Guitarist and manufacturer Robin George, who made his title within the Eighties together with his album Bad Song and collaborated with the likes of Robert Plant, Magnum, Glenn Hughes and Phil Lynott, has died on the age of 68. The inside track was once showed on his non-public Fb web page.
The commentary learn: “On Friday twenty sixth April at 11.45 our gorgeous Robin left this global and flew away to the following lifestyles the place we are hoping he’s partying with the circle of relatives, pals and musicians he liked and misplaced over time. Robin have been combating an extended sickness however via Christmas, it become glaring that he was once now not lengthy for this global.
“He was once devastated when he was once not in a position to play his loved guitars however he endured to put in writing songs, do interviews, make movies and inform his tale right here on Fb and thru his biography. He desperately sought after his tune to survive as a result of tune was once in his middle and soul. Robin leaves at the back of his adored spouse, 4 loved kids, two gorgeous sisters, 9 pretty grandchildren, many pricey pals and the animal circle of relatives that he rescued over time.
“We’re devastated as a result of there’ll by no means be every other Robin George. LovePower with you at all times. You are along with your angels now.”
George was once born in Wolverhampton, and launched his first EP, the six-track Historical past , in 1983. An iconic Kerrang! duvet characteristic picturing him with a BC Wealthy guitar as soon as owned via Slade was once printed the similar 12 months – describing him as “The Awl of The next day” – and debut album Bad Song adopted in 1984. It featured contributions from the likes of Magnum keyboardist Mark Stanway, long run Who bassist Pino Palladino, then-Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland and Skinny Lizzy’s Phil Lynott. George – who’d auditioned for Lizzy a number of years previous – returned the favour, enjoying on Lynott’s solo unmarried Nineteen in 1985.
“He requested me to fly as much as Newcastle with him to advertise the one on a TV display referred to as Razzmatazz,” George advised Vintage Rock in 2015. “On the airport in Newcastle they searched me and my guitar however left Phil by myself. Once we were given to the TV studio he winked and threw me this large bite of dope. I couldn’t consider he’d simply waltzed via, however he was once at all times Mr Cool.
“At the aircraft house, Phil requested Brian Downey and I to re-form Skinny Lizzy and we each agreed. So we made some recordings within the studio in his again lawn in the home at Kew all over December [1985]. It went completely nice and we took a spoil for Christmas. His motive force took me to the station and Phil got here alongside for the experience. As we were given to Euston, Phil requested for the tape of the fabric we’d been running on, announcing he sought after to hear it over the vacation spoil. I gave it to him, after all.
“A couple of days afterwards I used to be running in my studio after I were given a choice from a radio station in Stoke, asking me to touch upon Phil’s dying. It surprised the fuck out me. I knew he was once sick, however now not the overall extent. I advised the DJ to fuck off – how unprofessional of them. Sadly, the cassette of our subject material did not resurface after his dying. It was once the one replica.”
George joined former Uriah Heep frontman David Byron within the Byron Band, and likewise performed with Roy Wooden, The Climax Blues Band, Magnum, Infamous – with former Diamond Head singer Sean Harris – Asia and Injury Keep an eye on (that includes former UFO bassist Pete Method, AC/DC/The Company drummer Chris Slade, and Quireboys frontman Spike). He additionally recorded an album with Glenn Hughes, Candy Reduction , in 1989, which remained unreleased till 2008.
Among Geoerge’s manufacturing credit have been Diamond Head’s early unmarried Candy & Blameless , plus albums via Quartz and Witchfinder Basic, in addition to Wrathchild’s glam steel vintage Stakk Assault . He additionally wrote Purple for Threat with Robert Plant, a music that looks at the former Led Zeppelin guy’s Sixty-six To Timbuktu compilation.
George endured to unencumber his personal albums, together with a sequel to Bad Song, Bad Song II , in 2015. His closing album was once Desolate tract, launched in 2021. A retrospective assortment, Ace In My Hand , was once put out closing 12 months, that includes liner notes from past due Vintage Rock author Malcolm Dome.
