Birth name Wilfred Gibson Role Poet Name Wilfred Gibson | Instruments Violin Occupation(s) Musician | |
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Born 28 February 1942 ( 1942-02-28 ) Origin Dilston, Northumberland, England Genres Rock music
Classical music Labels Harvest Records, Zah Zah Records Died May 26, 1962, Virginia Water, United Kingdom Books Krindlesyke, Fires: The Stone and Other Tales, Battle - and other poems, The golden helm and other verse, Daily Bread | ||
Ballad of Flannan Isle
Wilfred Gibson (28 February 1945 — 21 October 2014) was an English violinist, session musician, and early member of the Electric Light Orchestra.
He was born in Dilston, Northumberland. He replaced original ELO violinist Steve Woolam in 1972 and performed in their first live concert. He later made contributions to the ELO II album and performed on the songs "Roll Over Beethoven", "Showdown" and "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" playing with cellists Colin Walker and Mike Edwards. He was replaced in 1973 by Mik Kaminski.
In 1989 he was the violinist in the BBC Radio 3 musical drama Notes from Janàcek's Diary. He contributed to the Hothouse Flowers album Home (1990), and to The Beloved's Happiness (1995) as well as appearing on the Oasis hit "Whatever".
He was one of the ten members of Alan Gout's Berkeley Square Society Band, which plays 1920s and 1930s music, and released an album Gershwin in London Town on the Zah Zah record label in 1998. In 1999 he played on the musical soundtrack for the film, The Last September.
Gibson died in 2014 after a short illness.