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 Julie Tippetts in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Julie Driscoll |
| Born | 8 June 1947 London, England |
| Genre(s) | pop music, jazz |
| Years active | 1960s - present |
| Label(s) | Marmalade |
| Associated acts | Brian Auger, Steampacket, Blossom Toes |
| Website | mindyourownmusic.co.uk |
Julie Tippetts (born Julie Driscoll, 8 June 1947, London, England) is an English singer and actress, known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's "Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger & The Trinity. She and Auger had previously worked in Steampacket, with Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart.
"This Wheel's on Fire" reached number five in the United Kingdom. With distortion, the imagery of the title and the group's dress and performance, this version came to represent the psychedelic era in British music. Driscoll recorded the song again in the early 90s with Adrian Edmondson as the theme to the BBC comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, whose main characters are throwbacks to that era.
Since the 1970s Driscoll has concentrated on experimental vocal music, married jazz musician Keith Tippett and collaborated with him. Her name is now 'Julie Tippetts', thus using the original spelling of her husband's surname. She participated in Keith Tippett's big band Centipede and, in 1974, took part in Robert Wyatt's Theatre Royal Drury Lane concert; released a solo album, Sunset Glow; and was lead vocalist1 on Carla Bley's album Tropic Appetites.
Later in the 1970s she toured with her own band, and recorded and performed as one of the vocal quartet 'Voice', with Maggie Nichols, Phil Minton and Brian Eley.
Discography
- Open (with Brian Auger & The Trinity) - 1967
- Streetnoise (with Brian Auger & The Trinity) - 1969
- Jools & Brian (with Brian Auger & The Trinity) - 1969
- 1969 - 1971
- Sunset Glow - 1976
- Encore (with Brian Auger) - 1978
- Best of Julie Driscoll - 1982 compilation
- With Brian Auger & The Trinity - 1991 compilation
- Season of the Witch - 1999 compilation
- If Your Memory Serves You Well - 2001 compilation
- Julie Driscoll - 2004
- London 1964-1967 - 2004 compilation
- A Kind Of Love In 1967-1971 - 2004 compilation
References
Even though the Julie Driscoll and the Trinity album is listed as "Open" there is no reference to the name anywhere in print on the album.
External links
- Mind Your Own Music, the Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts website.
- Julie Driscoll @ The British Beat Boom 1963-66
- Julie Driscoll @ pHinnWeb
- Julie Driscoll at Allmusic
- Julie Driscoll at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC - Classic Pop/Rock Review - Brian Auger Julie Driscoll & The Trinity, Open, Definitely What!, Streetnoise
Album Review of Julie Drisolls 1969 [1]
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