13 Facts About Andy Pyle

Andy Pyle was born on 15 July 1946 and is a British bassist who is best known for playing with The Kinks from 1976 to 1978.

Andy Pyle continued his career with the McGregor's Engine group in his home town of Luton, Bedfordshire, in 1967.

When Bunker and Abrahams left McGregor's Engine to form Jethro Tull with Ian Anderson on flute and vocals and Glenn Cornick on bass, Andy Pyle continued to play with local bands.

From 1975 to 1976, Andy Pyle spent a year recording and playing with guitarist Alvin Lee, a former Ten Years After guitarist.

Andy Pyle played on Mr Big Man on the band's 1977 album Sleepwalker, the single only track "Father Christmas" and 1978's Misfits, where he only appeared on six of the ten songs, before leaving with keyboardist John Gosling.

Andy Pyle then joined a reformed version of Chicken Shack before teaming up with their leader Stan Webb in the Speedway band.

Andy Pyle spent most of the early to mid-1990s working with Moore, then back in Wishbone Ash and Juicy Lucy.

Andy Pyle produced his only solo album in 1985 titled Barrier Language which was only issued in Germany and went virtually unnoticed elsewhere.

An intensive touring period ensued, including appearances in Russia in 1987, before Andy Pyle gave in to allow the reform of the original Wishbone Ash.

Andy Pyle is co-author of the title track of the album Strange Affair.

Andy Pyle, meanwhile, joined Gary Moore and appeared on the album Still Got the Blues in 1990.

In 1991, Andy Pyle joined Wishbone Ash following the second split of Martin Turner with the band.

Andy Pyle performed in a concert with Ken Hensley and John Wetton, who was filmed and recorded for the DVD release of More Than Conquerors in 2002.