Mervyn Spence
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Mervyn "Spam" Spence is a Northern Irish bassist
, best known for his roles in Wishbone Ash
and Trapeze
.
from Ireland in the 70s, and began playing with bands such as The Jury and Big Daisy.
, who offered for him to join Trapeze. Spence recorded one album with the band, which – due to Galley's departure – remains unreleased.
and enthusiasm, Spence became a member of the band.
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...
, best known for his roles in Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
and Trapeze
Trapeze (band)
Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley , with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland...
.
Musical career
Spence moved to StaffordshireStaffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
from Ireland in the 70s, and began playing with bands such as The Jury and Big Daisy.
Trapeze
During Spence's time in local bands, he was spotted by Mel GalleyMel Galley
Mel Galley was an English guitarist and a former member of the Hard rock bands Whitesnake, Trapeze, Finders Keepers and Phenomena. He was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England...
, who offered for him to join Trapeze. Spence recorded one album with the band, which – due to Galley's departure – remains unreleased.
Wishbone Ash
Following the break-up of Trapeze, Spence was offered an audition for Wishbone Ash while he was pitching demo material to various outlets. On the strength of his vocal rangeVocal range
Vocal range is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Although the study of vocal range has little practical application in terms of speech, it is a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech and language pathology, particularly in relation to the study...
and enthusiasm, Spence became a member of the band.