Rick Grech, born November 1, 1945, died March 17, 1990.
Bass player for Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Traffic, John Mayall's Blues Band and Family. Also performed in Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert. A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (also called electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass) refers to an electric bass or an electric/acoustic string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower... The cover of the bands only album, Blind Faith The alternate cover of the bands only album, Blind Faith Blind Faith was a band formed in late 1968 when Eric Clapton (ex-Cream) and Steve Winwood (ex-Traffic) were at a loose end following the demise of their... Ginger Bakers Air Force was a Jazz-rock fusion band comprised of Baker, Graham Bond on saxophone, jazz drummer Phil Seaman, Chris Wood and Harold McNair on saxaphone and flute, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals. ... Traffic on the cover of their eponymous 1968 album. ... John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was a pioneering British blues band that included such luminaries as: Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce (both later in Cream), Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (later all in Fleetwood Mac), Mick Taylor (later in The Rolling Stones), Don Harris, Harvey Mandel, Larry Taylor (Canned... This is about the British rock band Family. ... Eric Claptons Rainbow Concert was an album recorded live at the London Rainbow theatre, released in 1973. ...
Family was a British Progressive rock band comprising Roger Chapman on vocals, John "Charlie" Whitney on guitar, Jim King on sax and flute, RickGrech on bass, violin and vocals and Rob Townsend on drums.
RickGrech replaced Kirchin on bass in 1965 and Roger Chapman joined around the same time on vocals.
Before their 1969 US tour, Ric Grech, whose violin playing had been very integral to Family's sound, unexpectedly left to join Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker in the supergroup Blind Faith and was replaced by former Eric Burdon and the Animals bassist John Weider.
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