Adrian Shaw (born 2 January 1947 in Hampstead, North London), frequently known as Ade Shaw, is a musician primarily working in the psychedelic field. He has a long history dating back to the 1960s and has worked with such acts as: J P Sunshine, Magic Muscle, High Tide, Keith Christmas, Hawkwind,[1] Robert Calvert, Country Joe McDonald, Arthur Brown,The Deviants, The Hawklords and was a long term member of The Bevis Frond. Shaw also played bass on recordings for former Tyrannosaurus Rex percussionist Steve Peregrin Took‘s band in 1974[1] and three years later, while appearing with Hawkwind on the former other half of Tyrannosaurus Rex Marc Bolan‘s TV show, was himself invited to join T.Rex; however Bolan’s death very shortly thereafter prevented this.[2][3] Shaw has played bass on Hawkwind’s Quark,Strangeness & Charm and PXR5 albums, and on various Hawkwind related compilation albums. As a long term member of The Bevis Frond, Shaw played on more than 20 Frond albums and releases. He has also released 8 solo albums and guested on albums by ex Bevis Frond and Outskirts Of Infinity guitarist Bari Watts.
References
- ^ a b Ian Abrahams (30 July 2004). Hawkwind: Sonic Assassins. SAF Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 9780946719693. Retrieved 6 February 2010. – this page contains a lot of Shaw info, not just his Hawkwind stint.
- ^ Abrahams op. cit. p98
- ^ Mark Paytress (5 November 2009). Bolan: Rise and Fall of a 20th Century Superstar. Omnibus Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780857120236. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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