Phil Spalding

Phil Spalding
Birth name Philip Trevor Spalding
Born (1957-11-19) 19 November 1957
London, England
Genres Rock, pop
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Bass, vocals
Years active 1976–present
Associated acts Bernie Tormé, Mick Jagger, Seal, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Elton John, Toyah, Randy Crawford, GTR, Mike Oldfield, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Original Mirrors, Roger Chapman, Simon Townshend, Roger Taylor
Notable instruments
Fender Precision Bass

Philip Spalding (born 19 November 1957, London, England) also known as Phil Spalding, is an English bass player. He is best known as a session musician and player of Fender Precision Bass guitars. He has played and appeared with performing artists such as Mick Jagger, Seal, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Elton John and Randy Crawford.[1]

At an early age he was a successful child model and appeared in a television advertisement for Smiths Crisps. Spalding was a computer operator for a high street bank, before joining rock artist Bernie Tormé in 1976. Later he joined Original Mirrors before beginning a collaboration with Toyah, in December 1980. Whilst with The Toyah band he recorded and co-wrote songs for studio albums and toured with the band, until 1983.[2] Since then he has been a member of GTR and Mike Oldfield's band. More recently he has appeared on albums by Michel Polnareff, Suggs, Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue.[1]

Spalding also recorded all bass tracks on the Lion King soundtrack studio album.

As someone formerly affected by Hepatitis C, he appeared on BBC Oxford on 28 July 2008 to promote a vaccine trial for the disease.[3]

In February 2012 he joined the Simon Townshend band for the 'Secret Weapon' UK tour in support of the album Looking Out, Looking In.

Discography

with GTR

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Phil Spalding credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. Toyah: The Changeling tour programme. 1980.
  3. "BBC News. Hepatitis 'C' Vaccine Trials". youtube.com. BBC News. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2010-02-17.

References


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