How old is andy fairweather low

Welsh singer and guitarist (born )

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Fairweather Low, not Low.

Musical artist

Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August )^[1] is a Welsh guitarist and singer.

He was a founding member and lead singer of s pop band Amen Corner,^[1] and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

Professional career

Fairweather Low was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, to working-class parents. The family, including his two brothers, lived in an "unheated council house" on an estate; his father, a road sweeper, was unable to afford a car.

Fairweather Low's first opportunity to play guitar came when he took a Saturday job at a music shop in Cardiff.^[2][3][4]

He achieved fame as a founding member of the pop group Amen Corner in the late s. They had four successive top-ten hits on the UK Singles Chart, including the number-one single "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" in ^[5][6] In the description of AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann, the band's overnight success and Fairweather Low's teen idol looks "put his attractive face on the bedroom walls of teenage girls all over Britain".^[1]

Amen Corner split in two in , with Fairweather Low leading Dennis Bryon (drums), Blue Weaver (organ), Clive Taylor (bass) and Neil Jones (guitar) into a new band, Fair Weather.

The band's "Natural Sinner" peaked at No. 6 in the UK in July , but their albums, Beginning From An End and Let Your Mind Roll On, failed to chart.^[7]

After twelve months, Fairweather Low left to pursue a solo career. He released four albums up to on A&M and Warner Bros.^[1] These spawned further single chart success with "Reggae Tune" (), and "Wide Eyed and Legless", a No.

6 Christmas-time hit in ^[7] Welsh group Budgie covered "I Ain't No Mountain" off Fairweather Low's album Spider Jiving on their release Bandolier.

In the late s and s he worked for numerous artists as a session musician, performing as a backing vocalist and guitarist on albums by Roy Wood, Leo Sayer, Albion Band, Gerry Rafferty, Helen Watson,^[8] and Richard and Linda Thompson.

–99

In , Fairweather Low sang backing vocals on the album Who Are You, from The Who, specifically on the tracks "New Song", "Had Enough", "Guitar and Pen", "Love Is Coming Down", and "Who Are You". On the Who's album It's Hard, he played rhythm guitar on the song "It's Your Turn". Fairweather Low later appeared on Townshend's album Psychoderelict and the accompanying concert tour.

In , Fairweather Low played rhythm guitar on Joe Satriani's self-titled CD, along with Nathan East on bass and Manu Katché on drums. One reviewer commented that "this backup band of extremely gifted backup musicians sincerely adds a diverse range of textures and colors, bringing out a much-needed live feel to an otherwise bland album of blues-oriented jazz-rock."^[9]

For 22 years he was a guitarist for The Bleeding Heart Band, the backing band for Roger Waters.

Fairweather Low worked with Waters from his The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking tour of America in He contributed to two of Waters' albums – Radio KAOS in and Amused to Death in He played guitar and bass on Roger Waters' all-star performance of The Wall – Live in Berlin on 21 July , on the – In the Flesh world tour and was playing on Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Live world tour in ^[1] and , but was not able to perform with him in ^[10] His role was picked up by session guitarist Chester Kamen.

In , he began working on projects alongside Eric Clapton. Fairweather Low had earlier appeared in Clapton's band in the ARMS concerts for Ronnie Lane and, while he has continued to do session work for various people, including Dave Edmunds, Fairweather Low has spent most of his time since the early s as a sideman in Clapton's backing band, as well as session work; notably Clapton's Unplugged concerts, as well as on From The Cradle.

In the same year, he was present on tours with the Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris collaboration. In December , he played guitar on George Harrison's Live in Japan tour and album, along with the rest of Clapton's band,^[1] and in , he played several of the lead guitar parts for the Harrison tribute Concert for George, on some songs playing Harrison's famous Fender Stratocaster "Rocky" and Harrison's gold Fender Electric XII.

In , he appeared in the Stratpack concert, celebrating 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster.

Musical artist. Music home Genres and artists Festivals and events How to I use a Cornell amp, made by Denis Cornell from Southend. He originally came to fame as vocalist and leader of the Cardiff pop group Amen Corner.

