List of Hawkwind band members
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English space rock group Hawkwind formed in London in 1969 when singer and guitarist Dave Brock met bass player John Harrison. The first incarnation of the group included lead guitarist Mick Slattery and drummer Terry Ollis, who were soon joined by friends Nik Turner and Dik Mik Davies on saxophones and electronics respectively.
The group have been operative ever since, with only a one-year break when they surfaced under the alternate name Hawklords. Personnel changes have been regular and numerous, almost on a yearly basis, with only Brock being an ever-present.
Band members with significant recording careers outside of Hawkwind include Huw Lloyd-Langton, Robert Calvert, Lemmy Kilmister, Simon House, Paul Rudolph, Adrian Shaw, Steve Swindells, Tim Blake, Ginger Baker and Alan Davey.
Hawkwind also credited non-musician members of their crew, such as lighting engineer Jonathan Smeeton (known as Liquid Len); dancers Stacia, Renée LeBallister, Tony Crerar and Julie Murray-Anderson; lyricist and occasional guest Michael Moorcock. Hawkwind's distinctive graphic design in the 1970s was created by Barney Bubbles.
Members[edit]
Current members[edit]
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Dave Brock | 1969–present |
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Richard Chadwick | 1988–present (session musician 1981–1982) |
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Magnus Martin | 2016–present |
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Thighpaulsandra | 2021–present |
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We Are Looking In On You (2022) | |
Doug MacKinnon | bass |
Former members[edit]
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Mick Slattery | 1969 (died 2023) | guitars | Hawkwind (1970) (1996 bonus tracks only) | |
John Harrison | 1969–1970 (died 2012) | bass | Hawkwind (1970) | |
Terry Ollis | 1969–1972 | drums |
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Dik Mik (Michael Davies) |
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audio generator | all releases from Hawkwind (1970) to Space Ritual (1973) | |
Nik Turner |
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Huw Lloyd-Langton |
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Thomas Crimble | 1970–1971 | bass | none | |
Dave Anderson | 1971 |
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In Search of Space (1971) | |
Del Dettmar | 1971–1974 |
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all releases from In Search of Space (1971) to Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974) | |
Robert Calvert |
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Lemmy Kilmister | 1971–1975 (died 2015) |
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Simon King | 1971–1980 | drums |
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Simon House |
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Alan Powell | 1974–1976 | drums |
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Paul Rudolph | 1975–1977 (session musician in 1972) |
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Adrian Shaw | 1977–1978 |
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Harvey Bainbridge | 1978–1991 (additional musician in 1999) |
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all releases from 25 Years On (1978) to Palace Springs (1991) | |
Martin Griffin |
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drums |
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Paul Hayles | 1978–1979[1] |
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Steve Swindells | 1979 |
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Tim Blake |
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Ginger Baker | 1980–1981 (died 2019) | drums |
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Keith Hale | 1980–1981 |
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Andy Anderson | 1983 (died 2019) | drums | none | |
Robert Heaton | 1983 (died 2004) | |||
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Rick Martinez | 1983 | drums | none | |
Clive Deamer | 1983–1985 | |||
Alan Davey |
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Danny Thompson Jr. | 1985–1988 | drums |
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Bridget Wishart | 1990–1991 | vocals |
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Ron Tree | 1995–2001 |
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all releases from Alien 4 (1995) to Yule Ritual (2001) | |
Jerry Richards | 1996–2001 (additional musician in 1995) |
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Jason Stuart | 2005–2008 (died 2008) |
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Mr Dibs | 2007–2018 |
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all releases from Knights of Space (2008) to All Aboard the Skylark (2019), except Stellar Variations (2012) | |
Niall Hone |
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all releases from Blood of the Earth (2010) to The Machine Stops (2016) and from The Road to Utopia (2018) to 50 Live (2020) | |
Haz Wheaton | 2016–2018 (additional musician in 2015) | bass | all releases from The Machine Stops (2016) to All Aboard the Skylark (2019) |
Additional musicians[edit]
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Michael Moorcock |
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Mick Smith | 1979 | drums | Levitation (1980) (one live track) | |
Steve Bemand | 1991 | guitars | none | |
Captain Rizz | 1997–2000 | vocals |
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Crum (Julian Crimmins) | 1997 |
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Steve Taylor | 1999 | bass | none | |
Keith Kniveton |
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Jez Huggett |
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Keith Barton | 2003–2005 |
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Arthur Brown |
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vocals |
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Lene Lovich | 2005–2007 | Take Me to Your Leader (2005) | ||
Jon Sevink | 2008–2009 | violin | Blood of the Earth (2010) | |
John Etheridge | 2013–2014, 2022 | guitars | Space Ritual Live (2015) | |
Steve Hillage | 2015 | none | ||
Phil Campbell | 2016 | |||
Eric Clapton | 2018–2019 | The Road to Utopia (2018) | ||
Mike Batt | 2018–2019 |
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Michal Sosna | 2018–2019 | saxophone | All Aboard the Skylark (2019) |
Session/one off musicians[edit]
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Dick Taylor | 1970 | lead guitar | Hawkwind (1970) | |
Henry Lowther | 1978 | trumpet | 25 Years On (1978) | |
Les McClure | voice | |||
Marc Sperhawk | 1981–1982 | bass guitar | Church of Hawkwind (1982) | |
Capt Al Bodi | drums | |||
Dave Charles | 1985 |
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Beano Jameson | 2000 | electronics | Spacebrock (2000) | |
Robert Swift | ||||
Dez Walker | ||||
James Clemas | 2005 | organ | Take Me to Your Leader (2005) | |
Matthew Wright | vocals | |||
Phil Caivano | guitar |
Timeline[edit]

Lineups[edit]
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1969
Group X Hawkwind Zoo |
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1970–1971 |
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1971–1973 |
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1975 |
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1975–1976 |
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1976–1977 |
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1977–1978 |
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1977
Sonic Assassins |
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1978 |
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1978
Hawklords |
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1978
Hawklords |
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1979
Hawklords |
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1979–1980 |
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1980 |
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1980–1981 |
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1981–1982 |
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1982–1983 |
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1983 |
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1983–1984 |
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1985 |
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1985–1988 |
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1988–1989 |
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1989–1990 |
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1990–1991 |
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1991–1995 |
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1996–2000 |
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2000–2001 |
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2002–2005 |
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2005–2007 |
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2007–2008 |
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2008–2012 |
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2012–2015 |
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2016 |
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2017–2018 |
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2018–2019 |
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2019–2021 |
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References[edit]
- ^ Paul Hayles (25 March 2019). Sonic Assassin - A life. New Haven Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781912587162.
- ^ "mini articles". www.hawkwindmuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2023.