Henry Spinetti
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| Birth name | Henry Anthony George Spinetti |
| Born | 31 March 1951 Cwm, Blaenau Gwent, Wales |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, session musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
Henry Anthony George Spinetti (born 31 March 1951)[1] is a Welsh session drummer whose playing has featured on a large number of prominent rock and pop albums. He is the younger brother of actor Victor Spinetti (1929–2012).
Career
Born in Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, 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".[2] 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.[3]
Spinetti played on eight of the ten tracks on Gerry Rafferty's album City to City (including the hit "Baker Street"),[4] and also played in the 2002 memorial concert for George Harrison, "The Concert For George".
Recording credits
Spinetti's recording credits include the following:
- Joan Armatrading
- 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
- Gerry Rafferty
- Cliff Richard
- Dick Rivers
- authendick
- Justin Sandercoe
- Small Town Eyes
- Leo Sayer
- Chris Spedding
- Gesundheit!
- Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane
- Willie and the Poor Boys[5]
References
- ^ "Henry Spinetti". www.procolharum.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Floribunda Rose and Scrugg at". Garagehangover.com. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Judas Jump at AllMusic
- ^ "Interview with Henry Spinetti at mikedollar.com". Mikedolbear.com. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
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