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He is a keyboard player born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Starting in music as a member of the
band The Unknowns he followed up by replacing Alan Price as the keyboard player
for The Animals for a short period until Dave Rowberry joined them. Around
the same time he played for Pete Frampton's Camel, he formed the
band The Chosen Few, and from the mid-1970s he was an original
member of the band Ian
Dury and the Blockheads who had hits with songs including "Hit
Me With Your Rhythm Stick" and "Reasons
to be Cheerful, Part 3
". Other artists he has recorded and
performed with are Paul
McCartney
, Annie Lennox and Robbie Williams, and he
appeared live and on two albums with The Clash. His music has appeared in the film After Midnight, on Broadway in Serious Money and as a singer he
appeared uncredited in Get Carter. He co-wrote the music for the stage
show Apples with Ian
Dury at the
request of theatre director Max-Stafford Clark. Currently he is playing
with The Blockheads as well as with The Animals and Friends.
Ian
Dury and the Blockheads
Recordings
Reasons
to Be Cheerful, Part 3
(Ian
Dury/Davey
Payne/Chaz
Jankel )
Common as
Muck
("All credit given to Arnold Chickenshorts")
Source:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Gallagher
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