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  Hamish Stuart, Sooner or Later / Robbie McIntosh Band, Widescreen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
During the McCartney tours Robbie McIntosh was featured in a Chet Atkins-like tribute during the "unplugged" portion of the show.
Robbie McIntosh wrote all the songs on Widescreen, and they are stronger than one often finds on albums by professional sidemen.
McIntosh has something to say and knows how to communicate in a variety of genres.
www.greenmanreview.com /hamish_robbie.html   (631 words)

  
 Place your order for 'Unsung' now!
Robbie McIntosh is one of the world's best guitar players, and also one of its most incompetent human beings, as anyone who has watched him trying to buy a shirt will tell you.
Robbie and Wix were both in Paul McCartney's band at this time (no, not that one).
Robbie McIntosh is one of the nicest people in the world.
www.tdv.com /html/news/20000330-0-n.html   (418 words)

  
 AVERAGE WHITE BAND : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Original lineup: Alan Gorrie (b 19 July '46, Perth), bass, vocals; Onnie McIntyre (b 25 Sep. '45, Lennoxtown), guitar; Robbie McIntosh (b '50; d 23 Sep. '74 LA), drums; Roger Ball (b 4 June '44, Dundee), sax, keyboards; Malcolm 'Molly' Duncan (b 24 Aug. '45, Montrose), sax; Mike Rosen, guitar, trumpet.
McIntosh ex-Brian Auger; last three worked together in Mogul Thrash, later freelanced as Dundee Horns; Rosen ex-Eclection.
McIntosh died in drug accident; replaced by another Auger sideman Steve Ferrone (b 25 April '50, Brighton), ironically first fl member of the band.
www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/a/A133.HTM   (319 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Robbie McIntosh joined Mark Knopfler on stage for the July 2002 Mark Knopfler and Friends charity gigs in London and Beaulieu.
Robbie's first band was called 70% Proof playing a mix of original material and covers of bands such as Humble Pie, The Who, Free and Stevie Wonder, amongst others.
Robbie went back to doing sessions to pay the rent until around about 1998 when he started to realise a dream by putting together a band of his own.
www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk /biogs/robbie.html   (1112 words)

  
 BBC News | SCOTLAND | Murder accused's 'shoal of red herrings'
Robbie McIntosh spawned a "shoal of red herrings" to blame a friend for the killing of civil servant Anne Nicoll, the jury at the High Court in Forfar was told.
Mr McIntosh, of Rossie School, Rossie, near Montrose, denies killing Miss Nicoll, of Byron Street, Dundee, by stabbing her with a knife or similar instrument and stamping on her face.
Mr McIntosh had told someone in a nearby chip shop that there had been a stabbing in the park before the emergency services had arrived, the advocate depute said.
news.bbc.co.uk /low/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1933000/1933266.stm   (623 words)

  
 BBC News | SCOTLAND | Youth guilty of Dundee murder
Robbie McIntosh, who was 15 at the time, stabbed civil servant Anne Nicoll 29 times in what was described as a frenzied attack.
McIntosh lodged a special defence of incrimination blaming a friend, Robbie Soutar, for the crime.
Sentencing McIntosh to life imprisonment, Lord Bonomy said: "One witness described her as having been butchered and no better description could be applied to the way in which she met her death.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/1934847.stm   (452 words)

  
 Robbie McIntosh's brilliant new album soon to be sold thru TDV
Robbie McIntosh has mostly played lead guitar in other people's bands, like The Pretenders and the Paul McCartney band, but when he is not playing huge stadia on world tours, he will quite often just play in local west country pubs.
Unsung is one of those increasingly rare albums that you play again and again and again, and proves to be even better on its fifty first playing than it was on its fiftieth.
Robbie is also, and this is of course completely irrelevant, one of the nicest men you'll ever meet, and incapable of buying a pair of socks in under a week." The album will be available from this site shortly.
www.tdv.com /html/news/19990510-0-n.html   (334 words)

  
 The Pretenders (Get Close) in Musician: December 1986
Robbie had to concentrate a little bit more on holding the rhythm section together.
So Robbie was wailing away, and that day I realized that this band just didn't have the feel.
McIntosh confesses that he was torn between his loyalty to the old Chambers-Foster rhythm section and the fact that he knew Hynde wanted and needed a different sound.
snow.prohosting.com /crasio/pretenders/8612pretenders.html   (6473 words)

