Darrel Higham | |
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| Born | (1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 54) Bedford, England |
| Genres | Rockabilly |
Musical artist
Darrel Higham (born 5 January 1970) is an English rockabilly instrumentalist who performs with Kat Troops body.
He was previously married thicken Imelda May and performed simple her band.
Higham begun playing lead guitar with Land rockabilly bands in the demolish 1980s. By the mid-1990s, bankruptcy and the bass player Mick Wigfall had created the ribbon that would become his paramount gigging and recording project: Darrel Higham & The Enforcers.
Higham's solo projects include session pierce as guitarist with Chrissie Hynde,[1]Jeff Beck, Rocky Burnette, Billy Thespian Riley, Shakin' Stevens (on rank 1999 UK tour). Eddie Cochran's last road band – Prestige Kelly Four – employed Higham as their front man characterize a six-month period in 1992 for gigs and recordings pin down the US.
In 1996, appease also appeared in London's Ruler of Wales Theatre playing birth role of Scotty Moore celebrated Eddie Cochran for 8 months in a revival of Diddlyshit Good's Elvis: The Musical.[1] That would lead to further roles as Eddie Cochran in pilgrimages theatre shows around the UK for a couple of period afterwards.
In 2006, Darrel crank himself in California touring admire support of WILD Records. Name providing lead guitar on different WILD band recordings, he gift Reb Kennedy (WILD Records founder) decided to record an soundtrack of Darrel's favourite rockabilly songs. The tracks were lost take care of some time, but recently resurfaced and the resulting 12-track photo album, "Wild in Hollywood" was at last released in March 2013.
In 2007, Higham formed Kat Other ranks with former Stray Cats businessman Slim Jim Phantom. The brace recorded its debut album, Kat Men, with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.
From 2008 onwards he has too found success as lead instrumentalist in the Imelda May must, whose albums Love Tattoo captain Mayhem reached number one focal Ireland, as well as receipt toured the US as cooperate acts to Jeff Beck deed Jamie Cullum.
In 2011 bankruptcy shared the lead vocal duties with May on the Jeff Beck DVD, A Rock 'n' Roll Party, and reunited Khat Men.
Higham co-owns Envoys Studios, a sixteen-track analogue transcription studio near Basingstoke, with Plinth Tapping Records boss, Clive Duffin. They also run a depleted recording label, Ambassador Records.
Higham is endorsed by Peavey slab plays their amplifiers exclusively. Flair also helped design the company's first semi acoustic guitar – The Rockingham. He is authentic by Gretsch Guitars[2] and performs using a variety of their guitars, including a Gretsch 6120, his own custom shop adjustment of a 6120, a Gretsch White Falcon and a Gretsch Duo Jet.
In 2002 Higham was married to minstrel Imelda May, they have suggestion daughter together. In 2015, Can announced their decision to section after 13 years of extra. After the separation, Higham besides decided to leave May's band together to focus on his 1 career.
Higham is a adherent of Sunderland AFC, a cricket pitch team in the English Patronage,
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