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MEL GAYNOR
In 1981 a black and whe promotnal vio was ma, directed by David Mallet. It featured Bowie and four micians mimg to the stud rerdg, cludg Tony Visnti (double bass), Co Schwab (guar), Mel Gaynor (dms), and Andy Haton (saxophone). * mel gaynor david bowie *
“I thk what we were tryg to do when we were filmg this was to keep md the style of the fifti jazz programm that were on Amerin televisn at that time, ” Bowie the rol of the micians on the vio are Tony Visnti on upright bass, Andy Haton on saxophone, Mel Gaynor (later of Simple Mds) on dms, and Bowie’s personal assistant Co Schwab on guar.
We’d done Timels Stevenage but now we were uptown — the advance had e through and Rob took over the lease of the stud om Mel Gaynor, the dmmer Simple Mds. It featured Bowie and four micians mimg to the stud rerdg, cludg Tony Visnti (double bass), Co Schwab (guar), Mel Gaynor (dms), and Andy Haton (saxophone). Mel Gee Gaynor (born 29 May 1960, Balham, London, England) is a Brish dmmer.
Gaynor was born to a Jamain father and an Ao-Brazilian mother. Gaynor joed Simple Mds 1982 as a ssn dmmer for the New Gold Dream album (as a remendatn by the rerd producer, Pete Walsh) then later joed the band permanently for the New Gold Dream tour, as a replacement for Mike Ogletree.
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Gaynor began dmmg at age 11 and had his first profsnal engagement at age 14. Gaynor nsirs The Rollg Ston, Led Zeppel, Jimi Hendrix, Jam Brown, and the Mahavishnu Orchtra to be his ma fluenc.
In 2007 Gaynor has kicked off his solo project wh the new versn of Robert Parissi's, "Play That Funky Mic". Mel Gaynor Songs, Albums, Reviews, B & More | AllMic.
Charlie Burchill (guar) and Jim Kerr (vols) are the two foundg members, later joed by Mel Gaynor (dms), Ged Grim (bassist) and Andy Gillpie (keyboards). Mel Gaynor. Mel Gaynor me to fame when he joed Simple Mds as a ssn dmmer 1982, givg the Sttish rockers a jolt of power the procs.
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Of urse, Gaynor got the full-time gig and the rt, as they say, is Mel Gaynor shar the six rerds which have most fed his reer as a dmmer, tellg Rhythm Magaze why they mattered so much along the beg "lour than Motorhead". After spltg the dmmg on 1982’s New Gold Dream, Mel tablished his place Simple Mds wh the follow-up, produced by Steve Gaynor says:“It put the stamp on the Simple Mds dm sound.
To top off, the band played Live Aid straight Gaynor says:“We really took the time to sort out the songs and fd some great ias. The rhythm sectn for Joan Armatradg’s 12th album was firg on all cylrs, wh Mel on the k and Po Pallado on Gaynor says:“I got a ll om Joan Armatradg’s management askg if I uld do the album. Mel had the chance to play wh a key member of the ele pantheon of Brish pop when he rerd the album Ice On Fire wh Elton John (not yet knighted, so no ‘Sir’ at this pot) Gaynor says:“He was a real gentleman to work wh and I was picked out of the bag to do that album along wh a great bass player lled Deon Est.
Showg his versatily, Mel broke out the bsh for the hntg ballad Gaynor says:“Real Life was a great album to rerd. “The mic has changed que a lot, ” says Mel, 27 years after his Simple Mds Gaynor says:“The bass and keyboard players have changed and new people g has given a hns to everybody’s playg.