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About
Perhaps best known as the bassist of the English electronic folk group the Fairport Convention, this British multi-instrumentalist also worked as a music producer. In addition, he performed and recorded with both the rock band Jethro Tull and the Ian Campbell Folk Group.
Before Fame
After briefly performing with The Uglys in the late 1960s, he co-founded a blues group called The Exception.
Trivia
He performed on several Nick Drake albums, including Fruit Tree and Bryter Layter.
Family Life
Born and raised in Birmingham, England, he began playing the guitar in his mid-teens.
Associated With
In the early years of his music career, he played in a band, The Way of Life, whose members included future Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant.
