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Johnny Almond

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This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( July 2014 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Johnny Almond (29 July 1946 – 18 November 2009) was a British saxophonist, who is best known for his recordings with the Alan Price Set, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall and Mark-Almond. Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Session musician 2.2 Solo work 2.3 Band member 2.4 Mark-Almond 3 References 4 External links Biography Johnny Almond was born in Enfield, Middlesex, England. He played in Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and the Alan Price Set. Among others he worked as a session musician with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac. In 1969 he had founded Johnny Almond's Music Machine and had recorded two solo ...

Alan Skidmore

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Alan Skidmore Birth name Alan Richard James Skidmore Born ( 1942-04-21 ) 21 April 1942 (age 76) London, England Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Saxophone Website www.alanskidmore.info Alan Richard James Skidmore (born 21 April 1942 in London) is a jazz tenor saxophonist and the son of saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore. Contents 1 Music career 2 Discography 3 References 4 External links Music career Skidmore began his professional career at 16 and early in his career toured with comedian Tony Hancock. In the mid to late 1960s he worked with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Ronnie Scott's band. In the 1970s, he was part of Keith Tippett's jazz fusion big band Centipede and worked with Soft Machine, The Nice, Graham Collier, Brotherhood of Breath, Mike Gibbs, Elton Dean, Kate Bush, and Curved Air. [1] He has worked with Chick Corea, Alexis Korner, Georgie Fame, and Van Morrison. In 1977 he was in Lala Kova...

PAF (pickup)

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P.A.F. Manufacturer Gibson Guitar Corporation Period 1956—1975 Type Passive Humbucker Magnet type 1956-1960: Alnico 2, 3, 4, and 5 1961-1975: Alnico 5 Output specifications Voltage (RMS), V 127 mV at 7.715 kHz Impedance, kΩ 1956-1961: ~7.5-9.5 1961-1965: 7.25-7.75 1965-1975: 7.5 Sonic qualities Resonant frequency, Hz 7.715 kHz A P.A.F. or simply PAF is an early model of the humbucker guitar pickup invented by Seth Lover in 1955. Gibson began use of the PAF on higher-model guitars in late 1956 and stopped in around 1962. They were replaced by the Patent Number (Pat No) pickup, essentially a refined version of the PAF. These were in turn replaced by "T-Top" humbuckers in 1967, and production ended in 1975. Though it is commonly mistaken as the first humbucker pickup, the PAF was the first humbucker to gain widespread use and notoriety. The PAF is an essential tonal characteristic of the now-famous 1957-1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard g...

West Hampstead

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West Hampstead West Hampstead West Hampstead shown within Greater London Population 33,751  OS grid reference TQ255855 London borough Camden Ceremonial county Greater London Region London Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town LONDON Postcode district NW6 Dialling code 020 Police Metropolitan Fire London Ambulance London EU Parliament London UK Parliament Hampstead and Kilburn London Assembly Barnet and Camden List of places UK England London 51°33′15″N 0°11′20″W  /  51.5543°N 0.1888°W  / 51.5543; -0.1888 Coordinates: 51°33′15″N 0°11′20″W  /  51.5543°N 0.1888°W  / 51.5543; -0.1888 West Hampstead is an area in the London Borough of Camden in north-west London. Mainly defined by the railway stations of the same name, it is situated between Childs Hill to the north, Frognal and Hampstead to the north-east, Swiss Cottage to the east, South Hampstead to the south-east, K...