Ronnie Caryl

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Ronnie Caryl (born 10 February 1953, Liverpool) is an English musician. Over the years Caryl has worked alongside Phil Collins, plus David Hentschel, Michel Polnareff, Lulu, Stephen Bishop, Eric Clapton, Gary Brooker, Maggie Bell and John Otway.

Biography

Caryl started his professional musical career in 1969 with the rock group, Flaming Youth. In this short-lived band was Caryl's friend Phil Collins, for whom Caryl was best man at his first wedding. In 1970, they both auditioned for Genesis and whilst Collins obtained the job as drummer, Caryl was unsuccessful.

Caryl went on to play in some other bands, including Sanctuary in 1972, with whom he recorded an unreleased album. By the following year he joined the jazz rock outfit, Zox & the Radar Boys, including Peter Banks, Mike Piggott and Phil Collins.

He moved to France in 1995 with his wife Melanie.

In 1996, Caryl became an official member of Collins's group as a backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist. As well as work with Collins, Caryl has also performed alongside David Hentschel, Michel Polnareff, Lulu, Stephen Bishop, Eric Clapton, Gary Brooker, Maggie Bell and John Otway.

Caryl has released two solo albums, Leave A Light On (1994) and One Step At A Time (2003).

Discography

Flaming Youth

Singles

• "Guide Me, Orion" - Fontana Records (1969)^[1]
• "Man, Woman and Child" - Fontana Records (1970)
• "From Now On (Immortal Invisible)" - Fontana Records (1970)

Albums

• Ark 2 - Fontana Records (1969)

Solo

Singles

• "You Got It" - Polydor Records (1983)
• "Somewhere Within" - Full Colour Records (1994)

Albums

• Leave A Light On - Full Colour Records (1994)
• One Step At A Time - Outside Records (2003)

Session work

• 1975 : Album - David Hentschel: Startling Music
• 1975 : Album - Eugene Wallace: Dangerous
• 1977 : Single - Michel Polnareff: "Lettre A France"
• 1981 : Album - Lulu: Lulu
• 1982 : Album - Lulu: Take Me To Your Heart Again
• 1989 : Album - Stephen Bishop: Bowling in Paris
• 1996 : Album - Phil Collins: Dance into the Light
• 2004 : Album - Maggie Bell: The River Sessions (recorded live at the Pavilion in Glasgow, Scotland, on 1 November 1993)
• 2010 : Album - Phil Collins: Going Back

DVDs

• 1997 : Phil Collins - Live And Loose In Paris
• 2004 : Phil Collins - Finally...The First Farewell Tour
• 2007 : Phil Collins - The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins

Tours

• 1981 / 1983 : with Lulu
• 1987 : with John Otway
• 1993 : with Maggie Bell
• 1994 / 1995 : with The Free Spirit
• 1996 : with Phil Collins - 'Dance into the Light Tour'
• 1999 : with Phil Collins - 'Tarzan Tour'
• 2002 / 2003 : with Phil Collins - 'Testify Tour'
• 2003 : with Phil Collins - 'Brother Bear Tour'
• 2004 / 2005 : with Phil Collins - 'The First Farewell Tour'

Different shows

• 1972 : Shoot Up at Elbow Creek
• 1977 : Elvis - Theatre musical
• 1986 : Tutti Frutti - BBC Television series with Emma Thompson
• 1992 / 1993 : Good Rockin' Tonight !

References

• ^ Negrin, Dave. “One Step At A Time: An Interview With Ronnie Caryl”. http://www.worldofgenesis.com/RonnieCaryl-Interview.htm 5/29/05. [1]

Notes

External links

• Official website
• Ronnie Caryl MySpace