Ronnie Leahy
Ronald Leahy (born 4 October 1947) is a Scottish keyboard player best known for his work with Jack Bruce, Jon Anderson and Steve Howe on Howe's second solo album. Leahy was also a member of Nazareth from 1998 to 2002, after which he retired from touring.
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Ronnie Leahy
- Name
- Ronnie Leahy
- Birth Name
- Ronald Leahy
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Born
- 4 October 1947
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- hard rock
- Languages
- English
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Ronald Leahy (born 4 October 1947) is a Scottish keyboard player best known for his work with Jack Bruce, Jon Anderson and Steve Howe on Howe's second solo album. Leahy was also a member of Nazareth from 1998 to 2002, after which he retired from touring.
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• Name — Ronnie Leahy • Birth Name — Ronald Leahy • Birthplace — Glasgow, Scotland • Born — 4 October 1947 • Occupation — Musician • Instruments — Keyboards • Current Member Of — Dr. Hip and the Blues Generation • Past Member Of — * White Trash • Stone the Crows • The Dukes • Nazareth
Career
Career
Leahy first gained recognition as keyboardist in the second line-up of Scottish band Stone the Crows. He also played in White Trash with whom he published four singles in 1969. This band was formed by Fraser Watson on guitar, Ian McMillan on bass and vocals, Ronnie Leahy on keyboards and drummer Timi Donald. He also played with Tandoori Cassette, a short-lived rock band formed by Barriemore Barlow after leaving Jethro Tull in 1980, with Zal Cleminson of Nazareth on guitar and Charlie Tumahai on bass. And then he went on tour with Jon Anderson in Europe and also recorded Song of Seven the same year, and then in 1982 after he also played on Anderson's Animation album. He currently plays with Scottish-based blues band Dr. Hip and the Blues Operation.
Participations
Participations
• The Dukes - The Dukes (1979) • Steve Howe - The Steve Howe Album (1979) • Jon Anderson - Song of Seven (1980) • Jon Anderson - Animation (1982)
Solo
Solo
• Ronnie Leahy: Ascendancy Music from the Edward Bennett Film (1983)
Discography
- White Trash: 4 singles: • "Road to Nowhere" / "Illusions" (1969) • "Golden Slumbers & Carry That Weight" / "Trash Can" (1969) • "Golden Slumbers & Carry That Weight / "Trash Can" / "Road to Nowhere" / "Illusions" (Maxi-single, 1969) • "Golden Slumbers Carry That Weight" / "Trash Can" (1969) - Stone the Crows: • Teenage Licks - (1971) • Ontinuous Performance (1972) - The Dukes: • The Dukes (1979) - Tandoori Cassette: 1 single: • Angel Talk/Third World Briefcases (1980) - Nazareth: • Boogaloo (1998) • Homecoming (2002) (Live) • Alive & Kicking (2003) (Live) • Surviving the Law (2022) guest appearance
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- 1.Rock Brigade. 2 de maio de 2026.
- 2.Nazareth Newz. 15 de janeiro de 2007. 28 de setembro de 2007. yes.
- 3.Nazareth Discography. 2008-07-15. 2008-07-18. yes.
- 4.Whiplash.Net - Nazareth: fotos das gravações e detalhes de CD
- 5.40th Anniversary Road Trip Tour 2008. 2007-10-03. 2007-10-12. yes.
- 6.http://www.nazarethdirect.co.uk/nazareth/?q=event , acesso em 20.11.2011.
- 7.Sergio Ricardo Arantes Cavalcanti. Nazareth (Ilha Comprida, São Paulo, 04/02/12). 7 de fevereiro de 2012.
- 8.https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/2022/11/08/dan-mccafferty-vocalista-original-da-banda-nazareth-morre.ghtml
- 9.https://www.omelete.com.br/musica/morre-manny-charlton
- 10.Suchen nach "Nazareth".
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