Who remembers Caleb Quaye ? Ralph McTell, I hope !
Colm K. Mulcahy
Just had an interesting experience. Having finaly caught up with a copy
of Ralph McTell's "You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here", from 1970, after
not having heard it for over 15 years, and getting a thrill out of once
more hearing First And Last Man and Pick Up A Gun, I was startled to hear
Old Brown Dog, and realise half was through that I was in for a good guitar
solo. Yes, there is it ! And of course my brain also remembered that it
was Caleb Quaye playing it ! A quick peep at the sleeve confirmed this.
Funny how I'd recall that after 15 years and so much music under the bridge
in between. Considering how feeble my memory is getting these days, I'm
impressed.
Anyway, who KNOWS some other good Quaye guitar contributions ? I think he's
all over the first Lou Reed album. True, I could look up Rock Record and get
a list of the artists he's helped out, but that wouldn't tell me which ones
were worth digging up. He has an interesting style, which as a non-musician
I'm at a loss to describe.
The McTell album, BTW, also features Rick Wakeman, Roger Pope, Davey Johnson,
Steve Bonnett & of course the great Danny Thompson. Unfortunately my copy is
a US one, the track list has been fiddled with.
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> Anyway, who KNOWS some other good Quaye guitar contributions ? I think he's
> all over the first Lou Reed album. True, I could look up Rock Record and get
> a list of the artists he's helped out, but that wouldn't tell me which ones
> were worth digging up. He has an interesting style, which as a non-musician
> I'm at a loss to describe.
Perhaps I missed an earlier posting, but are you aware of Caleb's presence on
the early (AND maybe later) Elton John releases? Also, am I dreaming, or
does he play on John Baldry's Everything Stops For Tea and one or two
David Bowie releases? See especially 11-17-70 and Tumbleweed Connection.
John Lorch
>Anyway, who KNOWS some other good Quaye guitar contributions ? I think he's
>all over the first Lou Reed album. True, I could look up Rock Record and get
>a list of the artists he's helped out, but that wouldn't tell me which ones
>were worth digging up. He has an interesting style, which as a non-musician
>I'm at a loss to describe.
Um, Colm, you do know that Caleb Quaye used to play for Elton John, don't
you? He was on some of the earlier albums, probably the first few. i think
before "Yellow Brick Road".
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>
>Anyway, who KNOWS some other good Quaye guitar contributions ? I think he's
>all over the first Lou Reed album. True, I could look up Rock Record and get
My favorite is TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION, Elton John's second album (third, if
you count the British release of the something-Sky album); he's also on
MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER.
Elton will go nicely with all your new Chicago albums, Colm. 8'0
hal
D Sanderson
I know he was in the touring band; check out the album "Live Time" (?)
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of the Westies" album in 1975 or so. I don't know how many more albums he
participated in.
Jan Carlsson
>all over the first Lou Reed album. True, I could look up Rock Record and get
>a list of the artists he's helped out, but that wouldn't tell me which ones
>were worth digging up. He has an interesting style, which as a non-musician
>I'm at a loss to describe.
>
>The McTell album, BTW, also features Rick Wakeman, Roger Pope, Davey Johnson,
>Steve Bonnett & of course the great Danny Thompson. Unfortunately my copy is
>a US one, the track list has been fiddled with.
To me, Caleb Quaye is heavily linked with Elton John. When EJ and Bernie
Taupin were struggling as a saccarine song-writing duo for Dick James
back in 68-69, Caleb Quaye was the engineer who helped them make their
demo tapes. He also played guitar on the first albums from 1969-1971
("Empty Sky" to "Madman Across the Water"). Then he disappered for a
number of years but returned in 1975 when Elton dumped his old band
and he toured with EJ in 75-76 and played guitar on "Rock of the Westies" and
"Blue Moves". After that I don't think he's worked with Elton anymore.
BTW, the EJ band also featured Roger Pope and Davey Johnstone (I guess
he's "Davey Johnson" above). (In fact, Rick Wakeman has also done
session work for Elton. It was on "Madman" where he played organ.)
Whether Caleb's contributions to Elton's albums are good or not I
leave for you to decide. Personally, I'm not to keen on the guitar
sound of the earliest albums. It sounds a little bit like a cat
whos tail has been stepped on...
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Wasn't he also on the first few (or at least two) Elton John albums? _Very_
strong guitarist!
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R o d Johnson
In article <48...@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> co...@mathcs.emory.edu (Colm K. Mulcahy) writes:
>>Anyway, who KNOWS some other good Quaye guitar contributions ? I think he's
>>all over the first Lou Reed album.
Yep. A pretty wretched record, in my opinion, especially compared
with what came before and after it. The sidemen were just wrong (Rick
Wakeman and Steve Howe on a Lou Reed album?).
