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Chick began
playing piano at the age of six and continued classical
studies until the age of fifteen. At this point he became
more interested in Blues and Rock and joined his first
band, a Nottingham outfit, Sons Of Adam.At
a local gig, Chick met Alvin Lee of
The Jaybirds, in whose line-up were
bassist, Leo Lyons and drummer
Ric Lee.
At first, Chick joined
as Road Manager but soon became keyboard player when
The Jaybirds became the backing group for a chart vocal
act, The Ivy League.
At first, Chick joined
as Road Manager but soon became keyboard player when
The Jaybirds became the backing group for a chart vocal
act, The Ivy League. In 1968,
after Chick secured an audition for the band at London's
Marquee Club under the name The Bluesyard
(the only gig the group ever performed under
this name), the quartet became the highly successful
rock group, Ten Years After. |
They toured the world extensively, including 28 tours of the
USA in 8 years. August 1969 saw them play the unique WOODSTOCK
FESTIVAL and appear in the WOODSTOCK FILM,
released the following year. Also in 1970, Ten Years
After appeared at the ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
and in the film, which was finally released in 1995! When Alvin
left Ten Years After in 1976 to go solo for
the first time, Chick became Professional Manager at Chrysalis
Music, the company owned by his then manager, Chris
Wright. A year later, Chick left Chrysalis Music and
founded a partnership with Tim Whitsett as
Whitsett Churchill Music Publishing. They specialised
in publishing and promoting American artists from the Southern
States, where Tim Whisett had his roots. Following on from this,
Chick furthered the career of The News, a group
he managed and signed to a lucrative deal with Polydor
Records.
Ten Years After re-formed again in 1983 for the Marquee
Club's 25th Anniversary, performed two large European festivals
in Belgium and Switzerland and were special guests at The
Reading Festival, the year of headliner Thin
Lizzy's final concert.
Chick plays: Piano, Hammond
Organ, Synthesizers
Date and place of birth: 2nd January 1946, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire
To contact Chick, please send
an email to chickchurchill@yahoo.com
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