1. Geraint Meurig Vaughan Watkins was born on 5 February 1951 and is a Welsh singer, songwriter, rock and roll pianist and accordionist.
11 Facts About Geraint Watkins
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Geraint Watkins has backed many notable artists, including Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney, Roy St John, Shakin' Stevens and most recently Status Quo.
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Geraint Watkins has pursued a solo career and issued a number of albums under his own name, the most recent of which, Rush of Blood, was released in September 2019.
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In between sessions, the 1980s and beyond found Geraint Watkins playing accordion and piano with the Balham Alligators, a band, of which he was a founding member, that has helped to keep the music of Louisiana alive in London's pubs.
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Between 1984 and 1989, Geraint Watkins played piano and accordion on five records of the Dutch band Normaal.
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Geraint Watkins contributed vocals, piano and accordion to Klondike Pete and the Huskies' 1981 album Some of the Fellers and appears as Lightning Wanson G, on their 2010 album Who Axed You.
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In recent years, Geraint Watkins has found time to work with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings; contributing to Nick Lowe's albums The Impossible Bird, Dig My Mood, The Convincer, Untouched Takeaway and At My Age ; and to Van Morrison's albums Back on Top, Down the Road, Pay the Devil and Keep It Simple.
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In 2009 and 2011, Geraint Watkins toured with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings as keyboard and accordion player and singer.
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Geraint Watkins toured with, and opened for Nick Lowe, as a keyboardist.
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Geraint Watkins played with the band on the subsequent UK tour.
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Geraint Watkins maintains his own Facebook page, where he frequently posts intimate musical performances.