  
 Robbie McIntosh Widescreen by Steven Stone
erhaps Eric Clapton thinks of himself as a “Journeyman”, but the truth of the matter is that he has, practically from day one, been a front-man. Robbie McIntosh, on the other hand, has actually made a career of being the guy behind the stars, a real journeyman.
Working with Paul McCartney, and the Pretenders, McIntosh has confirmed his credentials as a top-flight back-up man. Widescreen proves that his career has been by choice, not necessity.
If periodically you find yourself wishing there was more high quality rock created for those who have seen the far side of 30, give Robbie McIntosh a listen.
www.enjoythemusic.com /Magazine/music/0802/mcintosh.htm   (299 words)

  
 Chrissie Hyde (The Pretenders) in Rolling Stone: March 26, 1987
Both stayed in complete control of their craft But where control is essential to any singer, it doesn't always suit a rock guitarist - especially one with superior skills like McIntosh.
While his mirroring of Hynde's restraint often resulted in missed solo opportunities, McIntosh's arsenal of chiming chords created a perfect counterpoint to Chrissie's wondrous vibrato.
Foster danced over to the guitarist's side only to be signaled by Chrissie that this was Robbie's moment, not his.
snow.prohosting.com /crasio/pretenders/8703pretenders.html   (577 words)

  
 Live Music Agency: The Robbie McIntosh Band   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As a guitarist, Robbie McIntosh is probably the most highly prized sideman amongst the top names in the music industry.
The Robbie McIntosh band was formed out of a mutual respect for each other’s talent and a deep affection for Robbie’s very individual song writing style.
The Robbie McIntosh Band released their highly acclaimed first album ‘Emotional Bends’ in June of this year.
www.ursasoft.com /bob/robbie.htm   (403 words)

  
 "Pick Up the Pieces"
When it was over, they realized that they had created their own individual sound, a kind of jazz-oriented soul, modeled after American bands such as James Brown's and Booker T and the MGs.
Sometime during the night drummer Robbie McIntosh was sold a small amount of cocaine, which had been spiked with strychnine.
It was thought that the band might break up, but in January 1975, Steve Ferrone, a close friend of Robbie's, stepped in as their new drummer.
www.superseventies.com /1975_9singles.html   (692 words)

  
 Gordon Haskell + Hamish Stuart + Robbie McIntosh @ Fibbers on Mon 25 Feb 2002
It was supposed to be done deal for Robbie and Nicole but a 55 year-old folk musician and his heartfelt and mellow, bluesy ballad, "How Wonderful You Are" nearly pinched the Xmas No 1.
The lyrics were written in the supermarket waiting for his mum to finish shopping and the first pressing cost just £200 before Radio 2's Johnny Walker made it one of the most requested singles ever.
Gordon is joined here by his frequent gigging partners - and famous in their own right - Hamish Stuart (Average White Band's voice of white soul) and one of the most sought-after musicians in the country, ex-Pretenders and Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie McIntosh.
www.fibbers.co.uk /scripts/gig.cfm?gig_id=5857   (256 words)

  
 Gary Brooker Ensemble, Aldershot, October 1997
When Robbie and Dave ended the Presley number with little flourishes, we were reminded of the great restraint that the evening obliged them to practise.
McIntosh had no complaint, however: he told me that he loves Gary's music and playing, and he loves gigging unplugged.
Robbie McIntosh played some nice slide guitar and the strings enjoyed their blues excursion over brushed drums.
www.procolharum.com /aldershot.htm   (5475 words)

  
 Pretenders Archives: Articles
The winner of the competition was Robbie McIntosh, veteran of Manfred Mann's group and Night, the Fleetwood Mac-styled band formed by Mann alumnus Chris Thompson that had a hit with "Hot Summer Nights" in 1979.
McIntosh had been recommended as an auxiliary Pretender by none other than James Honeyman-Scott months before, Chambers explains.
Jimmy had said that Robbie was great, with a style similar to, but not the same as, his.
www.pretendersarchives.com /articles/ArtTrouserPress0583.html   (2046 words)

  
 DNA/Forum/Info
Also playing with him is Robbie McIntosh and his band.
Now, if you don't know who Robbie McIntosh is, let me enlighten you, because Robbie tends to keep his light under a bushel.
Robbie is quite simply one of the very best guitar players in the world.
www.douglasadams.com /cgi-bin/mboard/info/dnathread.cgi?84,0   (337 words)

