Ace Kefford
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Christopher John "Ace" Kefford (born 10 December 1946, Moseley
, West Midlands
, England) is a bassist
and was the co-founder of The Move
in October 1965 with Trevor Burton
, after meeting David Bowie
at Birmingham's Cedar Club, following a performance
by Bowie's band Davy Jones and the Lower Third. The duo invited Roy Wood
, then Carl Wayne
and Bev Bevan
to join and complete the classic Move line-up.
After leaving The Move in mid 1968, Kefford embarked on a solo album with record producer Tony Visconti
, at the Olympic
and Trident
studios in London. Eight songs were recorded, including 'Save the Life of My Child', featuring Jimmy Page
on guitar. However, Kefford abandoned the project and the album remained unreleased until 2003. Kefford formed The Ace Kefford Stand in 1968, which included guitarist Dave Ball
, bassist Dennis Ball and drummer Cozy Powell
.
He wrote the song 'William Chalker's Time Machine', the 1968 single by The Lemon Tree.
Moseley
Moseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, two miles south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England) is a bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and was the co-founder of The Move
The Move
The Move, from Birmingham, England, were one of the leading British rock bands of the 1960s. They scored nine Top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any success in the United States....
in October 1965 with Trevor Burton
Trevor Burton
Trevor Burton is a British guitarist and was one of the original members of The Move.-Danny King & The Mayfair Set:...
, after meeting David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
at Birmingham's Cedar Club, following a performance
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
by Bowie's band Davy Jones and the Lower Third. The duo invited Roy Wood
Roy Wood
Roy Adrian Wood is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of these bands.-Career:Wood...
, then Carl Wayne
Carl Wayne
Carl Wayne was a British singer and actor. He is best remembered as the lead vocalist of Birmingham rock group The Move during the 1960s.-Early days:...
and Bev Bevan
Bev Bevan
Bev Bevan is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra...
to join and complete the classic Move line-up.
After leaving The Move in mid 1968, Kefford embarked on a solo album with record producer Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
, at the Olympic
Olympic Studios
Olympic Studios was a renowned independent commercial recording studio located at 117 Church Road, Barnes, South West London, England. The studio is best known for the huge number of famous rock and pop recordings made there from the late 1960s onward....
and Trident
Trident Studios
Trident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry....
studios in London. Eight songs were recorded, including 'Save the Life of My Child', featuring Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
on guitar. However, Kefford abandoned the project and the album remained unreleased until 2003. Kefford formed The Ace Kefford Stand in 1968, which included guitarist Dave Ball
Dave Ball (musician)
David 'Dave' J Ball is a guitar player who is currently resident of New Zealand but working in various parts of the World....
, bassist Dennis Ball and drummer Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell
Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
.
He wrote the song 'William Chalker's Time Machine', the 1968 single by The Lemon Tree.