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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Re: Colosseum

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Colosseum I (1968 - 1970)

Jimmy Litherland - guitar
Tony Reeves - bass - formerly with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Dave Greenslade - keyboards
Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax - formerly with The Graham Bond Organisation and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Jon Hiseman - drums - formerly with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Albums:
"Those Who Are About To Die, We Salute You" (1969)
"Valentyne Suite" (1969)
Tony Reeves later joins Greenslade.

Colosseum II (1970 - 1971)

Dave Greenslade - keyboards
Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax
Jon Hiseman - drums
Dave "Clem" Clempson - guitar - b. September 5, 1949, England.
Mark Clarke - bass
Chris Farlowe - vocals
Albums:
"Daughter of Time" (1970)
"Colosseum Live" (1971)
Group disbands. Dave Greenslade forms Greenslade. Jon Hiseman and Mark Clarke form Tempest. Dave Clempson joins Humble Pie. Chris Farlowe joins Atomic Rooster. Dick Heckstall-Smith later joins Blodwyn Pig.

Colosseum III (1975 - 1977)

Jon Hiseman - drums
Gary Moore - guitar - formerly with Skid Row, The Gary Moore Band, and Thin Lizzy.
Neil Murray - bass
Don Airey - keyboards
Mike Starrs - vocals
Albums:
"Strange New Flesh" (1976)
"Electric Savage" (1977)
"Wardance" (1977)
Group disbands.

Colosseum IV (1994 - ? ) (reformed)

Jon Hiseman - drums
Dave Greenslade - keyboards
Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax - returned from Blodwyn Pig.
Dave "Clem" Clempson - guitar
Mark Clarke - bass
Chris Farlowe - vocals
Albums:
"Colosseum Lives: Reunion Concerts 1994" (1997)
"Bread & Circuses" (1998)
Dave Greenslade later reforms Greenslade.

Compilations:

"The Collector's Colosseum"



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