What famous guitarists live near you?

Neil

Kebabkid said:

Not current but Jeff Beck's family home in Wallington, Surrey is 3 doors down from me and my older neighbours have told me that sometime visitors to it were Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. JB also "littered" the street with old, souped-up Ford Escorts and Capris!!

Demesne road?

Kebabkid

@Neil - indeed

Neil

Kebabkid said:

@Neil - indeed

They should put a blue plaque up. 

Surrey is the home to the great rock triumvirate. 

xSkarloey

@kebabkid

Richmond is a bit of a magnet for rock stars. Must be in the contract or something.

The coolest rock star 'residence' in the area has to have been Ronnie Lane's in the 70's. I saw in a documentary about him that he pitched up in his caravan in the meadow just outside town on the banks of the Thames.

If anyone tried that today they'd be evicted by the Council- or attacked with umbrellas by old dears/ busybodies.

Dominic

Hank Marvin lives just up the road from me- he's quite  a famous guitarist

When I was a kid we lived in the same road as Rod Stewart and Britt Ekland - we used to hang around outside their house -one day he came out ( we were about 11 years old ) we asked for an autograph -his Lambourghini Miura was on the drive -he showed it to us and she gave us a glass of Coca Cola - I think he was still in the Faces then

Philly_Q

I thought Hank Marvin lived in Australia nowadays?

richardhomer

Philly_Q;445105" said:

I thought Hank Marvin lived in Australia nowadays?

So did I. In fact I thought he played left handed now....

Dominic

I THINK HE DOES TOO - SHOULD HAVE SAID ' DID '

his son was in the year above me at school

xSkarloey

richardhomer;445133" said:

[quote="Philly_Q;445105"]I thought Hank Marvin lived in Australia nowadays?

So did I. In fact I thought he played left handed now....
[/quote]

@richardhomer Is that like with the water going down the plughole the opposite way in the southern hemisphere?

Just think: if l moved to Oz I'd become a righty and suddenly have a decent choice of guitars.

richardhomer

^ Yes. Well done for getting the 'joke'.

hotpickups

That'll be canvey island then? I heard peter lives there nowadays

bigdawg;441791" said:

Wilko Johnson is literally roundthe corner to where Im sitting, Peter Green is about 5 miles away, Danny Kirwan was local but has now gone back to london and Gary Brooker of Procul Harlum (not guitarist i dont think) lives a mile or so away...



But more importantly we've got the Hoff in town over christmas (forthe local panto!)

Loobs

Dominic;445019" said:

Hank Marvin lives just up the road from me- he's quite  a famous guitaristWhen I was a kid we lived in the same road as Rod Stewart and Britt Ekland - we used to hang around outside their house -one day he came out ( we were about 11 years old ) we asked for an autograph -his Lambourghini Miura was on the drive -he showed it to us and she gave us a glass of Coca Cola - I think he was still in the Faces then

Where was that?

Bellycaster

Snap said:

Richard Hawley lives about 10 minutes walk away. Sat next to him in the pub a while ago, nice normal bloke.

Pulp's guitarist, he's round here too, the one who plays the violin as well, can't remember his name. I was in the drummer's pub last week too. Nick summat, again, can't remember. Banks?

Bass player of Def Leppard, he had a massive place, just round the corner. Think he's sold and moved, bloody enormous house, like a hotel.

Frank White, he's not too far away,

Phil Oakey is about 5 mins walk down the road - dunno if he plays guitar, but he's a mighty nice fella.

Nick Clegg used to live across the road, and he on the other hand, is a mighty big twat. I bet he doesn't play guitar.

Snap @Snap

That Pulp Guitarist is called Russell Senior, I watched a good interview of him recently, seems a nice chap.

Not so famous, but I used to see the Lead Singer/Guitarist from the now defunct Sheffield Band "The Harrisons", on the Tram to work in the Mornings. I'd never have known who he was if I hadn't clocked an article (with Photo, obviously) about him in The Sheffield Star.

I'm sure we can't be too far away from Lucy Spraggan either!

;-)

the_jaffa

I must be pretty close to everyone in Snap and Bellycaster's posts.

I've seen Richard Hawley pop up on stage and have a quick play, once with Martin Simpson too, a couple of times.  Frank White has been to the jam night I play at a few times and I see Jarvis Cocker at the Spar near where I work a couple of times.

Nick Banks married the sister of a school friend as well.

JAYJO

CloudNine said:

not_the_dj said:

Tony Iommi (used to I think) live in Lapworth just down the road from me.

He once bought a hose from the Garden Centre I worked at as well.

Robert Plant and Cliff Richard both shopped there as well (this was in the mid 90s)

Dave Hill famously bought that house next to a girls school in Solihull, that's down the road from my parents.

Seeing Tony Iommi there would be fairly surreal I reckon.

I suppose Robert Plant would feel right at home down the Garden Centre as well.

 

I think he would be more at home in Underdogs street next door to Paul Pots.

downbytheriver

koneguitarist said:

downbytheriver said:

koneguitarist said:

No one famous in Sherborne, nearest is rock guy Jo Burt played bass for Black Sabbath and Freddie Mercury, came to watch me play a couple of weeks ago!

Eric doesn't count then?

Eric?

I thought East Knoyle was quite near Sherborne

alalalkasar

Jeff Beck lives down the road and Paul McCartney allegedly has a place nearby.

Bogwhoppit

Philly_Q said:

When I was a kid growing up in Swansea I used to buy secondhand LPs at a junkshop called the Exchange & Mart.  Supposedly one of the blokes who ran it had been the guitarist in Budgie.  

Have to say, I never really believed it - I'm absolutely sure he wasn't Tony Bourge (and nor was he Big John Thomas, who isn't Welsh and hadn't yet joined the band then anyway).  I suppose he might have been Myf Isaac, but maybe he was just a guy who'd jammed with them a bit before they were famous.

Sorry, that's the best I can do.

No real pecking order then ?

Philly_Q

>:D<

stonevibe

When I lived in London 'Flash Bastard' from Zodiac Mindwarp lived around the corner.

Now I live in bloody Exeter its full of old rock guitarists.