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KEVIN COYNE BANDS

 

 

SIREN (1969 to 1971)
(see THE SIREN YEARS page for recording details)

 

Siren core members

        

Kevin Coyne (vocals, ocasional guitar and harmonica)

-         Nick Cudworth piano and acoustic guitar

-         Dave Clague bass and acoustic guitar

 

Aditionnal regular musicians with Siren

-         John Chichester (lead guitar on the SIREN LP)

-         Tat Meager (drums)

-         Mick Gratton (lead guitar the STRANGE LOCOMOTION LP)

 

Aditionnal occasional musicians with Siren

-         a "bus conductor who also happened to play drums" played on the band first demo

-         Dave Gibbons (second guitar on the Blue Horizon demos)

-         Colin Wood (flute, piano on the SIREN LP)

-         Martin Sax (lead guitar on a Aug 8 1969 and a Aug 20 1970 BBC sessions)

-         Mick Sweeney (lead guitar)

-         Pete Phillips (drums)

-         Tom Allom (drums – producer of the SIREN LP)

-         Ron Brow (trombone on "Flowering Cherries")

-         Mike Connell (guitar, played live with the band)

-         Jim Sullivan (bass, played live with the band)

 

 

KEVIN COYNE SOLO CARREER

-         Kevin Coyne: vocals, ocasional guitar, piano and harmonica

 

Recording of CASE HISTORY (Dec 1972)

-         Nick Cudworth (piano and acoustic guitar)

-         Dave Clague (acoustic guitar)

-         Mick Sweeney (lead guitar)

 

Aug 20 173 BBC Session:

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

 

 

Recording of MARJORY RAZORBLADE (Sep 1973, session musicians)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar, mandolin)

-         Jean Roussel (piano)

-         Tony Cousins (bass, bass tuba)

-         Chili Charles (drums, congas)

-         Steve Verroca (acoustic case and piano)

-         Malcom Healey (synthesizer)

-         Dave Clague (acoustic guitar)

 

 

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Chili Charles (drums)

(The following dates were found by Tim Penn on a Gong sites (Coyne was opening); Tony Cousins confirmed the band was Coyne-Charles-Smith-Cousins)

November '73
Thr 01 Gong-UK, Glasgow, City Hall.
Fri 2nd Gong-UK, Aberdeen, Music Hall.
Sun 04 Gong-UK, Blackburn, King George's Hall.
Mon 05 Gong-UK, Wolverhampton, Civic Hall.
Tue 06 Gong-UK, Leeds, Town Hall.
Thr 08 Gong-UK, Cheltenham, Town Hall.  
Wed 14 Gong-UK, Swinfen Hall Prison w/Kevin Coyne.
Sat 17 Gong-UK, Leeds Town Hall.
Thr 22 Gong-UK, Shrewsbury, Music Hall.
Sat 24 Gong-UK, Farnborough, Technical College.
Tue 27 Gong-UK, Reading, Town Hall.

December '73
 Wed 04 Gong-UK, Dunstable, Queensway Hall.
Thr 06 Gong-UK, Plymouth, Guildhall.   
Sat 08 Gong-UK, Manchester, Stoneground.
Mon 10 Gong-UK, Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion.
Wed 12 Gong-UK, Reading, Town Hall?
Thr 13 Gong-UK, High Wycombe, Town Hall.
Fri 14 Gong-UK, Guildford, Civic Hall.

 

BBC Old Grey Whistle Test Tv, Oct 20 1973 
-         Gordon Smith (guitar)
-         Chili Charles (congas)

 Oct 24 1973 BBC Session (and a gig at the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington High Street)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Chili Charles (drums)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

 

Recording of BLAME IT ON THE NIGHT (Feb 1974)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Chilli Charles (drums)

-         Terry Slade (drums on "Poor Swine " and the song "Blame it on the Night")

-         Ruan O'Loghlainn (sax)

-         Fi Trench (piano)

 

Some shows in March 1974 

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Eddie Sparrow (drums) (says Tim Penn: "Chili Charles was primarily a session drummer and did not want to be part of the road band (I'm sure he would have been too expensive as well:-)".

 

Then :

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

 

May/June 74

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

 

From Sep to Dec 74

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

-         Pete Nu (piano)

 

Late Dec 74

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

-         Tim Penn (piano) (he’s back...)