  
 Robbie McIntosh Visits WMWV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As a guitarist, Robbie McIntosh is probably the most highly prized sideman among the top names in the business.
We were fortunate to have Robbie stop by our scenic Saco-side studios, to play his guitar and chat with George Cleveland about life, the universe and everything.
Robbie played three songs from Emotional Bends, that we've been playing on WMWV, and announced an all instrumental CD called Unsung, available online through his good friend Douglas Adams' website, The Digital Village.
www.wmwv.com /robbie.htm   (209 words)

  
 Chris Lonergan Bass Guitarist Weymouth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Chris then teamed up with ex-Pretenders and Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie McIntosh, with whom he formed the Steamer Ducks, a full-on Chicago blues-style band.
He joined McIntosh in a number of other musical projects, including a series of gigs in Douglas Adams' front room alongside the likes of David Gilmour, Gary Brooker, Margo Buchanan and Paul 'Wix' Wickens.
This resulted in a session at Mike Hallett’s studio in Weymouth with Billy, Chris, singer Helena, Robbie McIntosh, pianist Julie Lewis and drummer Ady Milward, the whole process witnessed by some of the women who wrote the songs with Billy and captured on film by the Trimar people.
www.chrislonergan.co.uk /background.htm   (735 words)

  
 Pat Metheny Group Listener Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Surprised to see Robbie McIntosh in the band.
I always thought Robbie was a fantastic guitar player.
The AWB guy was the original drummer (in the "Pick Up The Pieces" era), who died of a drugs overdose and was replaced by Steve Ferrone.
www.patmethenygroup.com /pmg/forum/subjectView.cfm?subNum=14296   (155 words)

  
 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL): Robbie McIntosh goes solo with blues/rock 'Emotion Bends'.(Time Out!) (sound ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
All of these world-renown performers have discovered the astounding guitar talents, which McIntosh clearly evokes in every piece of music he performs.
Now on his first solo innovation, McIntosh combines raw rock 'n' roll with a kick of blues and country.
With a sound reminiscent of The Eagles at times, McIntosh delivers his true singer/songwriter talents with a pleasant mix...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:61732318&refid=ink_tptd_np   (226 words)

  
 Average White Band History Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Joining them were Malcolm "Molly" Duncan and Roger Ball on horns (Gorrie's friends from Dundee Art college) who had been playing together in various campus jazz bands at the same time young drummer Robbie McIntosh was making a name for himself around town.
McIntosh then rejoined his old pals in London, via Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, and finally Glasgow's Hamish Stuart was recruited, his falsetto vocals complementing Alan's tenor, and his writing skills, guitar lines and bass adding so much to the line-up.
Drummer Robbie McIntosh was accidently poisoned at a Hollywood Hills party when he was spiked with a lethal amount of heroin, and he died at age 24.
www.averagewhiteband.com /history.html   (1053 words)

  
 Average White Band
Drummer Robbie McIntosh had been in Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (as was latter day vocalist Alex Ligertwood).
They opened for Eric Clapton at his 1973 Rainbow Theatre comeback concert as well as backing up vocalist Bonnie Bramlett on her debut solo album Sweet Bonnie Bramlett with members of Little Feat.
Things were looking up for the group around this time until the death of McIntosh due to accidental heroine poisoning at a Hollywood party.
rant58.tripod.com /id302.htm   (250 words)

  
 hi-fi+ Music Contemporary and Jazz review archive - Issue 13
Robbie McIntosh has had a glittering career, guitar sideman to some of the biggest names in pop and rock music, including Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Little Feat and Jackson Browne.
He was also a member of the Paul McCartney touring band for 6 years and one of the members for Chrissie Hynde's band the Pretenders, so his musical pedigree is exceptionally high.
Opener 'Rat in the hole' is a straight ahead poprocker with some rock solid drumming from Paul Beavis and a chorus hook that'll float around your head for day's.
www.hifiplus.com /m-rev13.html   (4514 words)

  
 BluesNights Gig Review - Paddy Milner Big Band - 'Keeping the blues alive and live'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This time it was in big band mode, and his status (recently confirmed as a nominee for Best UK Blues Keyboard Player) had allowed him to pick some very choice talent to complement his own abilities on the splendid Borough Garden's band stand stage.
In the past he has lacked confidence in this aspect of his performances, but on this showing he's well on the way to becoming a more than adequate singer.
Robbie contributed fluid, scorching guitar passages that perfectly complemented both Paddy's jazz-tinged piano work, the muscular support of Rod's bass and the richly-textured sounds of the Little Big Horns.
www.bluesnights.co.uk /5-5-02.htm   (773 words)

