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Gryphon formed in early 1972 as a four-piece band by English musicians Graeme Taylor, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé, and Brian Gulland. [2] Harvey and Gulland were graduates of the Royal College of Music in London who started an acoustic band, using their classically trained backgrounds to perform a mixture of English folk music, contemporary rock, medieval and Renaissance music. [3]
Dave Oberlé (born 9 January 1953 in Farnborough, Kent, England) is percussionist and lead vocalist with the 1970s band Gryphon. [1] [2] After the band split up in 1977, Oberlé went on to help launch the heavy rock magazine Kerrang!. He now spends his time with the newly re-formed Gryphon who have completed a new album entitled, ReInvention ...
Pages in category "Gryphon (band) members" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Jon Davie; H.
Richard Allen Harvey (born 25 September 1953) is an English composer and musician. [1] Originally of the mediaevalist progressive rock group Gryphon, he is best known now for his film and television soundtracks.
Jon (Jonathan) Davie (born 1954) is a bass guitar player with British folk rock bands including Gryphon [1] and Home Service. He was also, using the name John Thomas, a member of The Banned, a British power pop punk/new wave band in the late 1970s. [2]
Graeme Taylor (born 2 February 1954 in Stockwell, South-West London) is a British guitarist.. Taylor played lead guitar with 1970s medieval/rock band Gryphon, [1] then played with The Albion Band from 1976 until 1987, and forming folk-rock group Home Service in 1980. [2]
After the band's first post-reformation studio album Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991, Pyle left suddenly after a show in August, [21] with Kurt Custer taking his place. [19] Hall left in 1993 after the release of The Last Rebel, [22] later suing the remaining members of the band for $500,000. [23]
The line-up stabilised as the band took to a decidedly more accessible sound. ELO had become successful in the US at this point and the group was a star attraction on the stadium and arena circuit, and appeared on The Midnight Special more than any other band in that show's history with four appearances (in 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1977).