lowregisterhead Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Just heard the dreadful news that Aussie drummer extraordinaire Robbie France died very suddenly yesterday in Spain, where he resided for many years, presenting a daily radio show. His credits include Diamond Head, UFO, Skunk Anansie, Alphaville, Wishbone Ash, Ellis, Beggs & Howard, and many others. He was one of the finest drummers I've had the good fortune to work with, and a great guy with a huge personality to boot. A sad day. Edited January 16, 2012 by lowregisterhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Sorry for your loss. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Blimey, sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 [b] [/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sad news - I'm a huge fan of his playing with Case Lewis on the first Skunk Anansie album. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sorry to hear - i met him when he played with Diamond Head and remember him from some of the other bands you listed. Sad loss to music. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I saw Diamond Head live and still have their white lp somewhere. Was that Robbie (the album has no credits....its white ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apa Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I saw Ellis Beggs and Howard in the T&C in Camden a long time ago. They were bloody good. I do remember the whole gig had a fantastic driven element to it. Lots of energy. Must have been Robbie France. RIP A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Sad news. Alphavillie.....as in big in japan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 [quote name='iconic' timestamp='1326800339' post='1502031'] Sad news. Alphavillie.....as in big in japan? [/quote] Yup. He wasn't in the band at the time of the hit, just for a couple of years in the mid-90's, but they were still big somwhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1326782511' post='1501787'] I saw Diamond Head live and still have their white lp somewhere. Was that Robbie (the album has no credits....its white ) [/quote] No, that was the first line-up, Robbie was with them from the 'Canterbury' album (1983) along with original members Sean Harris (vocals) and Brian Tatler (guitar), and new members Josh Phillips (keyboards) and Merv Goldsworthy (bass). Good album, too - very different from the white album and 'Am I Evil' - produced by Mike Shipley, engineered by Bob Clearmountain, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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