Henry Cow, the founding band of the Rock in Opposition movement and a reference point of the most experimental progressive rock.
Profile
- Origin
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Formed
- 1968
- Founding members
- Fred Frith, Tim Hodgkinson
- Current status
- Disbanded in 1978; former members have reunited sporadically since 2022 under the name “Henry Now”
Members through the years
- Fred Frith — guitar, violin (1968–1978)
- Tim Hodgkinson — organ, saxophone (1968–1978)
- Chris Cutler — drums (1971–1978)
- John Greaves — bass, vocals (1969–1976)
- Geoff Leigh — saxophone, flute (1972–1973)
- Lindsay Cooper — bassoon, oboe (1974–1978; died 2013)
- Peter Blegvad — guitar, vocals (1974–1975, merger with Slapp Happy)
- Anthony Moore — piano, electronics (1974–1975, merger with Slapp Happy)
- Dagmar Krause — vocals (1974–1978)
- Georgie Born — cello, bass (1976–1978)
- Annemarie Roelofs — trombone, violin (1978)
Discography
| Year | Release |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Legend |
| 1974 | Unrest |
| 1975 | Desperate Straights |
| 1975 | In Praise of Learning |
| 1976 | ConcertsLive |
| 1979 | Western Culture |
| 2008 | Stockholm & GöteborgLive |
| 2019 | The Henry Cow Box Redux: The Complete Henry CowBox set |
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