Banton playing the organ with Van der Graaf Generator
Background information
Birth name
Hugh Robert Banton
Born
(1949-04-25) 25 April 1949 (age 75) Yeovil, Somerset, England
Occupation(s)
Musician, organ builder
Instrument(s)
Organ, keyboards, bass pedals
Years active
1968–present
Member of
Van der Graaf Generator
Musical artist
Hugh Robert Banton (born 25 April 1949) is a British musician and electronic organ builder, most widely known for playing organ and keyboards with the group Van der Graaf Generator.
Hugh Robert Banton (born 25 April 1949) is a British musician and electronic organ builder, most widely known for playing organ and keyboards with the...
and are still musically active with a line-up of Hammill, organist HughBanton and drummer Guy Evans. The band formed at the University of Manchester...
songwriter Peter Hammill, saxophonist David Jackson, organist and bassist HughBanton and drummer Guy Evans. The group had been gigging extensively and became...
particularly organist HughBanton and new member, saxophonist David Jackson, and the whole group improvised several pieces together. Banton had a background...
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The Long Hello is a studio instrumental album by David Jackson, HughBanton, Guy Evans and Nic Potter recorded in August 1973 and released in Italy in...
David Gilmour's 2006 tour, featured on the Pink Floyd song "Echoes". HughBanton from Van der Graaf Generator originally used the Farfisa Compact Duo...
Van der Graaf Generator Peter Hammill – lead vocals, acoustic guitar HughBanton – Farfisa organ, piano, percussion, backing vocals, Keith Ellis – bass...
David Jackson departed the band following the 2005 tour. All songs by HughBanton, Guy Evans and Peter Hammill except where noted. "The Hurlyburly" (instrumental)...
that point Hugh Padgham was approached. After three weeks in his London studio, Sofasound, the album was completed. All songs by HughBanton, Guy Evans...
of being a touring rock band. "German Overalls" name-checks bandmates HughBanton and David Jackson. Hammill has continued to perform "Easy to Slip Away"...
Peter Hammill 9127 Clutch Peter Hammill 9128 The Goldberg Variations HughBanton 9129 Incoherence Peter Hammill 9130 Veracious Peter Hammill with Stuart...
Gold Frankincense & Disk Drive. The band's final line-up also included HughBanton on organ and Dave Albone on drums. One piece by this line-up, "A Gap...
Trident at some stage." The experiments included tape manipulation and HughBanton experimenting with Mellotron and synthesizer. According to David Jackson...
album. Van der Graaf Generator Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards HughBanton – organ, bass pedals Guy Evans – drums "Merlin Atmos". SofaSound. Retrieved...
piano, clavinet, electric guitar David Jackson – saxophones and flute HughBanton – Hammond organ (including bass pedals), bass guitar Guy Evans – drums...
time the four ex-members of Van der Graaf Generator, Hammill, Evans, HughBanton and David Jackson, played together in front of a paying audience since...
The remainder of the album's bass tracks were completed by organist HughBanton, who took over the bass lines on bass pedals in concert. Potter remained...
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