Role Musician Name Mike Albuquerque | Labels Harvest Records Occupation(s) Musician | |
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Born 24 June 1947 (age 76) ( 1947-06-24 ) Origin Wimbledon, London, England Instruments Bass guitar, guitar, vocals Associated acts Electric Light Orchestra
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Sundance Music groups Electric Light Orchestra (1972 – 1974), Violinski Genres Rock music, Progressive rock Similar People Wilfred Gibson, Mike Edwards, Hugh McDowell, Mik Kaminski, Richard Tandy | ||
Birth name Michael de Albuquerque | ||
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Mike de Albuquerque (born 24 June 1947, Wimbledon, London) is an English musician.
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In 1971, in partnership with percussionist Frank Ricotti, Albuquerque released the album First Wind (as 'Ricotti and Albuquerque'). He was the bass player for Electric Light Orchestra from 1972 to 1974. He left for domestic reasons, during the recording sessions for the group's fourth album Eldorado, and was replaced by Kelly Groucutt. He released two solo progressive rock albums, We May Be Cattle But We've All Got Names (1973) and Stalking The Sleeper (1976). Albuquerque also featured as a guitarist and vocalist alongside Mik Kaminski in Violinski. His contributions on record for ELO were ELO 2, On the Third Day, The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach and some of Eldorado. His song "My Darling Girl" was recorded by Tim Hardin for his last album, Nine, in 1973.
In 1982 he founded the band Sundance, along with Mike Hurst and Mary Hopkin. They released one album.