Alan Gowen (19 August 1947 – 17 May 1981) was an English fusion / progressive rock keyboardist, best known for his work in Gilgamesh and National Health .
14-961: Gowen may refer to: People [ edit ] Alan Gowen (1947–1981), rock keyboardist Bradford Gowen (1946–), American pianist Clonie Gowen (1971–), American poker player Francis I. Gowen (1855–1927), American industrialist Franklin B. Gowen (1836–1889), president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad James Robert Gowen (1784–1862) English horticulturist and New Zealand Company director John Whittemore Gowen (1893–1967), American biologist Zach Gowen (1983–), American wrestler Places [ edit ] Gowen, Michigan , United States, an unincorporated community Gowen, Oklahoma , United States, an unincorporated community Boise Airport , Idaho, United States, also known as Gowen Field Gowen County, New South Wales , Australia Other uses [ edit ] Major Gowen ,
28-639: A trullo in Martina Franca . In 2010, he joined the trio douBt (Alex Maguire, Michel Delville and Tony Bianco ) on the album Never Pet a Burning Dog ( Moonjune Records ) and toured Japan and Europe with the band. In 2013-2014 he toured Italy with the Italian band PropheXy , recording two live bonus tracks ( Disassociation, Golf Girl ) for their album Improvviso . In 2023 Richard listed his entire catalog on BandCamp , including many previously unreleased recordings from Caravan, Camel, and Hatfield and
42-507: A British keyboardist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Richard Sinclair Richard Stephen Sinclair (born 6 June 1948) is an English progressive rock bassist, guitarist, and vocalist who has been a member of several bands of the Canterbury scene . Born in Canterbury , England , both his father (Dick Sinclair) and grandfather (also named Dick Sinclair) were musical entertainers around Canterbury. Richard
56-461: A collaboration with Hatfield and the North , eventually founding National Health with Hatfield and the North's keyboardist Dave Stewart in 1975. Gowen left National Health in 1977, though returned briefly for the recording sessions of their first album. In 1978, Gowen formed Soft Heap with Elton Dean , Hugh Hopper , and Pip Pyle . With Dave Sheen replacing Pyle, the band toured as Soft Head in
70-695: A fictional character in the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers Gowen Cypress , a tree species See also [ edit ] Gawen , a given name and surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gowen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gowen&oldid=1174262668 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
84-677: A fluctuating line-up including Pip Pyle , Tony Coe and former Happy the Man keyboardist Kit Watkins . Regular touring stopped in 1996 as Sinclair moved to the Netherlands for a few years. He reappeared in 2002 with occasional concerts and archival live releases, but the most exposure came with the reunion of Hatfield and the North in 2005-06, which came to an abrupt end when Pip Pyle died in August 2006. Shortly after that, he left his longtime Canterbury home to move permanently to Italy, living in
98-507: A residency at the London jazz club the Bull & Gate and, in 1984, a European tour. He left before the band undertook its first recordings. His voice or bass were barely heard until the end of the decade, save for a low-key Dutch tour in 1986 and a guest spot of Phil Miller 's album Split Seconds (1989). In 1990, there was a one-off reformation of Hatfield and the North and a long-term one of
112-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alan Gowen Gowen was born in North Hampstead, northwest London . He joined Assagai in 1971 before going on to found Sunship in 1972 with Jamie Muir (drums, also from Assagai) and Laurie Baker (bass). The band also included Allan Holdsworth on guitar. He formed Gilgamesh in 1973 and started
126-717: The fore on the band's third album, the classic In the Land of Grey and Pink , on which he wrote and sang the title track, "Golf Girl" and the epic "Winter Wine". Sinclair left Caravan in 1972 to form Hatfield and the North with ex- Delivery members Phil Miller and Pip Pyle , lending his distinctive, quintessentially English voice and increasingly impressive bass playing skills to their two albums, and writing some of their best-loved songs, "Share It", "Let's Eat (Real Soon)" (both with lyrics by Pip Pyle) and "Halfway Between Heaven And Earth". In 1974, he participated in Rock Bottom ,
140-471: The original Caravan line-up in 1990-91. At this point, Sinclair formed his own group Caravan Of Dreams, with ex-Camel drummer Andy Ward and former Hatfield roadie Rick Biddulph on bass (live gigs only), plus occasional participation from cousin Dave Sinclair and sax/flautist Jimmy Hastings . The project's eponymous album came out in 1992. Sinclair's next effort, R.S.V.P. (1994), was recorded with
154-406: The second solo album by former Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt . The album was produced by Pink Floyd ´s drummer Nick Mason . After Hatfield broke up in 1975, Sinclair moved back to Canterbury, starting a carpentry/kitchen-fitting business while maintaining low-key musical activities, often under the humorous moniker Sinclair & The South. He came out of this semi-retirement in 1977 when he
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#1732773198792168-514: The summer of 1978. He also recorded a second Gilgamesh album that year. Gowen re-joined National Health in 1979-1980 and also continued with Soft Heap in this period. Before a Word is Said (1981), recorded with Richard Sinclair (bass, briefly in Gilgamesh), Phil Miller (guitar, from National Health) and Trevor Tomkins (drums, from Gilgamesh), was the last album Gowen recorded before his death from leukaemia in 1981. This article on
182-478: Was asked by Camel to replace their departed bass player. This stint lasted for two studio albums and half of the live set A Live Record . In the 1980s, his activities were sporadic. He recorded a collaborative album with Phil Miller and Alan Gowen , Before a Word Is Said , in 1981, reunited with Caravan for the 1982 reunion effort Back To Front , sang on one track of National Health 's swansong D.S. Al Coda (also 1982), and joined Phil Miller 's In Cahoots, for
196-438: Was introduced to the ukulele at age 3 and the guitar at 6, and was only 15 when he met Hugh and Brian Hopper when they came to see his dad's danceband. By the following year Sinclair was playing guitar (and occasionally singing) in the root Canterbury band The Wilde Flowers . In 1968 he became a founding member of Caravan , switching to bass guitar and sharing lead vocals with Pye Hastings. His compositional output came to
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