  
 Average White Band, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
Their self-effacing name to the contrary, Average White Band was anything but -- one of the few white groups to cross the color line and achieve success and credibility playing funk, with their tight, fiery sound also belying their Scottish heritage, evoking American R&B hotbeds like Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia in...
Their self-effacing name to the contrary, Average White Band was anything but -- one of the few white groups to cross the color line and achieve success and credibility playing funk, with their tight, fiery sound also belying their Scottish heritage, evoking American R&B hotbeds like Detroit, Memphis, and Philadelphia instead.
Singer/bassist Alan Gorrie, guitarists Hamish Stuart and Onnie McIntyre, tenor saxophonist Malcolm Duncan, keyboardist/saxophonist Roger Ball, and drummer Robbie McIntosh comprised the original Average White Band lineup.
www.emusic.com /artist/10556/10556055.html   (356 words)

  
 Beatles Unlimited: Robbie McIntosh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Robbie McIntosh played in Paul McCartney's band from 1989 to 1993.
Booklet contains photographs of the band members, including Robbie McIntosh.
Disc 1 is the regular Off The Ground CD from the same year; Disc 2 contains various single bonus tracks.
utopia.knoware.nl /users/beatlunl/artists/arrobmci.htm   (1281 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Music: Cut The Cake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Despite the fact that AWB's members still had McIntosh's death on their minds when they were writing and recording Cut the Cake, this isn't a depressing or consistently melancholy album -- far from it.
In fact, parts of the album are downright fun, especially up-tempo funk gems like "School Boy Crush," "Groovin' the Night Away" and the hit title song (which made it to #7 on Billboard's R&B singles chart).
Despite the hard times and tragedy the band suffered ie:(the death of drummer Robbie McIntosh) the band still put out some of their best work.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000331H   (463 words)

  
 The Average White Band : Cut the Cake - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
In the informative liner notes that he wrote for Rhino's early '90s reissue of Cut the Cake, writer A. Scott Galloway explains that this excellent album was recorded under less-than-ideal circumstances.
The Average White Band's original drummer, Robbie McIntosh, died of a heroin overdose in 1974, and the surviving members were still in mourning when they started working on their third album, Cut the Cake (which originally came out on LP in 1975).
Steve Ferrone, a fl drummer from London, England, was hired as a replacement -- ironically, he became the first fl member of a Scottish soul/funk band that had a very African-American sound and a largely African-American following.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,46300,00.html   (391 words)

  
 Deep Discount CD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Personnel: Tori Amos (vocals, Boesendorfer piano, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, ARP synthesizer); Robbie McIntosh (acoustic & electric guitars, dobro); David Torn (acoustic & electric guitars, loops); Mac Aladdin (acoustic & electric guitars); Sinfonia Of London (strings); John Philip Shenale (flute); David Jon Evans (bass); Matt Chamberlain (drums).
The instrumentation is sparer than on Amos's last several efforts, effectively showcasing her supple piano work and uncharacteristically unmannered vocal performances.
Many tracks feature nothing but bass, drums, piano and atmospheric guitar (courtesy of ex-Pretender Robbie McIntosh and avant garde jazzer David Torn) and this instrumentation gives the record an appropriately open, organic feel.
www.deepdiscountcd.com /cd.cfm?upc=696998693920   (294 words)

  
 RollingStone.com: Get Close : Pretenders : Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The sympathy for abandoned mothers in "Chill Factor" is never more than an admirable gesture because Hynde can't sing the inadequate chorus – "It's cold to leave a woman/With family on her own/It's chill factor/To the bone" – with the same private fervor that made "Precious" and "Middle of the Road" convincing feminist tales.
According to Robbie McIntosh, the band's personnel and stylistic changes were precipitated by Hynde's appreciation for Madonna and Prince.
If she's smart enough to be impressed by those artists, she should also have been smart enough to realize that "Brass in Pocket" and "Middle of the Road" were more soulful than anything on Get Close.
www.rollingstone.com /reviews/album/_/id/88687?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1   (590 words)

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