Robin Shaw
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| Birth name | Robin George Scrimshaw |
| Also known as | Robin Shaw |
| Born | 6 October 1943 Hayes, Middlesex, U.K. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
Robin George Scrimshaw[1][2] (born 6 October 1943), known professionally as Robin Shaw, is a British session bass guitarist, known for his works in many session groups during the 1960s and 1970s. Shaw is best remembered for being a member of White Plains.
Career
Born Robin Scrimshaw, Robin Shaw was a member of the Ministry of Sound ensemble during the early 1960s, AllMusic describes his workings in the ensemble with Micky Keen as “The core of the Ministry of Sound”.[3] Shaw left the Ministry of Sound in 1967 to be a member of The Flower Pot Men, a vocal group who had a number four charting song in 1967 with Let's Go to San Fransisco.[4] The Flower Pot Men was originally a studio project by The Ivy League members John Carter and Ken Lewis before Shaw, Tony Burrows, Pete Nelson, and Neil Landon, were hired to be the new Flower Pot Men. In 1969, he and two members of the Flower Pot Men, Tony Burrows and Pete Nelson, formed White Plains. White Plains had a number nine charting hit in 1970 with My Baby Loves Lovin', and two more top 10 hits; Julie, Do Ya Love Me and When You Are a King, a song that went to number four in the Netherlands.[5][6] Shaw left White Plains in late 1973.
Shaw and Burrows were a part of the session group The First Class, who's song "Beach Baby" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. Like the Flower Pot Men, The First Class was also a studio project that was started by John Carter.[7] Robin toured with Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers from 1988 to 2002. He was in a version of White Plains that included 1970s members Tony Burrows, Robin Box, and Roger Hills, and new member Paul Ward, from 2004 to 2006,[8] and also took part in a 2013 summer reunion tour. Shaw lives in Brora, Scotland.
References
- ↑ "Artist: Robin Shaw".
- ↑ "Robin Shaw". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ↑ "The Ministry of Sound Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ↑ "The Flower Pot Men Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ↑ "WHITE PLAINS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ↑ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ↑ "The First Class Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ↑ "White Plains Home Page". www.whiteplains.mysite.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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