Chris Stainton

Christopher Stainton
Background information
Also known as	Chris Stainton
Born	22 March 1944 (1944-03-22) (age 67) Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Session musician, songwriter
Instruments	Piano, keyboards
Years active	1959–present
Associated acts	Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, The Grease Band, Spooky Tooth, Eric Clapton, Boxer, The Who, Jim Capaldi, Ian Hunter, Elkie Brooks, Bryn Haworth, Maddy Prior, Roger Waters, B.B. King, Jimmy Smith , Dave Gilmore, The Alarm, Bryan Ferry
Notable instruments
Keyboards

Christopher "Chris" Stainton (born 22 March 1944, Woodseats, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is an English session musician, keyboard player and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s. Stainton is best known for his work with Eric Clapton, The Who, Andy Fairweather Low, and Bryan Ferry.

Career

After passing his 11+ examination, Stainton attended Rowlinson Technical School, Norton, Sheffield. Stainton's musical career began in 1959, when he played bass guitar with a local Sheffield band, 'Johnny Tempest and the Mariners'. The Mariners became 'The Cadillacs', before Stainton joined Joe Cocker in The Grease Band during 1966.^[1] Stainton co-wrote "Marjorine", Cocker's first UK Singles Chart hit in 1968.^[2] His time as a Cocker backing musician came to a zenith on the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, in the United States and Canada in 1970.^[1] His initial involvement with Cocker lasted until the end of 1972.^[3] Throughout that decade Stainton appeared with musicians such as Spooky Tooth (1970), The Chris Stainton Band (1972-6), Tundra (1976), Bryn Haworth Band (1976–77), Boxer (1977), Maddy Prior Band (1978), Rocks (1978) and Elkie Brooks (1978).

By 1979 he teamed up with Eric Clapton for the first time, beginning an intermittent working relationship that has lasted to the present time. He joined Clapton on Roger Waters's The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking tour during 1984, and toured with Joe Cocker in 1989.

In November 2002, Stainton appeared at the Concert for George, and has more recently appeared as one of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.^[4]

Most recently Stainton toured with Clapton on his 2008 North American and European tour, which included a three night collaboration with Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden in February 2008, and toured with Winwood and Clapton in 2009 and 2010.

Discography

• Bryn Haworth
  • Sunny Side of the Street (1974, Island)
  • Keep the Ball Rolling (1979, A&M)
• Leon Russell
  • Leon Russell (1970, Shelter)
  • Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971, Shelter)
• Jim Capaldi
  • Whale Meat Again (1974, Island)
• The Grease Band
  • Amazing Grease (1975, Goodear)
• Maddy Prior
  • Changing Winds (1978, Chrysalis)
  • Momento: the Best of Maddy Prior (1995)
• Gary Brooker
  • Lead Me to the Water (1982, Mercury)
• Spooky Tooth
  • The Last Puff (1970, Island)
  • The Best of Spooky Tooth (1970, Island) (compilation album)
• Don Nix
  • Living By the Days (1971, Elektra)
• The Who
  • Quadrophenia (1973, Track) (2-LP)
  • Tommy (Polydor, 1975) (2-LP)
• Ian Hunter
  • All-American Alien Boy (1976, CBS)
  • Once Bitten Twice Shy (2000)
• Stephen Bishop
  • Red Cab to Manhattan (1980, Warner)
• Eric Clapton
  • Just One Night (1980)
  • Another Ticket
  • Money and Cigarettes
  • Behind the Sun
  • From The Cradle
  • Pilgrim
  • Back Home
  • Live in Hyde Park (June 29, 1996)
  • Sessions for Robert J (2004)
• Alvin Lee Band
  • RX5 (1981, Avatar)
• Marianne Faithfull
  • Dangerous Acquaintances (1981, Island)
  • A Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology (1998)
• The Alarm
  • Best of the Alarm & Mike Peters (1998)
  • Eye of the Hurricane (expanded) (2002)
• Pete Townshend
  • All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1984, Atlantic)
• Simon Townshend
  • Sweet Sound (1984, Polydor)
• Joe Cocker
  • Joe Cocker (1972, A&M)
  • One Night of Sin (1989)
  • Night Calls (1991, Capitol)
  • Have a Little Faith (1994, Capitol)
  • Long Voyage Home (1995)
  • Across from Midnight (1997, Capitol)
  • Organic (1996)
• Ringo Starr
  • Old Wave (1983)
  • Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 (1989)
• Bryan Ferry
  • Taxi (1993)
• B. B. King
  • Deuces Wild (1997, MCA)
  • Here and There: the Uncollected B. B. King (2001)
• Eros Ramazzotti
  • Eros Live (1998)
• Jimmy Smith
  • Dot Com Blues (2001)
• David Gilmour
  • On an Island (2006)
• Andy Fairweather Low
  • The Very Best of Andy Fairweather Low (2008)

See also

• List of keyboardists

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 210. CN 5585. 
2. ^ Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 112. 
3. ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 243. CN 5585. 
4. ^ Musicians' Olympus. "Chris Stainton". geocities.com. Archived from the original on 2004-09-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20040913093440/http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Diner/2674/cstai_b.htm. Retrieved 2004-06-15. 

External links

• Chris Stainton at Allmusic
• "Chris Stainton". philbrodieband.com. http://philbrodieband.com/muso_chris_stainton.htm. 
• AMG. "Spooky Tooth". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5502. 
• ""Marjorine" (co-writer Chris Stainton)". www.ablyrics.com. http://www.ablyrics.com/lyrics_17704_Joe_Cocker_Marjorine.htm. 

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