Dave Lawson (musician)
| Dave Lawson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David C. Lawson |
| Born |
25 April 1945 Alton, Hampshire, England |
| Genres | Rock, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, sound designer, composer for film and television |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Rocket, Mercury, Vertigo |
| Associated acts | Web, Samurai, Episode Six, The Alan Bown Set, Greenslade, Stackridge |
| Website | davelawson |
Dave Lawson (born David C. Lawson, 25 April 1945 in Alton, Hampshire, England), is an English keyboardist and contemporary composer who, in the 1970s, was a member of UK progressive rock band Greenslade.
In the 1970s Lawson was a member of Greenslade, an English progressive rock band which formed in the autumn of 1972. The band made their live debut at Frankfurt's Zoom Club in November 1972 with a line-up of Dave Greenslade (keyboards), Tony Reeves (bass guitar and double bass), Andrew McCulloch (drums and percussion) and Lawson (keyboards and vocals).
The band recorded four studio albums:
In the band Lawson largely shared composition with Dave Greenslade, generally writing the lyrics for Greenslade's music, but also contributing music of his own. In contrast to Dave Greenslade's preference for Hammond organ, mellotron and piano, Lawson proved to be a pioneer of analogue synthesizers.
The band announced their disbandment in early 1976, due to management problem, and Lawson then worked as a session musician, before touring with Roy Harper and later Stackridge, for which band he appeared on the 1976 album Mr. Mick. He was invited to join the band of Ian Gillan who had recently left Deep Purple but had to decline. He also recorded with Chris Squire and Alan White, who were taking a break from the band Yes. Lawson also played with Curved Air and in 1982, whilst recording with Bill Wyman, was invited to play with Foreigner.
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