Hawkwind

Genres:	Heavy Metal • Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	space rock • progressive rock • psychedelic rock • psychedelic • rock
Decades Active:	1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • Discography • Fan Page • MySpace • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

Befitting a band associated with community and benefit concerts, this UK outfit was founded in the hippie enclave centred on London’s Ladbroke Grove during the late 60s, and made their debut live appearance on 29 August 1969. Dave Brock (Isleworth, Middlesex, England; guitar/vocals), Nik Turner (b. Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; saxophone/vocals), Mick Slattery (guitar), Dik Mik (b. Richmond, Surrey; electronics), John Harrison (bass) and Terry Ollis (drums) were originally known as Group X, then Hawkwind Zoo, prior to securing a recording contract. Their debut, Hawkwind, was produced by Dick Taylor, former guitarist with the Pretty Things, who briefly augmented his new protégés on Slattery’s departure. Indeed, Hawkwind underwent many personnel changes, but by 1972 had achieved a core comprising Brock, Turner, Del Dettmar (b. Thornton Heath, Surrey, England; synthesizer), Lemmy (b. Ian Kilmister, 24 December 1945, Stoke-on-Trent,...

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