In the 1980s Ray was sessioning again with artists such as Finardi, Dick Rivers and Johnny Mars. In the early part of the decade, living near Hastings in Sussex, Ray got involved with the local and burgeoning Mod scene. He produced the Teen Beats and The South Coast Ska Stars. Ray discusses his work with […]
As Ray Fenwick recalls, he first came into contact with Ian Gillan during the “Butterfly Ball” sessions for Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. Ian Gillan had ideas for a solo album (subsequently released on CD as “Cher Kazoo & Other Stories”) and then invited Ray, together with John Gustafson (bass), Mike Moran (keyboards) and Mark […]
The band Fancy developed from session work. After Ray Fenwick’s stint in the Spencer Davis Group he worked with a number of musicians including bassist Mo Foster. Ray had also worked with the producer Mike Hurst, on the Hardin-York sessions amongst others, and it was Hurst who invited Ray to cut a new version of […]
Ray chats about his formative musical years (1956-1962) Ray Fenwick’s first professional band was Rupert and The Red Devils, based in West London. They played bluebeat and ska which was unusual for the time. It was 1962. One of the Red Devils, Nathaniel Fredericks, was to join Jimmy James and the Vagabonds who enjoyed minor chart […]