Julie Driscoll - A Powerful Voice
Julie Driscoll is an English actress and singer born in London on June 8 1947.
She debuted in 1963 with pop single "Take Me by the Hand".
In 1965 she joined Steampacket with Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry and organist Brian Auger. After Steampacket dissolved, Julie Driscoll signed on with the Brian Auger Trinity, reaching number 5 in the UK in 1968 with "This Wheel's on Fire."
Nicknamed "The Face" by the British music press, Driscoll soon left Auger for a solo career.
Her debut solo album 1969 shifted away from pop to pursue a progressive jazz direction. Also contributing to the record was pianist Keith Tippett. Julie Driscoll later married Tippett, and she took her new husband's name, also recording as Julie Tippetts. With her 1974 solo Sunset Glow, she further explored improvisational vocal techniques ranging from folk to jazz. Two years later, Tippett joined with Maggie Nicols, Phil Minton and Brian Ely to form the quartet Voice, and in 1978 also collaborated with Nicols on the duo album Sweet and s'Ours. Ten years later, she and Keith Tippett released Couple in Spirit.
In 1992 year, she re-recorded "This Wheel's on Fire" as the theme to the BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
She debuted in 1963 with pop single "Take Me by the Hand".
In 1965 she joined Steampacket with Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry and organist Brian Auger. After Steampacket dissolved, Julie Driscoll signed on with the Brian Auger Trinity, reaching number 5 in the UK in 1968 with "This Wheel's on Fire."
Nicknamed "The Face" by the British music press, Driscoll soon left Auger for a solo career.
Her debut solo album 1969 shifted away from pop to pursue a progressive jazz direction. Also contributing to the record was pianist Keith Tippett. Julie Driscoll later married Tippett, and she took her new husband's name, also recording as Julie Tippetts. With her 1974 solo Sunset Glow, she further explored improvisational vocal techniques ranging from folk to jazz. Two years later, Tippett joined with Maggie Nicols, Phil Minton and Brian Ely to form the quartet Voice, and in 1978 also collaborated with Nicols on the duo album Sweet and s'Ours. Ten years later, she and Keith Tippett released Couple in Spirit.
In 1992 year, she re-recorded "This Wheel's on Fire" as the theme to the BBC comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
Julie Driscoll's Discography
Streetnoise (with Brian Auger & The Trinity) - 1969
Jools & Brian (with Brian Auger & The Trinity) - 1969
1969 - 1969
Sunset Glow - 1975
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
Julie Driscoll Records
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lingolux
May 16, 2011 @ 8:21 pm | delete
- her cover of Bob Dylan and the bands "wheels on fire" is great!
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blue22d
Nov 6, 2010 @ 5:40 pm | delete
- I love all kinds of music and was not familiar with Julie Driscoll. She has a great voice. Thanks for sharing.
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