Howard William Casey was born on 12 July 1937 and is a British rhythm and blues and rock saxophonist.
15 Facts About Howie Casey
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Howie Casey came to prominence in the early 1960s as a member of Derry and the Seniors, the first rock and roll band from Liverpool to play clubs in Germany, and later as leader of the renamed Howie Casey and the Seniors, the first Liverpool group to record an LP.
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Howie Casey was born in Huyton, Liverpool to Thomas and Stella Casey, and started playing saxophone in his teens.
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Howie Casey formed his own band, the Seniors, at the end of 1959.
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In 1963, Howie Casey travelled to Germany and joined Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, who were based in Hamburg.
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Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, with Howie Casey, acted as backing group for Alex Harvey, before returning to the UK to back Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins on tour in 1964.
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However, Howie Casey soon returned to Germany with another band, the Pawns, and then joined The Krew, who performed in France, Italy and Switzerland.
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Howie Casey played with his own band in Europe, before returning to live in London in 1970.
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Howie Casey soon became successful as a session musician, working particularly in association with record producer Tony Visconti, on records for Marc Bolan and many others, and touring with Bolan.
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Howie Casey played on the studio albums Wings at the Speed of Sound and Back to the Egg, and as part of the "Rockestra" at the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea.
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Howie Casey was scheduled to take part in McCartney's next world tour, but it was abandoned after McCartney was arrested for possession of marijuana in Japan at the start of 1980.
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Howie Casey appeared on Paice Ashton Lord's 1976 album, Malice in Wonderland.
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Howie Casey played on the film soundtrack of Tommy, and toured with The Who in 1979.
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In 2014, Howie Casey performed in New Zealand with a Wings and Beatles tribute show, featuring local singer and songwriter Tim Armstrong, and recorded several songs with Armstrong.
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On returning to the UK Howie Casey put together Beatles With Wings, a band of 10 to 13 musicians with a full horn section celebrating the music of Paul McCartney, The Beatles and Wings.