Norman Watt-Roy
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Watt-Roy performing at The Water Rats, 2011
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| Birth name | Norman Joseph Watt-Roy |
| Also known as | Normsferatu |
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15 February 1951 Bombay, India |
| Origin | Harlow, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Stiff |
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Norman Joseph Watt-Roy (born 15 February 1951) is an English rock musician, arranger and composer.
Watt-Roy's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music as the bass player for Ian Dury and the Blockheads. He had previously been a member of the Greatest Show on Earth.
In addition to his work with the Blockheads, Watt-Roy has been a session musician and has released one solo album.
Norman Joseph Watt-Roy was born on 15 February 1951, in Bombay, India. In November 1954, the Watt-Roy family, including Norman, his older brother Garth, and his sister moved to England. They settled in Highbury, North London, where Norman went to St. Joan of Arc Primary School, . When Norman was 8, the family relocated to Harlow, Essex. At the age of 8, he learned a few guitar chords from his father, and played in high school bands with his older brother Garth, who started playing the lead guitar in 1961. Norman left high school at the age of 15, and briefly studied art at Harlow Technical College, and then moved back to London.
In early 1967, Norman Watt-Roy formed the band the Living Daylights with his brother Garth and released a single on the Philips label titled "Let's Live for Today" (April 1967) and did regular gigs in venues such as the Angel Blues Rooms in Edmonton, London. In 1968 Norman and Garth Watt-Roy formed a nine-piece soul band and toured U.S. military bases in Germany, backing American soul singers such as Sonny Burke and played a summer residency at the Maddocks Club in Spain.
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