David Sinclair, better known as Dave Sinclair (born November 24, 1947 in Herne Bay, Kent, England), is a keyboardist (organ, pianos, synthesizer) who has been part of the "progressive rock" Canterbury Scene. He became famous with the band Caravan and was the author of some of their classic tracks: "For Richard", "Nine Feet Underground", "The Dabsong Conshirtoe", "Proper Job/Back To Front". See also Herne Bay, New Zealand. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other progressive genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... The Canterbury Scene (or Canterbury Sound) is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock musicians that were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising off of a musical arrangement. ... Caravans comprise land-based trading convoys, often utilising the camel as a beast of burden, and generally associated with crossing deserts in Asia or Africa. ...

Biography

Having started his musical career 1966-67 with the Wilde Flowers, he founded Caravan in 1968 with his cousin Richard Sinclair (bass / vocals), Pye Hastings (guitar / vocals), and Richard Coughlan (drums) and has been in and out of that band for 35 years (so far 1968-71, 1973-75, 1979-82, 1990-2002). On Caravan's first three albums, he developed his organ playing enormously until their famous album In the Land of Grey and Pink (1971). "Calyx, The Canterbury Website" even calls him "master of the typical Canterbury organ sound/playing" see David Sinclair. URL accessed on 2006-01-17. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Caravan is a British rock/jazz band from the Canterbury area. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Inbetween his Caravan episodes, he was a member of Matching Mole (1971-72), Hatfield and the North (1972-73), The Polite Force (1976-77) and Camel (1978-79).-1... Hatfield and the North took its name from the roadsigns out of London directing motorists toward the A1 or A1(M) — the old Great North Road — which runs north through Hatfield to Edinburgh; this is one such sign, although as can be seen, the old Hatfield and the North has... Camel is a British progressive rock band formed in 1971. ...

Lately, he has been engaged in a solo career, including concerts in Japan and two solo albums, Full Circle and Into the Sun (both 2003).

Discography

• 1968 - Caravan / Caravan (Verbe VLP 6011)
• 1970 - Caravan / If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You (Decca SKL-R 5052)
• 1971 - Caravan / In The Land Of Grey And Pink (Deram SDL-R 1)
• 1971 - Robert Wyatt / The End Of An Ear (CBS 64189)
• 1972 - Matching Mole / Same (CBS 64850)
• 1973 - Caravan / For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (Deram SKL-R 12)
• 1974 - Caravan / Caravan And The New Symphonia (Decca SKL-R 1110)
• 1975 - Caravan / Cunning Stunts (Deram SKL-R 5210)
• 1980 - Caravan / The Album (Kingdom KVL 9003)
• 1980 - Caravan / The Best of Caravan Live (Kingdom 426002)
• 1982 - Caravan / Back to Front (Kingdom KVL 5011)
• 1993 - Caravan / Live (Demon Code90 NINETY 2 )
• 1993 - Dave Sinclair / Moon Over Man (Voiceprint VP119CD)
• 1992 - Richard Sinclairs Caravan of Dreams / Same (HTD CD7)
• 1993 - Richard Sinclairs Caravan of Dreams / An Evening of Magic (HTD CD 17)
• 1995 - Caravan / The Battle Of Hastings (HTD Records HTDCD 41)
• 1996 - Caravan / All Over You (HTD Records HTDCD 57)
• 1997 - Caravan / Live From The Astoria (HTD Records HTDCD 79)
• 1997 - Polite Force / Canterbury Knights (Voiceprint VP187)
• 1998 - Caravan / Back On The Tracks (CoCaCamp act001)
• 1999 - Caravan / All Over You Too (HTD Records HTDCD 102)
• 2003 - Dave Sinclair / Full Circle (DSincs-Music 001)
• 2003 - Dave Sinclair / Into the Sun (DSincs-Music 002)

References

• dave-sinclair.co.uk - Dave's homepage
• calyx.club.fr - Calyx, The Canterbury Website
• www.caravan-info.co.uk Caravan Information Service - Official Caravan Website
• Dave Sinclair Video Gallery

External links

• Dave Sinclair, Japanese Official Website