Alan Kendall
Alan Kendall | |
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Born | (1944-09-09) 9 September 1944 (age 80) Darwen, Lancashire, England |
Genres | Rock, blues rock, blues, progressive rock, pop rock, hard rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1964-present |
Labels | Polydor, Atco, RSO, Warner Bros., A&M, Universal |
Alan Kendall (born 9 September 1944) is an English musician and was the lead guitarist for the Bee Gees,[1] in an unofficial capacity from 1971 until 1980, and again from 1987 until 2001.
Career
His first recording was "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)", a single with a Lancashire band called Kris Ryan and the Questions, Kendall on lead guitar. His next known appearances were with Glass Menagerie. In 1970, he joined the bluesy progressive rock band Toe Fat who had released one album called Toe Fat. The original line-up of the band consisted of Cliff Bennett on lead vocal and piano, Ken Hensley on guitar, keyboards and vocals, John Glascock on bass and Lee Kerslake on drums; Kendall replaced Hensley on lead guitar. The band Toe Fat was managed by The Robert Stigwood Organisation, which suddenly dropped them in the middle of December 1970, right after they had returned from a US tour opening for Derek and the Dominos.[2]
Kendall joined the Bee Gees in 1971, when the band was looking for a new guitarist to replace Vince Melouney and Maurice Gibb had doubled on lead guitar as well as bass and keyboards on 2 Years On. Though several albums were released by the Brothers Gibb after Kendall joined it, their major success came with the release of the Saturday Night Fever. In 1979, he played guitar on Jimmy Ruffin's album Sunrise. In 1986, Kendall co-wrote the songs "Moonlight Madness", "Change" and "System of Love", both songs were included on Barry's unreleased album Moonlight Madness, and he played guitar on that album.[3]
With the Bee Gees, Kendall appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, a Command Performance for the Queen of the United Kingdom, as well as numerous other live performances.[citation needed]
Equipment
Kendall uses a Fender Stratocaster and can be seen in several live performances with this type of guitar.[citation needed]
References
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- The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs
- Spicks and Specks
- Bee Gees' 1st
- Horizontal
- Idea
- Odessa
- Cucumber Castle
- 2 Years On
- Trafalgar
- To Whom It May Concern
- Life in a Tin Can
- Mr. Natural
- Main Course
- Children of the World
- Spirits Having Flown
- Living Eyes
- E.S.P.
- One
- High Civilization
- Size Isn't Everything
- Still Waters
- This Is Where I Came In
- The Bee Gees
- New York Mining Disaster 1941
- Melody
- Saturday Night Fever
- Staying Alive
- Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live
- One Night Only
- Turn Around, Look at Us
- Rare, Precious and Beautiful
- Rare, Precious and Beautiful, Volume 2
- Best of Bee Gees
- Inception/Nostalgia
- Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2
- Bee Gees Gold
- Bee Gees Greatest
- Tales from the Brothers Gibb
- The Very Best of the Bee Gees
- Their Greatest Hits: The Record
- Number Ones
- Love Songs
- The Ultimate Bee Gees
- Mythology
- Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits
- Idea
- Cucumber Castle
- The Bee Gees Special
- One for All Tour
- One Night Only
- The Ultimate Bee Gees
- In Our Own Time
- The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
- Discography
- A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants
- "The Barry Gibb Talk Show"
- The Rattlesnakes
- Humpy Bong
- The Fut
- The Bloomfields
- Tin Tin
- The Groove
- Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
- Toe Fat
- Amen Corner
- One World Project
- Robert Stigwood
- Hugh Gibb
- Andy Gibb
- Steve Gibb
- Spencer Gibb
- Statue of Bee Gees
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Redcliffe, Queensland
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