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Roger Arnold "Deke" Leonard (18 December 1944 – 31 January 2017) was a Welsh rock musician, "serving a life sentence in the music business". [1] Best known as a member of the progressive rock band Man, which he joined and left several times, and for fronting his own rock and roll band Iceberg, which he formed and disbanded several times, he was also an author, raconteur and television panelist.
Man (also known as The Manband) [ 1] are a rock band from Wales. The group were formed in November 1968 by Micky Jones (guitar and vocals), Deke Leonard (guitar and vocals), Clive John (keyboards and vocals), Ray Williams (bass guitar) and Jeff Jones (drums), in Merthyr Tydfil, out of previous local band The Bystanders.
Rather than cancel the tour, Deke Leonard, who had just been fired by Man, stood in. Leonard stayed with the band after Morley had recovered, whilst Help Yourself backed Leonard on his first solo album Iceberg [8] In December 1972, Help Yourself with Leonard and B. J. Cole, played at Man's Christmas Party.
Christmas at the Patti is a live album, recorded at Man's Christmas party, held at the Patti Pavilion, Swansea, on 19 December 1972.The album features Man and Help Yourself with guests Deke Leonard, Dave Edmunds and B J Cole, together with appearances by Ducks Deluxe, The Jets, The Flying Aces and Plum Crazy.
Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Ken Whaley, Terry Williams. Live At Reading '83 (Recorded 1983) CD (1993) Raw Fruit FRSCD 010. Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Martin Ace, John Weathers. The Official Bootleg (Recorded 1994) CD (June 2001) Point PNTVP109CD. Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Martin Ace, John Weathers.
Source. Rating. AllMusic. [ 1] Hi-Fi News & Record Review. B:3 [ 2] Revelation is the debut studio album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released in January 1969. [ 3] It was noted for the simulated orgasm on "Erotica", which was banned in the United Kingdom. [ 4]
AllMusic. [ 1] Christgau's Record Guide. B+ [ 2] Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics (stylized on the cover as man: rhinos, winos + lunatics) is the eighth album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released May 1974 on the United Artists Records label. [ 3] It was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, noted for his work with Queen, and spent 4 weeks in the UK ...
Professional ratings. Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day is the sixth album by the Welsh rock band Man . Issued just two months after the previous album, Live at the Padget Rooms, Penarth, it features a radically different line-up. Martin Ace having left, and Deke Leonard having been fired, Clive John returned, bringing with him Phil Ryan ...