Kevin Ayers
English singer-songwriter, record producer (1944-2013) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 68
Kevin Ayers was an English singer-songwriter who was active in the English psychedelic music movement. Ayers was a founding member of the psychedelic band Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and was closely associated with the Canterbury scene.
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Robert Wyatt Bandmate in Soft Machine
Hugh Hopper Bandmate in The Wilde Flowers
Mike Ratledge Bandmate in Soft Machine
Richard Sinclair Bandmate in The Wilde Flowers
Elton Dean Bandmate in Soft Machine
Peter Jenner Produced Joy of a Toy and Shooting at the Moon
Theo Travis Bandmate in Soft Machine
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John Etheridge Bandmate in Soft Machine
Alan Wakeman Bandmate in Soft Machine
Brian Hopper Bandmate in The Wilde Flowers
Muff Winwood Produced Yes We Have No Mañanas, So Get Your Mañanas Today (1976)
Ollie Halsall Produced Sweet Deceiver (1975)
Mike Oldfield Duets: Flying Start (1988)
Simon Phillips Produced Flying Start (1988)
Anthony Moore Produced Rainbow Takeaway (1978)- Rupert Hine Produced The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories (1974)
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He recorded a series of albums as a solo artist and over the years worked with Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, Bridget St John, John Cale, Elton John, Robert Wyatt, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Nico and Ollie Halsall, among others. After living for many years in Deià, Mallorca, he returned to the United Kingdom in the mid-1990s before moving to the south of France. His last album, The Unfairground, was released in 2007. The British rock journalist Nick Kent wrote: "Kevin Ayers and Syd Barrett were the two most important people in British pop music. Everything that came after came from them."
