Ronald George Arthur Chesterman (27 November 1943 – 16 March 2007) was an English musician and archivist. He is best known as the original double bass player with The Strawbs. He was county archivist in Chester.
Tea & Symphony An Asylum For The Musically Insane (1969)Strawbs - Albums :
Strawbs (1969)Strawberry Sampler Number 1 (1969)Dragonfly (1970) - With Rick Wakeman on piano & Tony Visconti on recorder.Sandy Denny & The Strawbs : All Our Own Work (1973)Sandy Denny & The Strawbs (1991)Preserves Uncanned (1991)The Witchwood Project (2006) Ron plays on one song, The happiest boy in town with The Strawberry Hill Boys.A taste of Strawbs (2006) 5-CD Box Set - Ron Double bass on 15 songs.Sandy Denny & The Strawbs : All our own work: CD - The Complete Sessions (2010) 2 CDStrawbs at The BBC - Volume 1 - In Session (2010)Of a time (2012) - With John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins, Tony Hooper, etc.Sandy Denny & The Strawbs : All our own work (2014) - 2 LP Vinyl Reissue Includes Original Album Release + Out-takes & Demos & Previously Unreleased Demos.- Singles :
"Oh How She Changed""The Man Who Called Himself Jesus""Forever"Bernie Taupin Bernie Taupin (1970) - Shawn Phillips on guitar, sitar, koto and vocals.Magna Carta Songs From Wasties Orchard (1971) - With Rick Wakeman, Nick Potter, Danny Thompson, Davy Johnstone, Chris Simpson, etc.The Crown Folk More Folk In Worship (1974) 