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) (David Watts Musician (Keyboard player) (born 1944) Started his musical career studying at the London College of Music and Goldsmith University of London. Played with "The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, David Bowie, Geno Washingtons Ram Jam Band, Ardvark, The System, The Moving Fingers,The Searchers, The Rebounds, The Midnights,The Cymbals, Goldey and the Gingerbreads, Affinity, Screaming Lord Sutches Savages, Cliff Richards, The Tornados, Heinz and The Wild Boys (1964-65) The Lions of Judia, Lee Jackson (Jackson Hieghts) Marty Wild, Adam Faith,  Johnny Burnette, Billy Fury, Goldy and the Gingerbreads, along with many other artists he played for as a session musician. Watts featured in a film with the late Terry Thomas as pop star "Ricky Ticky Talor" produced by Michael Winner, he also played a german soldier in "Bakers Half dozen" A comedy series filmed in the late sixties. Watts was associated closely with "Joe Meek" the inovative record producer who produced "TELSTAR" by the "Tornados" in the early sixties. The Tornados were the first british band to hit the number one spot in the USA in the history of modern pop music, and stayed there for six weeks."TELSTAR" was a number one hit in over fifty seven countries throughout the world. Watts was invited to join the group and played on five of their recordings. He also played with "Heinz" and the "Wild Boys" fronted by the original Tornados bass player Heinz Burt. "Just like Eddie" got to number two in the charts. It is not known exactly how many of Meeks recordings Watts featured on as Meek had a fluid system of available musicians on tap but only a couple of competent keyboard players. Meek had visions of creating a new super group to succeed the Tornados, using Mitch Mitchell on drums, (Later to play with Jimi Hendrix) Ritchie Blackmoor guitar,(Later to play in (Deep Purple) Dave Watts on keyboards and synth, (Tornados) and an undisclosed bass player. All these muscicians were available to Meek, as they all worked very closely with him on his many musical projects. It is rumoured that between them they played on many of Joes early hits including some supposedly recorded by the Tornados. They recorded various tracks together but nothing was ever released. Instead of this a later version of the Tornados was created with a new line up retaining Watts on keyboards. They went out to Israel for "Mandy Rice Davies" (The Profumo Affair)to perform in her night club "Mandys" in Telaviv. This was the last the group played together. They stayed touring the country for seven weeks, at a very dangerous time just after the six day war. Watts stayed in Israel for two years along with Rob Huxley (Gut) and joined "The Lions Of Judia" Israels top vocal group. "Hiam Saban" Manager producer. "Growing Thing" "Phonodor" (Saban Entertainments US) On his return to England he produced various records, and played in many bands eventually starting his own record company "Windmill Records" 1970-1975. Around this time he bought a recording studio in South London, and later a vintage car restoration business in Blackheath South London which he still owns. He married "Sonia Kent" a Professional singer and had two girls "Clare" and Maria" He is now semi retired and lives in Westerham Kent with his wife Sonia. He has travelled to many parts of the world promoting music. and supports and supplies music for the Gurkha church in Darjeeling India. He now teaches piano and still does the occasional solo concert. (See dave watts keyboards google)