Nikki Sudden
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Nikki Sudden at Cake Shop, New York - 24 March 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adrian Nicholas Godfrey |
| Born | 19 July 1956 London, England, UK |
| Died | 26 March 2006 (aged 49) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, rock critic |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1977–2006 |
| Labels | Creation, Glass, UFO, Glitterhouse |
| Associated acts | Jacobites, R.E.M., Swell Maps |
| Notable instruments | |
| Ibanez Les Paul Gibson Flying V Gibson Les Paul Special Fender Telecaster |
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Adrian Nicholas Godfrey (19 July 1956 – 26 March 2006), known as Nikki Sudden, was a prolific English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps with his brother Epic Soundtracks while attending Solihull School in Solihull.
Nikki Sudden was born Adrian Nicholas Godfrey in London, England. The main influences on Sudden's music were artists such as T. Rex, the Rolling Stones, the Faces, Bob Dylan and Johnny Thunders. Following the break-up of Swell Maps in 1980, he started a solo career and also released records with Dave Kusworth as the Jacobites.
Sudden collaborated with, among others, Mike Scott and Anthony Thistlethwaite of the Waterboys, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, The Golden Horde as 'The Last Bandits', Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones, Rowland S. Howard, Jeremy Gluck of the Barracudas, Ian McLagan of Small Faces and the Faces, Phil Shoenfelt, Al DeLoner of Midnight Choir, Tom Ashton of the March Violets, members of R.E.M. and Sonic Youth. The Jacobites' tune "Pin Your Heart" was covered on the Lemonheads' 1997 single "The Outdoor Type". Post Swell Maps, Sudden formed and recorded as Bingo Little with Andy Bean and Cally Callomon.
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