Rob Townsend
| Rob Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Townsend |
| Born |
7 July 1947 Leicester, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Arista, Polydor, RCA |
| Associated acts | The Blues Band, The Manfreds, Axis Point, Medicine Head, Peter Skellern, George Melly, Bill Wyman. |
| Notable instruments | |
| DW drums, Ludwig drums | |
Rob Townsend (born 7 July 1947) is an English rock and blues drummer. He was influenced by jazz greats such as Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa and is best known for being the drummer for progressive rock band Family and later The Blues Band.
Townsend was born in Leicester, England, where he spent his teenage years playing in various bands, such as the Beatniks, Broodly Hoo and Legay. He became drummer for Family, replacing Harry Overnall in 1967. Family broke up in 1973 and Townsend joined Medicine Head,. After eighteen months he left Medicine Head and spent much of the late 1970s as freelance session drummer for Peter Skellern,George Melly and Bill Wyman amongst others. During this time he played drums for Kevin Ayers and Charlie Whitney's Axis Point.
In 1979 Townsend joined The Blues Band, in a line up including Paul Jones, guitarists Dave Kelly and Tom McGuinness also bassist Gary Fletcher. He has also appeared with Jones and McGuinness in the Manfred Mann splinter band The Manfreds.
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