Work since

From to , he played in Roger Waters' In the Flesh tour. In , Fairweather Low accompanied Eric Clapton on his world tour and is featured on the album One More Car, One More Rider, which also features accompaniment by Billy Preston, Steve Gadd, Nathan East and David Sancious.

In , Fairweather Low featured on From Clarksdale to Heaven – Remembering John Lee Hooker with, among others, Jeff Beck, Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce and Peter Green.

By , he toured extensively with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.^[1] Some of the concerts were recorded for UK television, as part of their "50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll" tribute. In April he played in the Gary Brooker Ensemble's charity concert at Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, in aid of the Tsunami Appeal.

In , Fairweather Low toured with Roger Waters once more, this time for the latter's The Dark Side of the Moon Live tour, and with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

In the same year Fairweather Low toured with Chris Barber and the Big Chris Barber Band reprising many of his earlier hits, including "Gin House Blues" and "Worried Man Blues". Some of these performances form part of Barber's latest CD, Can't Stop Now, featuring new arrangements by Barber's staff-arranger and trombonist, Bob Hunt.

Also in , Fairweather Low released Sweet Soulful Music, his first solo album in twenty-six years. The song "Hymn for My Soul" became the title track of Joe Cocker's album. Cocker's tour of /08 bore the same title.

In , he continued touring with Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Tour. Later that year he was on the road with his own Sweet Soulful Music tour, performing at venues such as the Stables in Wavendon, The Ferry in Glasgow and the Library Theatre, Darwen, Lancashire.

Andy fairweather low stroke

Andy fairweather low wife illness

Andy fairweather low illness

Andy fairweather low net worth

Barbara low

In May , Fairweather Low & the Lowriders started a UK tour, the Low Riders being Paul Beavis, Dave Bronze and Richard Dunn. In , he joined Eric Clapton's band for a series of 11 concerts held at the London's Royal Albert Hall. He became part of Clapton's touring band with drummer Steve Gadd and keyboardist Tim Carmon throughout May ^[11] In , Fairweather Low joined Clapton for another series of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.^[12] He also performs with Edie Brickell, Steve Gadd, and bassist (and fellow Welshman) Pino Palladino as The Gaddabouts; their eponymous album was released in early ,^[13] and their second album, Look Out Now!, was released in

Also in , Fairweather Low made a guest appearance on Kate Bush's album 50 Words For Snow, singing on the chorus of the album's only single, "Wild Man".^[14]

In , he opened Eric Clapton's shows with his band the Lowriders on Clapton's European tour and, later that year, Fairweather Low & the Lowriders released the album, Zone-O-Tone.^[15] In April , he appeared at the Eric Clapton Guitar Festival Crossroads in New York and featured on two tracks of the DVD of the concert.

On 13–14 November, he was also part of Eric Clapton's band on the occasion of Clapton's two concerts during the "Baloises Sessions" in Basel, Switzerland, where he was featured singing "Gin House Blues".^[16] In November , Fairweather Low made a guest appearance on Kevin Brown's album Grit.^[17]

Between September and April , Fairweather Low & the Low Riders undertook an extensive UK tour, billed as "On The Road Again", playing over 50 dates and ending at the Flowerpot in Derby on 30 April On 31 December /1 January he appeared as a guest artist on the Jools' Annual Hootenanny show on BBC2 to welcome in the new year.

During the coronavirus lockdown, Fairweather Low recorded a new solo album, Flang Dang, at Rockfield Studios, on which he played every instrument except drums. The album was released in February under The Last Music Company label.^[18]

Personal life

Fairweather Low was married to Barbara,^[2] the sister of his Amen Corner and Fair Weather band-mate Neil Jones.^[19]

Solo album discography

• Spider Jiving ()
• La Booga Rooga ()
• Be Bop 'N' Holla ()
• Mega Shebang ()
• Wide Eyed And Legless: The A&M Recordings (First three albums on a double CD release) ()
• Sweet Soulful Music ()
• Best of Andy Fairweather Low – Low Rider ()
• Live in Concert (DVD)
• Lively (Sold at concerts exclusively) ()
• Zone-O-Tone ()
• Live From The New Theatre, Cardiff (Limited Edition 2CD/1DVD set) ()
• Lockdown Live ()
• Flang Dang ()

References

External links