Nightwing (band)
| Nightwing | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Gordon Rowley and Friends (1978-1980) |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Heavy metal,rock |
| Years active | 1978 – 1987; 1996 – present |
| Labels | Timeline Records |
| Website | http://www.nightwing.uk.com/ |
| Members | Steve Bartley Barrie Roberts Kerry Beswick Tony Reid Gordon Rowley Eric Percival Glynn Porrino |
| Past members | Kenny Beswick Seán Pugh Berington Van Campen Dave Tattum Paul Elson Eric Percival David Evans John Mylett Kenny Newton Max Bacon |
Nightwing is a British rock band, originally formed in 1978 as "Gordon and Friends" by bassist Gordon Rowley (formerly of Strife) keyboardist Kenny Newton. and guitarist Eric Bert Percival.The original line up was.Gordon Rowley,Eric Percival,Kenny Newton and Paul Ellson
The band's lineup changed fairly consistently since its inception and at one point included vocalist Max Bacon (pre-Bronz), who would go on to be in the supergroup GTR and Dave Evans (formerly of the band Days of Grace and not to be confused with the first AC/DC singer of the same name). Some of the band's longer-lasting members include founding members Rowley, Newton and guitarists Alec Johnson and Glynn Porrino and drummer Steve Bartley. Seán Pugh joined the band temporarily as a second keyboard player and vocalist on some dates in the North West leg of the Something in the Air era including Liverpool Royal Court and Blackpool. However the experiment was abandoned due to Kenny Newton's reticence to share duties.
Nightwing disbanded in 1987, with Rowley and long-time drummer Steve Bartley, moving on to a short-lived band called "Razorback" (not to be confused with Razorback) before reforming in the 1990s. Their most recent album, 8472, was released in 2008 by Timeline Records and as of this writing the band continues to tour.
Nightwing was formed when Gordon Rowley wanted to return to music, having left Strife due to heart attack. Gordon had done some session work between leaving Strife, also turning down a spot in Rainbow in favor of forming his own band. This led to the formation of Nightwing, with keyboard player Kenny Newton,guitarist Eric Percival, guitarist Alec Johnson as the core early lineup. With a variety of session drummers, including Paul Ellson, Steve Bartley,John Mylett. joining Rowley, Newton,Percival,and Johnson, Something in the Air was released in 1981, with "Barrel of Pain" by Graham Nash taken as a single release. For the tour and the following album, Black Summer, Steve Bartley became the full-time drummer for the band, the group playing Redding Festival and supporting Gillan.
In 1982, the lineup of Rowley, Newton, Johnson and Bartley recorded and released Black Summer which did particularly well in Eastern Europe, where the band would do an extensive tour.
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