14 Facts About Wilfred Gibson

Wilfred Gibson was an English violinist, session musician, and early member of the Electric Light Orchestra.

Wilfred Gibson was born on 28 February 1942 in Dilston, Northumberland.

Wilfred Gibson began performing in public from the age of eight and took part in regional tournaments in his teens.

Wilfred Gibson began playing with symphony orchestras in his teen years, including the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.

Wilfred Gibson worked for a short time as a conductor and then broke into orchestral work as a player through the 1960s.

Wilfred Gibson thought that his first pop recording session might have been Delilah in 1967.

Wilfred Gibson played violin in a small orchestra which performed "Prelude - Song of the Gulls", of which he was practically the leader, due to the fact that band leader and composer of the track Robert Fripp was less than qualified as an orchestral conductor.

Wilfred Gibson added violin in other places such as on the opening track "Formentera Lady".

In 1972, Wilfred Gibson replaced original ELO violinist Steve Woolam and performed in their first live concert at the Greyhound Pub in Croydon, Surrey.

In 1975, Wilfred Gibson was a string arranger and conductor for two songs on Maxine Nightingale's album Right Back Where We Started From including its title track.

Wilfred Gibson contributed to the Hothouse Flowers album Home, and to The Beloved's Happiness as well as appearing on the Oasis hit "Whatever".

In 1991, Wilfred Gibson was reunited with some of his old ELO bandmates when he played as part of the session orchestra for ELO Part II's self-titled album, though his contributions were uncredited.

Wilfred Gibson would join them on 1994's Moment of Truth, but this would mark the end of his involvement with any ELO-related groups.

Later, Wilfred Gibson played in Alan Gout's Berkeley Square Society Band, which played covers of songs from the 1920s and 1930s.