Andy Silvester | |
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Birth name | Andy Silvester |
Born | 16 June 1947 |
Genres | Rock, blues |
Instruments | Bass guitar |
Years active | 1965–present |
Associated acts | Chicken Shack (1965–71), Savoy Brown (1971–?), Big Town Playboys (1984–?), Wha-Koo (1977), Danny Kirwan |
Andy Silvester (born 16 June 1947, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) is a British bassist and multi-instrumentalist. Silvester has played in various bands during his career, most notably as co-founder of both Chicken Shack and Big Town Playboys as well as a tenure in the British blues band Savoy Brown and Los Angeles based soft rock ensemble, Wha-Koo. He has also performed with Martha Veléz, the Steve Gibbons Band, ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan, Savoy Brown vocalist Chris Youlden and The Honeydrippers.