- Chester Kamen
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Name = Chester Kamen
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Birth_name = Chester Kamen
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Origin =England
Instrument =guitar
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Occupation = Guitarist
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Associated_acts =Roger Waters ,Bryan Ferry, Madonna, Robbie Williams,
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Notable_instruments =Chester Kamen (born in Hackney, London) is an English session guitarist and brother of Model and Singer/Songwriter
Nick Kamen . He started playing guitar aged 11, and at 18, turned professional. His first recording was with a band called, Numbers. Chester and Numbers singer, Ouida, teamed up and were discovered byBryan Ferry who produced their self penned single entitled, "Pick Up In A Nightclub".He performed on stage at
Live Aid alongsideDavid Gilmour as part of Bryan Ferry's band, he first played with Bryan on his Boys And Girls album in 1985. He continued to work with Bryan into the '90s. He joined him for the 1989 dates of his Bête Noire tour and was the lead guitarist on the 1994 dates of his Mamouna tour. Chester also co-wrote and co-produced some of the tracks on Bryan's Bête Noire album including the song "Seven Deadly Sins" along withGuy Pratt .He has also worked with
Paul McCartney ,Bob Geldof , Madonna, Robbie Williams, Seal, Massive Attack and Gabrielle to name but a few.In 2002, when
Roger Waters continued his In The Flesh Tour, Chester was brought on board to replaceDoyle Bramhall II , who had other commitments and could not commit to the tour.Prior to joining Roger Waters on his In The Flesh World tour, Chester has been working with Texan singer,
Shea Seger .Due to
Andy Fairweather-Low being unavailable in 2008, Chester will be replacing him on guitar duties forRoger Waters ' 2008 leg of theDark Side of the Moon Live tour.Artists Chester has worked with:
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Roger Waters
*Bryan Ferry
** Boys and Girls
** Bête Noire
**Mamouna
*Robbie Williams "Angels" & "Let Me Entertain You".
*Seal
*Gabrielle "Rise"
*Kirsty McColl "Galore"
*A Tribe Called Quest
*Massive Attack "Protection"
*Madonna "Like A Prayer"
*Billy MacKenzie Of The Associates
*Jimmy Nail "Fear No Evil"
*Belouis Some "Imagination"
*Shea Seger References
*http://www.rogerwaters.org/tour/2002bandbios.html
*http://moo.vivaroxymusic.com/1424External links
* [http://www.chesterkamen.co.uk Official site]
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