1. Brian Albert Gordon Auger was born on 18 July 1939 and is an English jazz rock and rock music keyboardist who specialises in the Hammond organ.
11 Facts About Brian Auger
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In 1965, Brian Auger played on "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds as a session musician.
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Brian Auger was brought in to play the Hammond organ, but settled for the only available keyboard, the harpsichord.
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That same year, Brian Auger formed the group The Steampacket with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Vic Briggs, and Rod Stewart.
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In 1970, he formed the jazz fusion ensemble Brian Auger's Oblivion Express shortly after abandoning the abortive "Wassenaar Arrangement" jazz rock commune in a small suburb of The Hague.
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In 1971 Brian Auger produced and appeared on Mogul Thrash's only album, Mogul Thrash.
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Brian Auger toured with Kim Simmonds, Gregg Errico, and Tim Bogert in the mid-1980s in a band they called Maestro.
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In 1989, Brian Auger was musical director for the thirteen-part film retrospective series Villa Fantastica made for German television.
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Brian Auger toured with Eric Burdon in the early 1990s and recorded the live album Access All Areas with him in 1993.
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In 2012, Brian Auger released Language of the Heart, one of the few solo albums of his career, produced by Tea.
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In 2014, Brian Auger was invited by producer Gerry Gallagher to record with El Chicano as well as Alphonse Mouzon, David Paich, Alex Ligertwood, Ray Parker Jr.