Nick Garvey | |
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| Birth name | Brendan Nicholas Peter Garvey |
| Born | 26 April 1951 Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Genres | pub rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1972–1988 |
| Formerly of | Ducks Deluxe, The Motors |
Brendan [1] Nicholas Peter Garvey (born 26 April 1951 [2] ) is an English singer-songwriter and producer born in Stoke-on-Trent. [3] [4] He was a member of the pub rock bands Ducks Deluxe and The Motors. As well as vocals, Garvey also played guitar, bass, piano, oboe and trumpet. [5]
Garvey was a roadie for Flamin' Groovies, [5] before he left them and joined rock band Ducks Deluxe as a guitarist and bassist in 1972. [6] [7] He left the band sometime after the band recorded their first Peel session in April 1974 and was replaced by Micky Groome. [6] [7] Garvey then moved to Cardigan in Wales and worked on a farm [4] before moving back to London and forming the short-lived band Snakes with Robert Gotobed, who later join the band Wire, and released one single before disbanding. [8] [9] [10]
In 1977, he reconnected with former Ducks Deluxe pianist Andrew McMaster and formed The Motors with Bram Tchaikovsky and Ricky Slaughter. [8] [10] The band had four UK single chart entrys between 1977 and 1980, "Dancing the Night Away" (UK #42), "Airport" (UK #4), "Forget About You" (UK #13) and "Love and Loneliness" (UK #58), and apart from "Forget About You", were all co-written by Nick. [11] [12] Garvey was the bands lead singer however "Airport", was sung by McMaster. The Motors disbanded in 1980.
In 1982, Garvey released a solo album, Blue Skies. He also worked in the studio with Paul McCartney and co-produced Sunnyboys' third album, Get Some Fun, in 1984. [13] [14]
Garvey was on the music show Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2001, as a part of the Identity parade.
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Singles