Bob Daisley - Early Career

Early Career

Daisley began playing guitar at age 13 and went on to bass at 14. His rapid progress won him much local acclaim especially through his work with guitarist Dennis Wilson (Tamam Shud, Powerpack). Both musicians formed a group called Mecca; their only single release "Black Sally" became an underground hit and was copied by Human Instinct on their Stoned Guitar album. The band soon changed their name to Kahvas Jute. Their only album, Wide Open (Infinity Records), is now a top selling collector's item.

Later, he came to international notice as a bass player and member of the English blues band Chicken Shack in 1972, before going on to play with Mungo Jerry in 1973 and on their 1974 album Long-Legged Woman Dressed in Black. After this he co-formed Widowmaker, contributing to two albums — 1975's self-titled debut and Too Late to Cry in 1977. The same year he joined Ritchie Blackmore's band Rainbow and later played on tracks of the Long Live Rock 'N' Roll album. He remained with Rainbow until 1979 when he was replaced by Blackmore's ex-Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover.