Michael Robert Green was an English rock and roll guitarist who played with The Pirates, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas, and Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers.
13 Facts About Mick Green
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Mick Green devoured skiffle and early rock'n'roll, and began his career in 1956 playing in a skiffle trio "The Wayfaring Strangers", formed with his schoolmates Johnny Spence and Frank Farley, which came second in a bands competition to The Quarrymen, an early incarnation of the Beatles.
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Mick Green was a member of the band Shanghai, which released two albums, in 1974 and 1976, other members included, Chuck Bedford, Pete Kircher, Mike Le Main, Cliff Bennett of Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, Brian Alterman, Pat King.
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Mick Green reformed the Pirates with Farley and Spence in 1976.
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Mick Green played the Fender Telecaster Custom produced in 1972 as his main guitar.
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Mick Green was a member of the band Shanghai, which released two albums, in 1974 and 1976, and supported Status Quo on their Blue for You tour.
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The A-side was originally recorded for a charity album, and Mick Green wrote the B-side with Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister for this occasional Upsetters project.
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From 1999 to 2008, Mick Green performed regularly with the Van Morrison band.
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Mick Green played guitar on 1999's Back on Top and he appeared on his other studio albums up until he was on five of the tracks on Van Morrison's 2008 album, Keep It Simple.
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In February 2004, while on stage with Bryan Ferry in Auckland, New Zealand, Mick Green suffered a cardiac arrest.
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Mick Green's life was saved by two doctors in the crowd and following his return to England and recovery he carried on playing.
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Mick Green suffered kidney problems in February 2009, partly connected with his earlier heart problem.
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Mick Green died of heart failure on 11 January 2010 in King George Hospital, Ilford, Essex.