Dave Greenslade | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David John Greenslade |
| Born | 18 January 1943 Woking, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Rock, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, composer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, Hammond organ |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Greenslade, Colosseum |
| Website | http://www.temple-music.com/dave-greenslade/ |
David John 'Dave' Greenslade (born 18 January 1943) is an English composer and keyboard player. He has played with Colosseum from the beginning in 1968 until the farewell concert in 2015 and also from 1973 in his own band, Greenslade, and others including If and Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds.
Greenslade was born in Woking, Surrey, England, the son of orchestral arranger Arthur Greenslade. Among his works are Cactus Choir, The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony (with art by Patrick Woodroffe) and From the Discworld. Television work includes music for the BBC series Gangsters (1975–1978), Bird of Prey (1982–1984) and A Very Peculiar Practice (1986).[1]
After this he "virtually vanished from sight", becoming, as his friend Terry Pratchett proclaimed, "the man every TV producer in England would call when a new TV theme was needed". Greenslade's association with Pratchett, brought him back out into public view, with the 1994 release of From the Discworld, an album of music inspired by Pratchett's novels.[2] Greenslade was active, between 1994 and 2015, after the re-forming of the band Colosseum.
Two more solo albums appeared, Going South and Routes/Roots, in 1999 and 2011 respectively.
Albums
Colosseum
- Those Who Are About to Die Salute You (1969)
- Valentyne Suite (1969)
- Daughter of Time (1970)
- Colosseum Live (1971)
- LiveS The Reunion Concerts 1994 – (1995)
- Live Cologne 1994 – (2003)
- Live05 – (2007)
- Bread & Circuses – (1997)
- Tomorrow's Blues – (2003)
- Time On Our Side (2014)
Greenslade
- Greenslade (1973)
- Bedside Manners Are Extra (1973)
- Spyglass Guest (1974)
- Time and Tide (1975)
- Live
- Large Afternoon (2000)
- Greenslade 2001 - Live the Full Edition (2002)
Solo
- Cactus Choir (1976)
- The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony (1979)
- From the Discworld (1994)
- Going South (1999)
- Routes/Roots (2011)
References
Notes
- ^ "BBC - Cult - Classic TV - A Very Peculiar Practice (1991)". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Dave Greenslade | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. 18 January 1943. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
Other sources
- Vernon Joynson (2014), The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855-04-1