 

Early 75? (including a tour of Spain in January 75)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Archie Legget (bass)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

-         The drummer from Gong

 

Recording of MATCHING HEAD AND FEET (Apr 1975)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Archie Legget (bass)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

-         Pete Wolff (drums)

Matching Head and Feet back cover: KC, P. Wolf, A. Legget, A. Summers, G. Smith, T. Penn

 

May 1975, live:

A. Summers; KC, A. Legget, Z. Money, P. Wolf

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Archie Legget (bass)

- Pete Wolff (drums)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

 

 

The "In Living Black & White" band:

Wolf, Coyne, Summers, Thompson, Money

 

From late 1975 to May 1976, numerous shows and recording HEARTBURN and IN LIVING BLACK AND WHITE

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Steve Thompson (bass)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Pete Wolff (drums)

 

Apr 1976, "All The Battered Babies"

May 1976, "Roses In Your Room"

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

1976, solo tour of Australia

 

Jan 1977, "Something Gone Wrong", "Hello Friends, Hello Everyone", "So Strange"

"Fool, Fool, Fool"

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

From Mar 1977 to Apr (?) 1979, numerous shows (including TALKING TO SOMEONE and ROCKPALAST) with

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (sound effects)

 

Aug 1977 ?, "England, England" on TV (Chasing Rainbows)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

 

Recording of DYNAMITE DAZE (Mar 1978)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Al James (bass)

-         Vic Sweeney (drums)

-         Paul Wickens (accordion, drums, mini-moog, congas)

-         Tim Rice (piano)

 

1978 "Hello Judas"

-         Paul Wickens (drums and piano)

 

1978, solo (?) tour of Australia

 

Recording of MILLIONAIRES AND TEDDY BEARS, Jan 1979

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Paul Wickens (keyboards)

-         Vic Sweeney, (drums)

-         Al James (bass)

 

Feb 2 1979, live

-         Jerry Decade (keyboards)

 

Recording of BABBLE, Spring 1979:

-         Dagmar Krause (vocals)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Al James (bass)

-         Vic Sweeney (drums)

-         Paul Wickens (keyboards)

-         Jerry Decade (organ)

 

Babble live, Jun to Aug 1979

-         Dagmar Krause (vocals)

-         Brian Godding (electric guitar)

-         Bob Ward (acoustic guitar)

 

Other Babble live shows, 1979

-         Dagmar Krause (vocals)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

 

Aug 1 1979, live (including Aug 1 1979 Queen Elisabeth Hall where these photos were taken by Michael - thanks):

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (acoustic guitar)

-         Vic Sweenye (drums)

-         Al James (?) bass

-         Brian Godding (electric guitar)

 

 

Sep 5 1979, BBC session 

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

Late 1979

Solo shows

 

Recording of ELVIRA, 1979

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

Recording of BURSTING BUBBLES, 1979 (?)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Vic Sweeney  (drums)

-         Chris Hunter (sax)

 

1980, live

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

1980, studio ("The Bob Ward Demos ")

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         unknown bass and drums

 

Mar to Aug 1980, live

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Danny Brown (bass)

-         Peter Wolf (drums)

 

Recording of SANITY STOMP, Nov 1980 (?)

The Ruts

Disc #1

-         Paul Fox (guitar)

-         Segs (bass)

-         Dave Duffy (drums)

-         Gary Barnacle (sax) [actually, the band The Ruts]

-         Paul Wickens (keyboards)

Disc #2 

-         Brian Godding (guitar and keyboards)

-         Robert Wyatt (drums)

-         Bob Ward (guitar, one song)

 

Nov 1980 to Jun 1981, live: "GLS" band (Godding, Lamb, Sheen)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

 

1981, live

 

Jul 1981, live 

-         - Bob Ward (guitar)

or

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

 

Oct or Sep 1981, live (RADIO CONCERT, BERLIN)

-         John Etheridge (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

 

Recording of POINTING THE FINGER (Oct 1981)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

 

Oct -Nov 1981, live

-         Peter Kirtley (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Colin Gibson (bass)

 

Mar 1982, live and Jun 1982 BBC session

-         Peter Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

 

Apr 1982, live

-         Peter Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Martin Norrington (sax)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dave Wilson (drums)

 

Recording of PØLITICZ (? 1982)

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Jim Woodland (backing vocals)

 

May 1982, live

-         Peter Kirtley (acoustic and electric guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Steve London (?)(bass)

-         Dave Wilson (drums)

 

Oct to Dec 1982, live (including TEMPODROM)

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Dave Wilson (drums)

 

Nov 1982, solo shows

 

Dec 1982 to Nov 1983, live

-         Pete Kirtley (acoustic guitar)

 

Recording of SONGS FROM THE ARCHIVES (1983)

-         Martin Normington (saxes)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

 

Apr to Jun 1983, live

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

 

Jun 1983, live

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dan ? (drums)

 

Dec 1983 to May 1984, live (including ROUGH)

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

 

Recording of LEGLESS IN MANILLA (Feb 1984)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Pete Hope-Evans (harmonica)

 

Dec 1984 to Feb 1986, live:

-         Martin Odstrcil (acoustic guitar)

 

Nov 1985, one live show (QUARTIER LATIN)

-         Zoot Money ( keyboards and vocals)

