist Nick McCabe left in the summer of 1998, Cole took over from him for the live dates.
He currently plays once a month at Darbucka World Music Bar in Clerkenwell, London alongside Steve Lawson and other experimental ambient/jazz musicians as part of The Recycle Collective.
Discography
With Luke Vibert
- Drum 'n' Bass 'n' Steel (1999)
- Stop The Panic (2000)
- Spring Collection (2000)
With Pete Molinari
- A Virtual Landslide (2008)
Appears on
- Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety (2004)
- Joan Armatrading: What's Inside (1995)
- Bjork: Post (1995)
- David Sylvian: Gone To Earth (1986)
- Joan Armatrading: (1976)
- Chris De Burgh: Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1975)
- Jerry Lee Lewis: The Session (album) Recorded in London (1973)
- Elton John: Madman Across The Water (Tiny Dancer -1972)
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