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'''Ricky Gardiner''' (born 31 August 1948, [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]) is a [[guitarist]] and [[composer]].
'''Ricky Gardiner''' (31 August 1948 &ndash; 13 May 2022) was a Scottish guitarist and composer.


==Biography==
Gardiner was educated at [[Craigmount School]]{{dubious|date=February 2019}} in the Borders of Scotland and later [[Eastwood High School, Newton Mearns|Eastwood School, Glasgow]]. He joined his first school band the Vostoks in 1962. Next there were the Kingbees and the System with whom he formed [[Beggars Opera (band)|Beggars Opera]] in 1969.
Gardiner joined his first band, the Vostoks, at school in 1962. Next there were the Kingbees and the System, with whom he formed [[Beggars Opera (band)|Beggars Opera]] in 1969.


He has played in his own outfit, [[Beggars Opera (band)|Beggars Opera]], and also with [[David Bowie]] and [[Iggy Pop]]. For Bowie he played lead guitar on the 1977 album ''[[Low (David Bowie album)|Low]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qgn8/|title= David Bowie - Low|accessdate= 2009-01-05|last= Goldring|first= Susie|date= 2007-04-18|work= Classic Pop/Rock Review|publisher= [[BBC]]}}</ref> He worked with Pop on ''[[Lust for Life (Iggy Pop album)|Lust for Life]]'' the same year. The album included "[[The Passenger (song)|The Passenger]]", regarded as one of Pop's best songs,<ref name="Bowie: An Illustrated Record">{{cite book |title= Bowie: An Illustrated Record|last= Carr|first= Roy|authorlink= Roy Carr|author2=Murray, Charles Shaar |authorlink2=Charles Shaar Murray |year= 1981|publisher= [[Avon (publishers)|Avon]] / [[Eel Pie Publishing]]|location= [[New York City|New York]] / [[London]]|isbn= 0-380-77966-8|oclc= 7862636|page= 118}}</ref> for which Gardiner composed the music. Bowie biographer David Buckley described it as being "possessed with one of the greatest riffs of all time".<ref name="Strange Fascination">{{cite book |title= Strange fascination: David Bowie: the definitive story|last= Buckley|first= David|year= 1999|publisher= [[Virgin Books]]|location= [[London]]|isbn= 978-1-85227-784-0|oclc= 43757665|page= 318}}</ref>
He played in his own outfit with this band, Beggars Opera, and also with friends [[David Bowie]] and [[Iggy Pop]]. For Bowie he played lead guitar on the 1977 album ''[[Low (David Bowie album)|Low]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qgn8/|title= David Bowie – Low|accessdate= 5 January 2009|last= Goldring|first= Susie|date= 18 April 2007|work= Classic Pop/Rock Review|publisher= [[BBC]]}}</ref> For Pop he worked on his album ''[[Lust for Life (Iggy Pop album)|Lust for Life]]'' the same year: the issue included "[[The Passenger (song)|The Passenger]]", regarded as one of Pop's best songs,<ref name="Bowie: An Illustrated Record">{{cite book |title= Bowie: An Illustrated Record|last= Carr|first= Roy|authorlink= Roy Carr|author2=Murray, Charles Shaar |authorlink2=Charles Shaar Murray |year= 1981|publisher= [[Avon (publishers)|Avon]] / [[Eel Pie Publishing]]|location= New York City / London|isbn= 0-380-77966-8|oclc= 7862636|page= 118}}</ref> for which Gardiner composed the music. Bowie biographer David Buckley described it as being "possessed with one of the greatest riffs of all time".<ref name="Strange Fascination">{{cite book |title= Strange fascination: David Bowie: the definitive story|last= Buckley|first= David|year= 1999|publisher= [[Virgin Books]]|location= London|isbn= 978-1-85227-784-0|oclc= 43757665|page= 318}}</ref>


In 1977 on the 19th October Gardiner was selected by [[Tony Visconti]] to play guitar for the pre-recorded backing of Bowie's performance on [["Heroes" (David Bowie song)|''Heroes'']] on the [[BBC]]'s [[Top of the Pops]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.davidbowienews.com/2017/10/david-bowie-heroes-top-of-the-pops-1977-nacho-version/|title=David Bowie – “Heroes” – Top of the Pops, 1977 – (Nacho version)|date=2017-10-19|website=David Bowie News {{!}} Celebrating the Genius of David Bowie|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref> The recording was made at Good Earth Studios in Soho with Bowie, Visconti and pianist [[Sean Mayes]]. Gardiner emulated [[Robert Fripp]]'s guitar sound by using feedback as he hadn't realised an [[EBow]] had been used; “I was asked to reproduce Robert Fripp’s line,” he told Stephen Dalton in 2001. “I did not realise at the time that he [Fripp] had used an E Bow. I did my best using feedback alone. As we went through the song, my amplifier started dying. As the song finished, so did the amp.”
On 19 October 1977, Gardiner was selected by [[Tony Visconti]] to play guitar for the pre-recorded backing of Bowie's performance on [["Heroes" (David Bowie song)|"Heroes"]] on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.davidbowienews.com/2017/10/david-bowie-heroes-top-of-the-pops-1977-nacho-version/|title=David Bowie – "Heroes" – ''Top of the Pops'', 1977 – (Nacho version)|date=19 October 2017|website=David Bowie News {{!}} Celebrating the Genius of David Bowie|language=en-GB|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref> The recording was made at [[Good Earth Studios]] in [[Soho, London|Soho]], London with Bowie, Visconti, and pianist [[Sean Mayes]]. Gardiner emulated [[Robert Fripp]]'s feedback-driven <ref>{{cite book| last=O'Leary| first=Chris| year=2019| title=Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie 1976–2016| location=London |publisher=Repeater| isbn=978-1912248308 }}</ref> guitar line. "I was asked to reproduce Robert Fripp's line. As we went through the song, my amplifier started dying. As the song finished, so did the amp."


