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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name =Adrian Gurvitz| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| background =solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =Adrian Curtis Gurvitz| birth_date =Birth date and age|df=y|1949|06|26| birth_place = Stoke Newington , North London| origin =| instrument =| genre = Pop rock | occupation =| years_active =1967 - present| label = Jet Records|Jet , RAK Records|RAK , Playfull Records|Playfull | associated_acts = The Gun (band)|The Gun , Three Man Army, Baker Gurvitz Army | website =| notable_instruments = Adrian Gurvitz (born Adrian Curtis Gurvitz , 26 June 1949,Allmusic|class=artist|id=p18068|pure_url=yes Allmusic biography Stoke Newington , North London) is an English people|English singing|singer , musician and songwriter .
Career
Gurvitz (until the early 1970s he used his surname Curtis and then took the family real name, Gurvitz) is mostly known as the lead guitarist /singer with the band, The Gun (band)|The Gun . The Gun's only UK Singles Chart success was "Race With The Devil",cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 237 a song that was revived in the early 1980s by a cover version from the all-female hard rock band, Girlschool .
Gurvitz was also the lead guitarist in the band Three Man Army, (together with his sibling|brother Paul Gurvitz). Their album , Third Of A Lifetime (1971), predominantly featured a selection of hard-driven blues tracks such as "Butter Queen", but also featured the melodic instrumental title track. The album is now available on a remastered Compact Disc|CD format. Adrian Gurvitz also sound recording and reproduction|recorded on a 1973 album with Buddy Miles .
After Three Man Army split, the Gurvitz brothers teamed up with Ginger Baker to form The Baker Gurvitz Army . They released the albums Baker Gurvitz Army (album)|Baker Gurvitz Army (1974), Elysian Encounter (1975) and Hearts on Fire (1976), on which they added vocalist Snips from the band Sharks (band formed 1972)|Sharks . After this they joined with Graeme Edge for two albums - Kick Off Your Muddy Boots (1975) and Paradise Ballroom (1977) - released by Threshold Records|Threshold under the name The Graeme Edge Band , with cover illustrations by Joe Petagno .
In 1982, Gurvitz reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart with his single (music)|single , "Classic". The follow-up release, "Your Dream", was less successful, peaking at #61.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 238
Gurvitz is the stepfather of Carly Lewis , a former member of the United States|American pop music|pop girl group , No Secrets (girl group)|No Secrets . Gurvitz wrote the song "Hot" that was featured on their No Secrets (No Secrets album)|debut album . He is currently working with recording artist, Emii , towards releasing her debut album.cite web|url= http://hollywooddame.com/2010/05/05/hollywood-dame-exclusive-interview-emii/|title=Hollywood Dame Exclusive Interview – Emii|last=Stafford|first=Holly|date= 2010-05-05|publisher=Hollywood Dame|accessdate=2010-09-16| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101029152916/ http://hollywooddame.com/2010/05/05/hollywood-dame-exclusive-interview-emii/| archivedate= 29 October 2010 | deadurl= no
Use dmy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata |NAME=Gurvitz, Adrian |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Gurvitz, Adrian Curtis |SHORT DESCRIPTION=English musician |DATE OF BIRTH=26 June 1949 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Stoke Newington , London |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Gurvitz, Adrian Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:English guitarists Category:English male singers Category:English songwriters Category:People from Stoke Newington Category:Rak Records artists
