David "Pick" Withers (born 4 April 1948) is an English rock and jazz drummer. He was the original drummer of the rock band Dire Straits and played on...
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guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums, percussion). The band was active from 1977 to 1988 and again...
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(rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass, backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums). At the time of their first breakup in September 1988, the band...
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musician. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist...
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eventually fading out. "Telegraph Road" is the last song recorded with Pick Withers on drums, as he was replaced by Terry Williams. In a contemporary review...
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with guitarist brothers Mark Knopfler and David Knopfler, and drummer Pick Withers, Illsley played a role in the development of Dire Straits' sound. Illsley...
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David Knopfler as rhythm guitarist, John Illsley as bass guitarist, and Pick Withers as drummer. On 27 July 1977, they recorded the demo tapes of five songs:...
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to feature drummer Terry Williams, who filled the spot after drummer Pick Withers left the group in 1982. This EP has never been released on compact disc...
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June 1982 Williams joined Dire Straits as the replacement for drummer Pick Withers, shortly after the release of their fourth studio album Love Over Gold...
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as for their connections with Dire Straits, as both Mark Knopfler and Pick Withers played with the group for a few months in 1973. The band was descended...
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Dire Straits Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar John Illsley – bass, vocals Pick Withers – drums, vocals Additional musicians Roy Bittan – piano, Hammond organ...
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that the album had involved Dave Edmunds and the line-up had included Pick Withers and Mark Knopfler, later of Dire Straits. Ron Watts, the founder of the...
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British Royal Air Force pilot Pick Temple (1911–1991), American folk singer and children's television star Pick Withers (born 1948), drummer for the English...
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with the new album. This was also the last album to feature drummer Pick Withers. Knopfler was inspired to write "Telegraph Road" after Dire Straits'...
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Pat Moran (vocals), Ray Martinez (guitars), Kips Brown (keyboards), Pick Withers (drums) and Adrian Moloney (bass), Denis Nolan (lead) all of whom had...
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feature members of Dire Straits, keyboardist Alan Clark and drummer Pick Withers; the following year, Rafferty would provide vocals for Dire Straits leader...
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Thyne joined the band, along with Lee Abbott. Soon afterwards, Pick Withers was added. Withers stayed only briefly, leaving to join Dire Straits. Amid much...
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Veteran bassist Tim Drummond was hired, as was Dire Straits' drummer Pick Withers on Knopfler's recommendation. Keyboardist Barry Beckett and the Muscle...
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Bond, Dave Kelly, Jo Ann Kelly, Tony McPhee, Bob Hall, John O'Leary and Pick Withers, and for supporting US bluesmen such as Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker...
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Straits (minus Knopfler). Terry Williams replaced the original drummer, Pick Withers. Lead guitar was performed by Jeff Beck. Turner told DJ Roger Scott:...
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(1938–2020), African-American singer-songwriter Elisabeth Withers, American jazz/R&B singer Pick Withers (born 1948), British rock and jazz drummer Charles Bigg...
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guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar John Illsley – bass guitar Pick Withers – drums, percussion Additional personnel Roy Bittan – piano, Hammond...
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and rhythm guitars David Knopfler – rhythm guitar John Illsley – bass Pick Withers – drums Rhett Davies – engineer Paddy Eckersley – photography Chuck Loyola...
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Straits Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitars John Illsley – bass, vocals Pick Withers – drums, vocals Additional musicians Roy Bittan – keyboards Sid McGinnis...
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a 1970s pub rock band in which songwriter Mark Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers had played prior to Dire Straits. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The...
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from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2017. "Bill Withers". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 16, 2019. "Cheap Trick"...
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rhythm guitar, backing vocals John Illsley – bass guitar, backing vocals Pick Withers – drums Barry Beckett – keyboards Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett (credited...
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in Montreux album with the same band line up of Brian Auger on organ, Pick Withers and Larry E. Van on drums, Dick Morrissey on sax, Steve Dawson on trumpet...
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Everett Rowe Withers (born June 15, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach...
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7, possibly 8 & 9) Mark Knopfler — guitar (disc 3, tracks 5, 10–14) Pick Withers — drums (disc 3, track 5) Fred Tackett — guitar (disc 3, track 6 & 9)...
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