- Cliff Davies (musician)
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Clifford Davies (c.1948 – 13 April 2008) was a British drummer, songwriter and producer.
After receiving tuition from pipe band drummer Jock Cree, and playing local gigs in the Aldershot area, in the early 70s he went on to join the Roy Young Band then the second incarnation of British jazz-rock band If from 1972 to 1975. He played on four albums by the band and contributed many of their songs. Following If's break-up, Davies joined US hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent from 1975 to 1982 as drummer, producer and/or co-producer of all Nugent's recordings over those years, in collaboration with Lew Futterman, who had also produced If.
In the 1980s, he worked for Next City Productions, also owned by Futterman, in New York City recording with Grand Funk Railroad among others. Since the late 1990s he lived in Atlanta teaching piano and drums. He was also instrumental in founding the Rock and Roll Remembers Foundation.
Clifford Davies was found dead in his home in Atlanta on 13 April 2008. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[1] Reed Beaver, the owner of Equametric Studio where Davies was employed as chief engineer, reported that Davies called him the night before his body was found and was "extremely distraught" over medical bills.[2]
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Discography
With If
- Waterfall (1972)
- Double Diamond (1973) - also released in Germany as This is If
- Not Just Another Bunch of Pretty Faces (1974)
- Tea Break Over, Back on Your 'Eads (1975)
With Ted Nugent
- Ted Nugent
- Free-for-All
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Double Live Gonzo
- Weekend Warriors
- State of Shock
- Scream Dream
- Intensities in 10 Cities
Other recordings
- Whitehorn (1974) - Geoff Whitehorn
References
- ^ "Nugent's former drummer Clifford Davies found dead". Canadaeast.com. http://www.canadaeast.com/entertainment/article/269146. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Nugent's former drummer Clifford Davies found dead[dead link]
External links
If J.W. Hodkinson · John Mealing · Dennis Elliott · Dave Quincy · Jim Richardson · Terry Smith · Cliff Davies(deceased) · Dave Wintour · Pete Arnesen · Kurt Palomacki · Steve Rosenthal · Dick Morrissey · Fi Trench · Gabriel Magno · Walt Monaghan · Geoff Whitehorn · Mike Tomich · Dave Greenslade Studio albums If (1970) · If 2 (1970) · If 3 (1971) · If 4 (1972) · Waterfall (1972) · Double Diamond (1973) · Not Just Another Bunch of Pretty Faces (1974) · Tea Break Over, Back on Your 'Eads (1975)Compilations Derek St. Holmes · Rob Grange · Clifford Davies Studio albums Ted Nugent · Free-for-All · Cat Scratch Fever · Weekend Warriors · State of Shock · Scream Dream · Nugent · Penetrator · Little Miss Dangerous · If You Can't Lick 'Em...Lick 'Em · Spirit of the Wild · Craveman · Love GrenadeCompilation albums Great Gonzos!: The Best of Ted Nugent · Out of Control · Over The Top · Super Hits · Noble Savage · The Ultimate Ted Nugent · Take Two · 20 Hits · Take No Prisoners · Decades of Destruction · Motor City Madness · Playlist: The Very Best of Ted NugentLive albums Double Live Gonzo · Intensities in 10 Cities · Live at Hammersmith '79 · Full Bluntal Nugity · Extended Versions · Sweden RocksSingles "Stranglehold" · "Hey Baby" · "Dog Eat Dog" · "Cat Scratch Fever" · "Home Bound" · "Yank Me, Crank Me" · "Need You Bad" · "Wango Tango" · "Jailbait" · "Land of a Thousand Dances" · "The Flying Lip Lock" · "Little Miss Dangerous"Related articles _ This article on a British drummer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.