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Musician
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Male
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Birth:
15 August 1953(Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Brendan Croker (born 15 August 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire) is a musician from Leeds who has recorded albums under his own name and with occasional backing band; The Five O'Clock Shadows. He was also a member of The Notting Hillbillies. During the late 1980s he was an auxiliary member of The Mekons and a full-time member of Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls.
He has recorded with Eric Clapton, Tanita Tikaram, Mark Knopfler, Kevin Coyne, and Chet Atkins.
Albums
- Central Station Hotel (1985)
- A Close Shave (1986)
- Boat Trips in The Bay (1987)
- On The Big Hill (1988) - soundtrack
- Brendan Croker and The 5 O'Clock Shadows (1989)
- Country Blues Guitar (1990) - instrumental
- The Great Indoors (1991)
- Time Off (1992)
- Made in Europe (1993)
- Redneck State of The Art (1995)
- The Kershaw Sessions (1995)
- Three Chord Lovesongs (1996)
- Not Just A Hillbilly... More Like a Best of Brendan Croker (2000)
- Life Is Almost Wonderful