MIKE PAICE info
Mike Paice
(sax, harmonica)
Veteran sax and harmonica player.
Around 1974, he was a member of the band Phoenix:
They soon replaced their bassist:
But after a couple of singles, the band split. Roy
St. John recorded a solo album (where Mike Paice also contributes, see
below).
Mike Paice was one of the founders of Welsh band
Red Beans and Rice. One of the multiple lineups was:
After some time, they relocated in London, and that's
when Steve York and Dino Coccia joined:
Steve York played with them approximately around 1980.
Around 1981 or so, Mike Paice joins Jools Holland's
band, called The Millionaires:
The band split in 1983, with only one album released,
Jools Holland & The Millionaires, recorded with help
from great Tim Renwick on guitar.
Another band where Mike Paice has played was Smokestack
Lightning:
He has been a member of Dana Gillespie Band during
the last years. This was the lineup in 1999:
But later in 1999, the bassist slot was filled by
Javier Garcia:
This lineup still remained with Dana in May 2000,
releasing the album Experiences.
Lately, he is a member of Ray Minhinnet's Band,
with other great veterans from the British scene:
Albums with Jools Holland
& The Millionaires:
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Jools Holland & The
Millionaries (1981, with Pino Palladino, Tim
Renwick)
Albums with Dana Gillespie:
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Dana Gillespie (Blues it up, 1990, with
Bob Hall, Sam Mitchell, Frank Mead, Bimbo Acock, Charlie Hart)
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Dana Gillespie (Hot stuff, Jan 96, with
Ed Deane, Sam Mitchell, Frank Mead, Charlie
Hart)
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Back to the blues
(, with Dana Gillespie, Ed Deane, Pete Thomas)
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Experiences (Mar
2000, with Dana Gillespie)
Sessions:
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Roy St. John (Immigration
declaration, 1975, with Geraint Watkins)
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Rockin' Louie & The Mamma
Jammers (It will stand, 1980, with Geraint Watkins)
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David Knopfler (Release,
1983, with Pino Palladino)
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Roger Chapman (Under
no obligation, 1992, with Roger Chapman, Geoff
Whitehorn, Steve Simpson, Laurie Wisefield,
Alvin Lee, Peter Stroud, Mick
Weaver, Pete Wingfield, Ian Gibbons)
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Bryan Ferry (Mamouna,
1994, with Robin Trower, Neil Hubbard, Nathan East, Steve Ferrone, Guy
Pratt)
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