Adrian Gurvitz is live in London, as part of his UK tour.
9th October at #thewaterrats
As the lead guitarist and vocalist for the band The Gun, Adrian Gurvitz achieved his first significant breakthrough with the song Race With The Devil when he was just 18 years old. Released as a single in 1968 the track soared to the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
After The Gun disbanded, Gurvitz embarked on his first solo album project, which became Three Man Army’s debut album A Third Of A Lifetime.
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Following the passing of Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles invited Gurvitz to join his band The Buddy Miles Express for their US tour.
After returning to the UK Gurvitz joined forces with his brother, Paul Gurvitz, and Ginger Baker to form Baker Gurvitz Army. The self-titled debut album Baker Gurvitz Army achieved gold status, peaking at No. 22 on the UK Album Chart and entering the US Billboard 200 chart. Two more albums followed Elysian Encounter and Hearts on Fire.
Gurvitz was invited to join the Graeme Edge Band. Gurvitz played a pivotal role in writing, singing and producing Edge’s next two albums Kick Off Your Muddy Boots and Paradise Ballroom.
In 1979, Gurvitz embarked on a solo career recording two albums Sweet Vendetta and Il Assassino. A third album Classic included the single Classic which reached no. 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
Gurvitz contributed to Mickie Most’s publishing company Rak Music Publishing, composing songs for artists like Earle Brown, Hot Chocolate, and crafting the England World Cup Squad song “England, We’ll Fly the Flag,”.
Gurvitz then moved to the USA, where he penned Eddie Money’s hit track The Love In Your Eyes. His association with Warner Chappell Music led to the creation of tracks for artists such as Steve Perry, REO Speedwagon and Chicago. His composition Even If My Heart Would Break recorded by Aaron Neville and Kenny G featured in the film The Bodyguard.
In 2000, Gurvitz played a key role in forming the American-British pop girl group, No Secrets, which included his daughter, Carly Lewis. Their song “Kids in America” topped the Billboard Heatseekers chart and was featured on the Jimmy Neutron movie soundtrack. Gurvitz contributed significantly to Walt Disney Records, producing and composing songs for popular Disney artists like Jesse McCartney, Cheetah Girls and Anne Hathaway. He also worked on several Disneymania soundtracks, resulting in three gold albums.
In 2011, Gurvitz produced the track Stevie on the Radio for Pixie Lott, featuring Stevie Wonder. More recently, he collaborated with artists such as Ziggy Marley and Andra Day. Gurvitz has been ranked one of the best rock guitarists in the world.
His new album Blood, Sweat & Years is released on 27th September. It features co-writes with top songwriter Charlie Midnight.