
Widowmaker were a British hard rock band and active from 1975 to 1977. They were considered by many to be a supergroup and released two albums. Although their influences appeared to offer vast creative possibilities, musical and personality differences led to their break-up. The legacy of Widowmaker is captured on the compilation Straight Faced Fighters (2002) released by Castle; it includes tracks from both of their albums.
The band was formed by former Mott the Hoople and Spooky Tooth guitarist Luther Grosvenor, also known as Ariel Bender. The original line-up featured vocalist Steve Ellis from Love Affair, guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton from Hawkwind, Australian bassist Bob Daisley of Chicken Shack, and drummer Paul Nicholls who had played with Lindisfarne.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel played many of the groups that the members of Widowmaker were in, on his radio programmes. He had the band do a session for his show in 1976 and also played some of their tracks on his programmes.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1976-03-30. First Broadcast: 27 April 1976. Repeated: 02 June 1976
- Such A Shame / When I Met You / Leave The Kids Alone
Other Shows Played[]
- 07 September 1976: Pin A Rose On Me (7" - Pin A Rose On Me / On The Road) Jet