Keith Ellis
Keith Ian Ellis (19 March 1946 – 12 December 1978) was an English bass player. He was born in Matlock, Derbyshire. He is known for his associations with The Koobas, The Misunderstood and Juicy Lucy.
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- Birth Name
- Keith Ian Ellis
- Born
- 19 March 1946
- Birthplace
- Matlock, England
- Died
- 12 December 1978
- Place of death
- Darmstadt, Germany
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- musician
- Fields
- rock music
- Languages
- English
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Keith Ian Ellis (19 March 1946 – 12 December 1978) was an English bass player. He was born in Matlock, Derbyshire. He is known for his associations with The Koobas, The Misunderstood and Juicy Lucy.
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He was also a member of Van der Graaf Generator from 1968 to 1969. Ellis worked with Mike Patto and Ollie Halsall's band Boxer from 1975 until late 1976 when the original line-up split. Ellis died in Darmstadt, Germany in 1978, whilst on tour with Iron Butterfly. He left behind a widow, Deborah. The song "Not For Keith" on the album pH7 by Peter Hammill, (1979) was a tribute to Ellis.
British rock band The Koobas. Left to right: Keith Ellis, Roy Morris, Tony O'Reilly and Stuart Leathwood.
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• Birth Name — Keith Ian Ellis • Born — 19 March 1946 • Birthplace — Matlock, England • Died — 12 December 1978 • Place of death — Darmstadt, Germany • Genre — Rock • Instrument — Bass guitar
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- 1.Christopulos, J., and Smart, P., Van der Graaf Generator – The Book, p. 23. (Phil and Jim Publishers, 2005.)
- 2.Vandergraafgenerator.co.uk. Keith Ellis.
- 3.Christopulos and Smart, Van der Graaf Generator, p. 47.
- 4.Heibutzki, Ralph, "Traveling Show: The Serendipitous & Surreal Six-Stringed Life & Times Of Ollie Halsall, part 3", Ugly Things, issue no.31, Spring 2011.
- 5.Sofa Sound.
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