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Widowmaker

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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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[]

Widowmaker_-_Pin_A_Rose_On_Me

Widowmaker - Pin A Rose On Me

1976

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