Sean Oliver (musician)
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| Born | Sean Oliver 1963 London, England |
| Died | 1990 |
| Other names | Jon Oliver |
| Occupation | Musician |
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Sean Oliver (born 1963) was a British musician and the sister of British chef, television and radio broadcaster, Andi Oliver. He is best known for being a musician with the the band Rip Rig + Panic.[1] and for co-writing the international number 1 best-selling hit Wishing Well with American singer-songwriter Terence Trent D'Arby.
Early life
Oliver and his sister Andi, were born in London to Antiguan parents[2] and brought up in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, from the age of 11[3]. His father served in the Royal Air Force and was based at RAF Honington, and his mother taught at a primary school in the town.[4]
Early career
Playing the bass guitar, Oliver's first band was a Bury St Edmunds based band called Phaze II, formed in the early 1970s with his school friends David "Harry" Harris (guitar/vocals), Nick Pamment (drums) and Steven Gosbee (backing vocals). They were later joined by Harry's best friend Paul Hopfensperger on keyboards and guitar.[5] They initially practiced in Hopfensperger's bedroom, before moving into his father's garage where they were occassionally joined by Oliver's sister Andi Oliver on vocals. Being made of tin, the Police were regularly called due to complaints about the noise from neighbours.
After Phaze II dis-banded, Harry, Oliver, and Pamment went on to form a three-piece band in Bury St Edmunds called The Elevators, before both Harry and Oliver moved to London to pursue their respective musical careers.
Rip Rig + Panic
In 1981 Oliver became one of the founding members of the band Rip Rig + Panic[6], a London-based post-punk band[7], along with Mark Springer (piano, sax, vocals), Gareth Sager (guitar, sax, keyboards, vocals) and Bruce Smith (drums, percussion)—the latter two formerly of The Pop Group) with Neneh Cherry on vocals.[8] Other members included saxophonist Flash (David Wright), singer Andi Oliver, trumpeter David De Fries, and viola-player Sarah Sarhandi. The band made a guest appearance in an episode of Series 1 of the British sitcom The Young Ones performing their 1982 single "You're My Kind of Climate".[9]
Most members of Rip Rig + Panic including Oliver (but without Mark Springer) became Float Up CP[10] in 1984 and released a single, "Joy's Address", and the album Kill Me in the Morning, but amicably dissolved the band shortly thereafter;[11]
Session Musician with Terence Trent D'Arby
Oliver's breakthrough came when he became a session musician with American singer/songwriter Terence Trent D'Arby in 1986. D'Arby's album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby was recorded between 1986-1987 and released in the UK on July 13, 1987 with Oliver credited on bass guitar on tracks 2 - "If You Let Me Stay" and 6 - "Seven More Days". The album was a number 1 hit in Australia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Other Music Projects
Oliver also played in bands; Crucial, Float Up CP, New Age Steppers and Playgroup (3)[12]
In 1990 Oliver joined forces with his sister Andi, forming the Mighty Hog.[13]
References
- ↑ "Rip Rig & Panic". Discogs. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Interview with Andi Oliver". The Citizen. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ "Chapters In My Life: Andi Oliver". sheerluxe.com. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "An interview with Andi Oliver". Great British Life. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "The Teazers - Everything Starts with a Dream". Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ↑ "Rip Rig & Panic". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ Laszlo, Skip (1982). "Rip Rig & Panic". The Wire (2): 27.
- ↑ "Rip Rig & Panic". Discogs. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rip Rig and Panic". Bristol Archive Records. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Float Up CP Members and Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ Cameray, Bob (1986). "Easr Across the Water". Spin. 2 (1): 60.
- ↑ "Sean Oliver in Groups". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ "Long Before Great British Menu, Andi Oliver Was In A Band With 80s Icon Neneh Cherry". Twisted Food. 30 March 2021.
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