Lloyd Watson

Lloyd Watson is an English rock and blues guitarist.

Born to a Jamaican father and English mother Lloyd Watson's early influences covered the whole spectrum of both black and white music. From an early age Lloyd showed a musical talent, initially for the piano.

Self taught on guitar Lloyd quickly emerged as a talented and enthusiastic performer on the circuit in and around the Cambridgeshire town of Peterborough.

In 1972 Lloyd won the solo category of the coveted Melody Maker Folk/Rock competition and two days later appeared on The Old Grey Whistle Test. Following his success, he went on to open shows for David Bowie and did two British tours, one supporting King Crimson and the other for Roxy Music. A European tour for Roxy Music then followed; asked by Eno to play on "Here Come The Warm Jets", Lloyd then played the majority of the guitar parts for Roxy Music's sax player Andy Mackay's solo album "In Search of Eddie Riff". The Roxy Music connection continued when Lloyd joined the Phil Manzanera spin off group called 801, who released one of the best live albums ever, according to many press reports, entitled "801 Live".

Lloyd continues to play nationwide on his very own "never ending tour".

External links

* [http://www.lloydwatsonmusic.co.uk Official site]