Sean Mayes

Sean Mayes

Sean Mayes (17 March 1945 – 1995) was a British pianist.

Born in Stone Allerton, Somerset, Mayes was schooled in Bristol. He won a place at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in philosophy.

Mayes played in a rock 'n' roll band called Fumble, which supported David Bowie on the Ziggy Stardust tour in 1972. He made three LPs with Fumble and featured in the original cast of "Elvis!" at the Astoria Theatre.

In 1978 Mayes played for David Bowie on the "Isolar II - The 1978 World Tour" , recorded and released as "Stage", and on "Lodger", released in 1979. In 1983 he joined Tom Robinson for "War Baby" and further LP tracks.

Sean Mayes died in London in 1995 at the age of 49. [cite web | url= http://www.rockmine.com/Reaper.html | title= The Grim Reaper's Greatest Hits | work=Rockmine.com | accessdate= 2008-03-16 ] He wrote [http://www.amazon.com/Life-Tour-David-Bowie-Heroes/dp/1897783175 "Life on Tour with David Bowie: We Can Be Heroes"] , released in 1999, four years after his death.

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External links

* [http://www.fumbleontheweb.com/sites/sean.htm Fumble Band members: Sean Mayes]


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