Birth name Clive William Bunker Labels Chrysalis Name Clive Bunker | Instruments Drums, percussion Role Drummer Years active 1968–present | |
Born 30 December 1946 (age 77)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England ( 1946-12-30 ) Genres Progressive rock, folk rock, hard rock Music groups Jethro Tull (1967 – 1971), Blodwyn Pig Movies Jethro Tull: Classic Artists, Legends of Rock: Uli Jon Roth, Jack Bruce, UFO: Live at Castle Donington Similar People Glenn Cornick, Mick Abrahams, John Evan, Martin Barre, Jeffrey Hammond | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter |
Bouree lincoln quartet con clive bunker original jethro tull drummer
Clive William Bunker (born 12 December 1946) is a British rock drummer. He was the original drummer in the British band Jethro Tull. Never the self-professed technical drummer, Bunker made his technique based on his throbbing, gritty engagement with the essence of blues and rock and roll, in the same vein as Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell. He was inspired by Buddy Rich and The Hollies' Bobby Elliott.
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- Bouree lincoln quartet con clive bunker original jethro tull drummer
- Blodwyn pig instrumental with drum solo by clive bunker live
- Early career
- Jethro Tull
- After Tull
- With Jethro Tull
- Steve Hillage
- With Aviator
- With Electric Sun Uli Jon Roth
- With Manfred Manns Earth Band
- Solo
- References
Blodwyn pig instrumental with drum solo by clive bunker live
Early career
Bunker was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, and played in his first band The Warriors in the 1960s. With Mick Abrahams he later formed the band known as McGregor's Engine. In this early career, playing in small venues, Bunker had an extraordinary non-matching drum kit, composed of bits and pieces of various manufacturers’ equipment.
Jethro Tull
Between 1967 and 1971 he drummed for Jethro Tull, leaving after Tull's release of their most popular album to that date, Aqualung, to get married and spend more time with his new wife. He was replaced by Barriemore Barlow, a school friend of the group's singer/songwriter Ian Anderson. On his decision to leave Jethro Tull at the height of its commercial success, Bunker stated:
"I had always told Ian, 'If I find the right lady, I'll be gone,' and I did just that. That was just at the start of their world touring in '72, and I wouldn't have been back in England for ages at a time. So I thought that I might as well end it then. Besides, Barrie was always in the background anyway, so I knew I wasn't going to put them in a difficult situation. You must understand that back then, we didn't have any time off; it was non-stop work, and I wanted to spend time with my wife."After Tull
After his time with Jethro Tull he played with Blodwyn Pig, Robin Trower, Jude, Steve Howe, Jeff Pain (aka Dicken, formerly of the UK band Mr Big), Manfred Mann, Jack Bruce, Gordon Giltrap, Anna Ryder, Uli Jon Roth, Electric Sun, Steve Hillage, Vikki Clayton, Solstice, Glenn Hughes and Jerry Donahue.
With former band mate Jack Lancaster, from Blodwyn Pig, Bunker founded Aviator. The band released two albums.
Bunker's debut solo album, Awakening, was released in 1998.
With Jethro Tull
Steve Hillage
He also appeared on the Live Herald album in which he played drums on the tracks "Salmon Song""The Dervish Riff""Castles In The Clouds" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man" These tracks were recorded on the gig which was played on the 26th March 1977 in the Rainbow Theatre London