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Burke Shelley was born in Cardiff, the second child of John B. Shelley and Vera Selwood, and was one of seven children born between 1949 and 1959. [4] Shelley was a father of four children. [ 5 ] In a 2010 interview for the BBC documentary Heavy Metal Britannia , Shelley expressed his Christian [ 6 ] [ 7 ] beliefs and said he had always been ...
Budgie formed in 1967 in Cardiff, Wales, under the name Hills Contemporary Grass. The original line-up consisted of Burke Shelley on vocals and bass, Tony Bourge on guitar and vocals and Ray Phillips on drums. [5] After performing several gigs in 1968, the band changed their name to Budgie the following year and recorded their first demo. [3]
Burke Shelley and Steve Williams performing with Budgie in 1981.. Budgie were a Welsh heavy metal band from Cardiff.Formed in late 1967, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist and bassist Burke Shelley, guitarists and backing vocalists Tony Bourge and Brian Goddard, and drummer Ray Phillips.
The influential Welsh band's music has been covered by the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Van Halen. R.I.P. Burke Shelley, Budgie Singer-Bassist Dies at 71 Greg Prato
Best of Budgie was the first compilation album by Welsh rock band Budgie. It contained tracks from the band's third, fourth and fifth studio albums. At over an hour in length, it is among the longest single-LP rock records. Budgie's style of play has influenced many bands after them.
Deliver Us from Evil is the tenth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in October 1982 on RCA Records, and according to Burke Shelley its theme "attacks the power structures of East and West and the balance of terror"; [2] it also "refers to all kinds of evil, not just The Bomb and war, but the main theme calls for world peace". [2]
"Breadfan" is a song by Welsh Blues Rock heavy metal power trio Budgie, appearing on their 1973 album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend. [2] The title of the song refers to a person's relationship to money, with "bread" being a slang term for money. The lyrics further highlight the moral dilemmas on what to do with money; keep it, give it away ...
Nightflight is the ninth album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie, released in 2 October 1981 [2] on RCA Records. A remastered version, with two live tracks from 1981, was released in 2013. A remastered version, with two live tracks from 1981, was released in 2013.