-         Steve Waller (guitar)

-         Denis Bovell (bass)

-         Sam Kelly (drums)

 

Jul 1986, live and Jul-Aug 1986 and studio

with Van Bluus 

-         Frank Michael Müller (bass)

-         Michael Heid (harp)

-         Sandor Toth (drums)

-         Lothar Kalau (guitar)

-         Christoph Strubl (keyboard)

-         Horst Spandler (saxophone)

 

Jul 1986 to Feb 1987, live, first "Paradise Band":

 

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

 

Jul 1986, live

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

 

Recording of STUMBLING ONTO PARADISE (Oct 1987 ?)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

 

Recording of EVERYBODY'S NAKED (Jul-Aug 1988)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

 

Aug 18 1988 BBC session 

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

 

Dec 1988, live, "Paradise Band"

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

 

Recording of ROMANCE-ROMANCE (1990)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Martin Mueller (drums)

 

Early 1990 to May 1992, live 

either the "Paradise Band"

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Martin Mueller (drums)

or

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

 

Also, Jun to Nov 1990, solo shows

 

Recording of WILD TIGER LOVE (Oct 1991?)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Martin Mueller (drums)

-         Norbert Nagel (sax)

 

Recording of BURNING HEAD (Jan-Feb 1992)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar, keyboards)

-         Robert Coyne ( guitar)

 

May 1992, live

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

1992/93

-         Frank Mobeus (guitar) played in the Paradise Band for nine months

-         other musicians unknown

 

Jan 1993, live solo shows

 

Jan 1993 to Feb 1997, live:

-         Friedl Pohrer (acoustic guitar)

 

Late 1993, live

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Recording of TOUGH AND SWEET (1993)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Robert Coyne (guitar, keyboards, drums, bass)

-         Eugene Coyne (vocals)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar, keyboards)

 

Oct 1993, live, with the Achim Goettert Project (MANSION OF DREAMS):

-         Achim Goettert (sax)

-         Michael Rodach (guitar)

- Michel Van der Esch (keyboards)

- Rudi Engel (bass)

- Andreas Weiser (percussions)

- Omar Belmonte (drums)

 

1993, "La Grande Guerre en Chansons" film

-         Friedl Pohrer (acoustic guitar)

-         Jean-Marie Sénia (piano)

 

Jun 1994, solo radio show

 

Recording of THE ADVENTURES OF CRAZY FRANK (May 1995)

-         Friedrich Pohrer (guitar, bass, drum program, keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine)

-         Manferd and Norbert (backing vocals)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

-         Henry Beck (organ)

-         Willi Pichl (oboe)

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

 

Recording of KNOCKING ON YOUR BRAIN (Nov 1996)

-         Gary Lucas (guitar)

-         Tom Liwa (synthesizer)

-         Ali Neander (guitar, glockenspiel, banjo)

-         Wily Wagner (double bass)

-         Ralf Gustke (drums, percussion)

-         Jürgen Wüst (organ, piano),

-         Constanze Posth (cello, saxophone)

 

May 1997 to Oct 1998, live:

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Hans Schmukke (bass)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Feb to Oct 1998, live

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

 

Mar to May 1999, live

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Recording of SUGAR CANDY TAXI (Nov 1998)

-         Robert Coyne (keyboards, guitars, drums)

-         Eugene Coyne (vocals, keyboards)

-         Hans Raths (sax, flute)

-         Alexander Bätzel (drums)

 

Apr 1999 BBC session 

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Aug to Sep 1999, USA tour

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

-         Rob Tibaldi (bass)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Aug 1999, radio show (JOE ALLEN, NY)

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

 

October 1999, live, with the Achim Goettert Project  "OPERA FOR SYD"

-         Achim Goettert (sax)

-         Michael Rodach (guitar)

-         Mike Parker (bass)

-         Toni Nissl (drums)

-         David Moss (vocals and drums)

 

Oct to Nov 1999, live

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Recording of ROOM FULL OF FOOLS (2000)

-         Robert Coyne (guitars, bass, keyboards)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Spring 2000 US tour

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupee Little (drums)

-         Ted Harrison (bass) (all three from The Carpenter Ants who were the support band for Kevin Coyne)

 

July 2000, live

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Aug 2000 US tour (MOUNTAIN STAGE)

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupee Little (drums)

-         Ted Harrison (bass)

-         Larry Groce (backing vocals) Julie Adams (backing vocals)

 

Oct 2000, Launch cd-rom ("Fishbrain ")

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

 

Dec 2000, live

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupiter Little (drums)

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar and keyboards)

 

Feb 2001, live

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar and keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Apr 2001

-         Robert Coyne (guitars, bass, keyboards)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Aug 2001 US tour

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupiter Little (drums),

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar and keyboards)

 

Sep 2001, radio show