Quaye also plays on one song on Pete Townshend's solo/demo album "Who
Came First"--"Forever's No Time At All", on which "Billie Nicholls
sings and plays acoustic. Caleb Quaye plays everything else." I
never figured out why this song was on the record, as Pete seemingly
had nothing to do with it. I like it, though.
Mostly, though, I think Quaye spent his energies on his band--Hookfoot?
I think that was the name. I heard a couple of their records in the
early seventies, but they apparently made no impression on me except
that I lump them together with Wild Turkey for some reason.
(Vague memory tug--was Quaye on a Speedy Keen solo album?)
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hi Ken!
Jan Carlsson
>Perhaps I missed an earlier posting, but are you aware of Caleb's presence on
>the early (AND maybe later) Elton John releases? Also, am I dreaming, or
>does he play on John Baldry's Everything Stops For Tea and one or two
>David Bowie releases? See especially 11-17-70 and Tumbleweed Connection.
Caleb Quaye does *not* play on Elton's first live album (17-11-70 in Europe).
It's just Elton (piano), Nigel Olsson (drums) and Dee Murray (bass).
G.J. Jansen
>In article <48...@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> co...@mathcs.emory.edu (Colm K. Mulcahy) writes:
>>Anyway, who KNOWS some other good Quaye guitar contributions ? I think he's
>
>To me, Caleb Quaye is heavily linked with Elton John. When EJ and Bernie
>Taupin were struggling as a saccarine song-writing duo for Dick James
>back in 68-69, Caleb Quaye was the engineer who helped them make their
>demo tapes. He also played guitar on the first albums from 1969-1971
>("Empty Sky" to "Madman Across the Water"). Then he disappered for a
>number of years but returned in 1975 when Elton dumped his old band
>and he toured with EJ in 75-76 and played guitar on "Rock of the Westies" and
>
Caleb Quaye played sessions for lots of wellknown musicians in the past, but he
also played in a few groups as an active member. Before '71 he played in
Bluesology, the accompanying group of Long John Baldry. I don't know anything
about this period.
Later on, in the period of 72-75 he played in a group called Hookfoot; they
set out 5 albums: - Hookfoot '71
- Good times a' comin' '72
- Communication '73
- Roaring '74
- Headlines (comp) '75
The second one I just recently got hold of; the line up of the band shows some
of the people he did the sessions with for Elton John:
- Caleb Quaye g, pi
- Ian Duck hc,v
- Roger Pope dr, pe
- Dave Glover b
This album contains some bluesy/funky music which I think is easy to listen to.
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titus lai
>Caleb also did some time with Darryl Hall and John Oates in the mid '70's.
>I know he was in the touring band; check out the album "Live Time" (?)
He also played on Daryl Hall's first solo album, "Sacred Songs" (1980,
recorded in 1978). Competent guitar playing, but he pales in comparison
to the other guitarist on the album, Robert Fripp (and it's hardly Fripp's
best stuff, either!). By the way, this album sounds nothing like the
usual Hall & Oates stuff. Fripp produced it, and it's as much a Robert
Fripp album as it is a Daryl Hall album.
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Jan Carlsson
>Caleb Quaye played sessions for lots of wellknown musicians in the past, but he
>also played in a few groups as an active member. Before '71 he played in
>Bluesology, the accompanying group of Long John Baldry.
I had forgotten that. As you probably know, Elton John (Reg Dwight at
that time) also was a member of Bluesology until the end of '67.
Martyn Legge
>all over the first Lou Reed album. True, I could look up Rock Record and get
>a list of the artists he's helped out, but that wouldn't tell me which ones
>were worth digging up. He has an interesting style, which as a non-musician
>I'm at a loss to describe.
The early Elton John Album , "TumbleWeed Connection" features Caleb Quaye
very prominently if my memory serves me correctly.
Martyn
Roger Goeb
Reggie Dwight (Elton John) featuring Quaye and other Elton John cohorts,
side two by Rod Stewart featuring Ron Wood and other Stewart cohorts.
Good album. I seem to remember Maggie Bell, Mickey Waller appear on it also.
Trivia for the day - Reggie Dwight combined the names of Elton Stax and
John Baldry to form the name Elton John.
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>Trivia for the day - Reggie Dwight combined the names of Elton Stax and
>John Baldry to form the name Elton John.
Not trivial enough, the Elton was Elton Dean, British sax player best known
for his work with Soft Machine, Elton Dean's Ninesence, Ovary Lodge, Keith
Tippett's Ark etc.
By the way, Long John Baldry (who has lived in Vancouver for quite a few
years now) just celebrated his 50th birthday about 3 weeks ago and had a
2 night blow out birthday blues jam in a local club (The Yale).
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>John Baldry to form the name Elton John.
I believe it was Elton Dean (member of Bluesology who played saxophone).