Colin Hodgkinson
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Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire [1]) is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s.
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[edit] Career
He has worked with The Eric Delaney Band, Back Door (of which he was co-founder), Alexis Korner [2], Whitesnake [3], Jon Lord, Jan Hammer [4], Paul Butterfield, The Spencer Davis Group, Pete York, and The Electric Blues Duo, as well as with Ian "Stu" Stewart's boogie-woogie band, Rocket 88. Hodgkinson is as of 2007, one fifth (with Zoot Money, Maggie Bell, Miller Anderson and Colin Allen) of The British Blues Quintet.
Hodgkinson is a musician who has developed a bass technique which can replace both lead and rhythm guitar if necessary,[5] (as exemplified by his work with the jazz-rock trio, Back Door - line-up: saxophone, bass, drums). A typical gig involving Hodgkinson will be a solo slot in which he will render a bass and vocals only rendition of a classic blues song, a particular favourite being his take on Jesse Fuller's, "San Francisco Bay Blues". This track, amongst others was included in his solo album, The Bottom Line, issued in 1998. A release that is, in effect, an entire album of bass solos.[5]
[edit] Solo discography
- The Bottom Line - 1998 - In Akustik
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The Rough Guide To Jazz
- The NME Book of Rock (1976)
[edit] External links
- Photo of Hodgkinson playing with The British Blues Quintet
- Hodgkinson biog - British Blues Quintet
- Colin Hodgkinson's biography at The Musicians' Olympus
- Cultural Foundation interview with Colin Hodgkinson
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