Brinsley Schwarz (musician)

Brinsley Schwarz
Background information
Birth name	Brinsley Ernst Peter Schwarz
Born	(1947-08-15) 15 August 1947 Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Genres	Rock new wave pub rock soul rhythm and blues
Instrument(s)	Guitar, piano, organ, saxophone, vocals
Years active	1965–present
Website	Brinsley Schwarz on Bandcamp [1]

Brinsley Ernst Pieter Schwarz (born 15 August 1947) is an English guitarist and rock musician. His family's roots are Dutch. His father was Wym Schwarz, a maths teacher, and his mother was Joan, who was English.

He formed a band named Kippington Lodge in 1965, which evolved into the band Brinsley Schwarz. After the band's demise in 1974, Schwarz briefly joined Ducks Deluxe before forming The Rumour and going on to achieve success with Graham Parker as Graham Parker and the Rumour. He continued to record and tour with Parker following the splitting up of The Rumour in 1980, notably contributing to Parker's The Mona Lisa's Sister album (1988).

Schwarz also played the saxophone on the band's albums from 1972 onwards and on Dr. Feelgood's 1974 debut album, Down by the Jetty, on the live recording of the medley track, "Bonie Moronie" / "Tequila".

He produced some Brinsley Schwarz and Graham Parker albums.

As of 2012, he was back on tour with Ducks Deluxe, and in 2016 toured with Graham Parker and released his first solo album Unexpected on which he wrote all the songs, played all guitars and bass and sang all the vocals.

Solo discography

• Unexpected (2016) (Self released)
• Tangled (2021) (Fretsore Records)