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Melvyn Gale | |
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 Gale in 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Melvyn Gale |
| Born | 15 January 1952 London, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Cello, keyboards |
| Labels | Jet Records |
Melvyn Gale (born 15 January 1952) [1] is an English cellist.
Born in London, [2] Gale attended the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He played his first professional concert with the London Palladium Orchestra in 1970. [3] He also played with the Bolshoi and Rambert Ballet companies, the London Youth Symphony Orchestra, and various West End shows.
He was a cellist for the Electric Light Orchestra from 1975, replacing Mike Edwards. [1] He is also a pianist, performing piano on "Wild West Hero" as well as occasionally live on "Roll Over Beethoven". [4]
In 1979, he appeared in the Discovery music video playing alongside the rest of the classic line-up (Mik Kaminski on violin and close friend Hugh McDowell on cello) for the last time. He remained with the group until he and McDowell left in 1980. [5]
Gale and his friend Frank Wilson built a recording studio in 1979. On 12 April 1980, their first album was released under the name Wilson Gale & Co. and was titled Gift Wrapped Set. The album was recorded at Ramport Studios and was released on Jet Records. [3]
Gale ran a company which manufactured CDs and vinyl records for 18 years. [6]
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