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Conway Savage Born 27 July 1960
AustraliaGenres Post-punk, alternative rock Occupations Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer Instruments Piano, keyboards, organ, vocals Years active 1980s–present Labels Mute Associated acts Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Dust on the Bible, Feral Dinosaurs Conway Savage (born 27 July 1960) is an Australian rock musician best known as pianist/organist/backing vocalist for Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Savage joined the group in 1990[1] for their The Good Son tour of that year, and has since appeared on albums such as Henry's Dream, Let Love In, Murder Ballads, The Boatman's Call, No More Shall We Part and Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus. One of his more noticeable performances is on the song "The Willow Garden", a b-side of "Where the Wild Roses Grow", where in a rare occasion for the Bad Seeds, Conway does lead vocals. Due to the overall minimal piano parts on the band's 14th release, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Conway was featured on backing vocals and hand claps.
He began playing piano in his early teens in the dining room of one of the pubs his parents owned in country Victoria. In the 1980s he played in the Melbourne-based country-rock band Dust On The Bible, with his sister-in-law Jane (wife of rock cabaret performer/builder Frank Savage) as lead vocalist, and in the rock band The Feral Dinosaurs.[1]
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he also guested on numerous albums and singles for various leading Australian musicians, including Kim Salmon, Dave Graney, Robert Forster, Spencer P. Jones, and David McComb.[2]
Savage has also produced his own critically acclaimed solo material. In 1993 he released a self-titled mini-album. In 1998 he linked up with singer/songwriter Suzie Higgie for the collaborative album, Soon Will Be Tomorrow.
In 2000 Conway Savage released his debut full-length album Nothing Broken on his own label Beheaded Communications, featuring fellow Bad Seeds Mick Harvey, Martyn P. Casey, together with Charlie Owen. In 2004, Conway Savage's third solo release Wrong Man's Hands, was recorded in Australia on an 8-track in a room above the Union Club Hotel, Fitzroy, with members of Melbourne band The Stream, Amanda Fox and Robert Tickner. Conway Savage's 2005 release Rare Songs & Performances 1989-2004 traced his various studio and live material recorded in Australia and Europe. Guest musicians include Mick Harvey, Martyn P Casey, Jim White, Spencer P Jones, Amanda Fox and Robert Tickner.
Solo discography
- 1993 Conway Savage (mini-album)
- 1998 Soon Will Be Tomorrow (with Suzie Higgie)
- 2000 Nothing Broken
- 2004 Wrong Man's Hands
- 2005 Rare Songs & Performances 1989-2004
- 2007 Quickie For Ducky (with Amanda Fox & Robert Tickner)
References
- ^ a b Cave man
- ^ Savage Seed
External links
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Martyn P. Casey · Nick Cave · Warren Ellis · Ed Kuepper · Conway Savage · Jim Sclavunos · Thomas Wydler
Barry Adamson · Blixa Bargeld · Mick Harvey · James Johnston · Anita Lane · Kid Congo Powers · Hugo Race · Roland WolfStudio albums From Her to Eternity · The Firstborn Is Dead · Kicking Against the Pricks · Your Funeral... My Trial · Tender Prey · The Good Son · Henry's Dream · Let Love In · Murder Ballads · The Boatman's Call · No More Shall We Part · Nocturama · Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus · Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!Live albums Compilations Singles "In the Ghetto" · "Tupelo" · "The Singer" · "The Mercy Seat" · "Deanna" · "The Ship Song" · "The Weeping Song" · "Straight to You" / "Jack the Ripper" · "I Had a Dream, Joe" · "What a Wonderful World" with Shane MacGowan · "Do You Love Me?" · "Loverman" · "Red Right Hand" · "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with Kylie Minogue · "Henry Lee" with PJ Harvey · "Into My Arms" · "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" · "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" · "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" · "Love Letter" · "Bring It On" · "He Wants You" / "Babe I'm On Fire" · "Rock of Gibraltar" · "Nature Boy" · "Breathless" / "There She Goes, My Beautiful World" · "Get Ready for Love" · "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" · "More News from Nowhere" · "Midnight Man"Cave and Ellis Related articles Discography · Bad Seeds members · Mute Records
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A Collection ... Grinderman: Grinderman · Grinderman 2 · "Get It On" · "No Pussy Blues" · "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" · "Heathen Child" · "Worm Tamer"Categories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- Australian male singers
- Australian songwriters
- Australian musicians
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds members
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