Richard Bailey

Guyanese-Born Richard Bailey Started His Drumming Career In Trinidad At The
age Of Nine Sitting In On Percussion Drums And Even Bass Guitar With His
elder Brother Robert's Robert Bailey Keyboard -OSIBISA Group The Top Band In Trinidad And Tobago At That Time. He Also Accompanied Robert Who
played Hammond Organ To Perform TV/Live Concerts As A Duo. At Twelve Years Old Richard's Family Moved To London Where Richard Went To
school Sitting In On Occasional Gigs In His Spare Time But While At School
Richard Also Excelled In Athletics Becoming Southern England School Champ
at 100 Metres. His Father Emmanuel McDonald Bailey Had Held The World
record For The 100 Yards And Won An Olympic Bronze For England. Even So Richard Decided To Leave School At Fifteen To Play Drums Leaving
behind Athletics. By The Time He Was Sixteen He Was Recording And Touring The UK And USA With
Johnny Nash And The Great Bob Marley. By Eighteen He Had Recorded Jeff
Beck's Biggest Selling Album "Blow By Blow" 1975 Epic/Sony Japan To Critical Acclaim And Appeared On The Film Soundtrack "Tommy" Alongside Pete Townsend Phil Chen And Roger Daltrey. The Next Decade Saw Many Recordings And Tours Varying In Style From Rock To
Reggae To Jazz To Pop And Latin Including Two World Tours With Billy Ocean
and Basia. Richard Occupied The Drumseat With The The Excellent British Acid
jazz/rock/soul Fusion Collective "INCOGNITO" For The Past 15 Years. More Recently He Has Been An Integral Part Of Steve Winwood's Two Important
return-To-Form Recordings 2003's About Time Wincraft And Last Year's Nine
Lives Columbia . His Versatility Has Made Him A First-Call Kitman For Four Decades Whilst
maintaining His Own Unique Style Keeps Him Much In Demand. DISCOGRAPHY Joan Armatrading "TRACK RECORD" A&M Batti Mamzelle "I SEE THE LIGHT" CUBE Jeff Beck "BLOW BY BLOW" EPIC Jeff Beck "WIRED" EPIC The Breakfast Band "DOLPHIN RIDE" BREAKFAST MUSIC The Breakfast Band "WATER'S EDGE" MAKING WAVES Gary Boyle "ELECTRIC GLIDE" GULL Brother Resistance "RAPSO TAKEOVER" MASIMBA CONNECTION Paul Carrack "NIGHTBIRD" VERTIGO Al Corley "RIOT OF COLOUR" PHONOGRAM Sharon Forrester "SHARON" ASHANTI Gonzales "HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING" EMI Cleo Laine
Linda Lewis "NOT A LITTLE GIRL" ARISTA Linda Lewis "FATHOMS" RAFT Arthur Louis Feat / Eric Clapton "FIRST ALBUM" POLYDOR Max Middleton & Robert Ahwai "ANOTHER SLEEPER" HARVEST '79
John Mizarolli "MESSAGE FROM THE FIFTH STONE" CARRERE Dick Morrisey & Jim Mullen "CAPE WRATH" EMI Johnny Nash "THE JONNY NASH ALBUM" CBS Billy Ocean "INNER FEELINGS" EPIC Raven Ohtani "RAVEN EYES" S.M.S. Gilbert O’Sullivan "FROBISHER DRIVE" TELDEC/ULTRAPHONE Annette Peacock "PERFECT RELEASE" AURA Phase II
Polystyrene "TRANSLUCENCE" UNITED ARTISTS Steel Pulse "EARTH CRISIS" ELEKTRA Steel Pulse "BABYLON THE BANDIT" ELEKTRA R Head Brothers "DEDICATE" EMI Jess Roden "JESS RODEN" ISLAND Sniff ‘n The Tears "THE GAMES UP" CHISWICK Mayumi Shinozuka "TURNING POINT" POLYDOR Ali Thomson "TAKE A LITTLE RHYTHM" A&M Pete Townsend O.M.P.S. "TOMMY" POLYDOR Doris Troy
Richard Bailey "FIRE DANCE" SUGARCANE MUSIC Snowy White "SNOWY WHITE" TOWERBELL Snowy White "WHITE FLAMES" TOWERBELL Zahara "FLIGHT OF THE SPIRIT" ANTILLES/ISLAND The Breakfast Band "DOLPHIN RIDE" BREAKFAST MUSIC Incognito "POSITIVITY"
Incognito "100 DEGREES AND RISING"
Incognito "BENEATH THE SURFACE"
Incognito "LAST NIGHT TOKYO" Live Incognito "NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE"
Incognito "LIFE STRANGER THAN FICTION"
Incognito "WHO NEEDS LOVE"
Incognito "ADVENTURES IN BLACK SUNSHINE"
Incognito "LET THE MUSIC PLAY" Steve Winwood "ABOUT TIME" Wincraft Incognito "ELEVEN"
Incognito "BEES AND THINGS AND FLOWERS" Incognito "HOPE COLLECTIVE" Single Asuka Kaneko "AVE" PID Jul '07
Richard Bailey "SHANTI OM" SUGARCANE MUSIC Nov '07
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