15 Facts About Conway Savage

Conway Victor Savage was an Australian rock musician.

Conway Victor Savage was born on 27 July 1960 and grew up in country Victoria where his parents were publicans.

Conway Savage's brother, Frank Savage, is a part-time rock music cabaret singer and builder.

Conway Savage began playing piano in his early teens in the dining room of one of the pubs his parents owned.

From 1980 to 1981, Conway Savage was on piano and backing vocals in Happy Orphans, with Jim White on drums.

Conway Savage was in Scrap Museum over a similar time period.

In 1989 Conway Savage joined Dave Graney and the White Buffaloes on keyboards and played with them for all of that year, including recording the album My Life On The Plains for Fire Records.

Conway Savage joined Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in 1990 on piano, organ and backing vocals to promote their sixth album, The Good Son.

In October 1995 Conway Savage contributed lead vocals for "The Willow Garden", a B-side of the single, "Where the Wild Roses Grow".

Conway Savage started to record his own solo material from late 1992, when he released a self-titled four-track EP.

Conway Savage provided lead vocals, piano and organ; and was assisted by fellow Bad Seeds members: Martyn P Casey on bass guitar; and Mick Harvey on drums, guitar and backing vocals.

Conway Savage released his debut full-length album Nothing Broken on his own label, Beheaded Communications, in 2000.

Conway Savage used Casey and Harvey; together with Charlie Owen on banjo and guitars ; and Tony Wyzenbeek on harmonica.

Conway Savage underwent medical and surgical treatment for a brain tumour in Brooklyn, NY in 2017.

Conway Savage is credited with: organ, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, hand clapping, composer, producer.