Years active 1960s–present Name Chick Churchill | Role Keyboard Player | |
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Birth name Michael George Churchill Born 2 January 1946 (age 78)
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England ( 1946-01-02 ) Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, record producer Instruments Keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer Labels Decca, Deram, Columbia, Chrysalis Associated acts The Jaybirds, Ten Years After Music group Ten Years After (Since 1966) Genres Blues rock, Blues, Rock music Albums Cricklewood Green, Rock & Roll Music to the Wo, Ten Years After, A Space in Time, Ssssh | ||
Ten Years After keyboard player Chick Churchill - Ten Years After - Can you hear me - live France .
Michael George "Chick" Churchill (born 2 January 1946) is an English keyboard player of the late 1960s to 1970s blues rock band Ten Years After.
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- Ten Years After keyboard player Chick Churchill Ten Years After Can you hear me live France
- Chick churchill uk 73 reality in arrears
- Career
- Solo Album
- References
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Career
Churchill began playing the piano at the age of six and studied classical music until he was fifteen. He became interested in blues and rock music, and joined his first band Sons of Adam in Nottingham. Churchill then met Alvin Lee of The Jaybirds. At first, Churchill joined the band as its road manager, but he soon became the keyboard player. In November 1966 there was a name change to Ten Years After. With this group, Churchill played at major rock festivals including Woodstock in 1969, and the Isle of Wight Festival on 29 August 1970.
In 1974 he recorded a solo album You and Me followed by featuring Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and Martin Barre of Jethro Tull.(Chrysalis 1051) Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Promo
Ten Years After broke up in 1976 and Churchill became Professional Manager at Chrysalis Music; the company was then owned by his manager, Chris Wright. In 1977, he left to found Whitsett Churchill Music Publishing with Tim Whitsett, publishing and promoting American artists, especially from the south.