Since the 1970s Gardiner has played and composed in a variety of styles, including [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[european classical music|classical]] and [[rock and roll]].
From the 1970s, Gardiner played and composed in a variety of music styles, including [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[European classical music|classical]], and rock.


In 2017 photographs Gardiner<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.davidbowienews.com/2017/05/behind-the-scenes-photos-by-ricky-gardiner-at-chateau-dherouville-recording-david-bowies-low-album/|title=Behind the scenes photos by Ricky Gardiner at Château d’Hérouville recording David Bowie’s Low album|date=2017-05-09|website=David Bowie News {{!}} Celebrating the Genius of David Bowie|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref> took at the [[Château d'Hérouville|Chateau d'Heroville]] during the making of David Bowie's ''[[Low (David Bowie album)|Low]]'' album in 1977 were included in hardcover book that accompanied the vinyl and CD box set of [[A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)|David Bowie A New Career in a New Town [1977-1982]]] alongside photographs by [[Anton Corbijn]], [[Helmut Newton]], Andrew Kent, Steve Schapiro, Duffy and more.
In 2017, photographs Gardiner took at the [[Château d'Hérouville]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.davidbowienews.com/2017/05/behind-the-scenes-photos-by-ricky-gardiner-at-chateau-dherouville-recording-david-bowies-low-album/|title=Behind the scenes photos by Ricky Gardiner at Château d'Hérouville recording David Bowie's Low album|date=9 May 2017|website=David Bowie News {{!}} Celebrating the Genius of David Bowie|language=en-GB|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref> during the making of David Bowie's ''Low'' album in 1977, were included in a hardcover book that accompanied the vinyl and CD box set of ''[[A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982)]]'', alongside photographs by [[Anton Corbijn]], [[Helmut Newton]], [[Andrew Kent]], Steve Shapiro,
Duffy, and others.


Gardiner claims he suffers from [[electromagnetic hypersensitivity]], believed by him to have been contracted through exposure to high levels of computer radiation and [[magnetic fields]].
Gardiner said that he suffered from [[electromagnetic hypersensitivity]], which he believed he contracted through exposure to high levels of computer radiation and [[magnetic fields]].

Gardiner died on 13 May 2022, aged 73, after a long battle with [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>[http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/bowienews/news.htm "Ricky Gardiner", 16 May 2022]. Bowiewonderworld.com, Retrieved 16 May 2022</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://dmme.net/interviews/gardiner.html An interview with Gardiner]
*[http://dmme.net/interviews/gardiner An interview with Gardiner]
*[http://www.rickygardiner.com/ Personal website]
*[http://www.rickygardiner.com/ Personal website]
* {{discogs artist|Ricky Gardiner}}
* {{IMDb name|3365202}}


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Ricky Gardiner
Born(1948-08-31)31 August 1948
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died13 May 2022(2022-05-13) (aged 73)
GenresPunk rock, rock and roll, progressive rock
Occupation(s)Guitarist, composer
InstrumentGuitar
Formerly ofIggy Pop, David Bowie

Ricky Gardiner (31 August 1948 – 13 May 2022) was a Scottish guitarist and composer.

Biography

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Gardiner joined his first band, the Vostoks, at school in 1962. Next there were the Kingbees and the System, with whom he formed Beggars Opera in 1969.

He played in his own outfit with this band, Beggars Opera, and also with friends David Bowie and Iggy Pop. For Bowie he played lead guitar on the 1977 album Low.[1] For Pop he worked on his album Lust for Life the same year: the issue included "The Passenger", regarded as one of Pop's best songs,[2] for which Gardiner composed the music. Bowie biographer David Buckley described it as being "possessed with one of the greatest riffs of all time".[3]

On 19 October 1977, Gardiner was selected by Tony Visconti to play guitar for the pre-recorded backing of Bowie's performance on "Heroes" on the BBC's Top of the Pops.[4] The recording was made at Good Earth Studios in Soho, London with Bowie, Visconti, and pianist Sean Mayes. Gardiner emulated Robert Fripp's feedback-driven [5] guitar line. "I was asked to reproduce Robert Fripp's line. As we went through the song, my amplifier started dying. As the song finished, so did the amp."

From the 1970s, Gardiner played and composed in a variety of music styles, including ambient, classical, and rock.

In 2017, photographs Gardiner took at the Château d'Hérouville,[6] during the making of David Bowie's Low album in 1977, were included in a hardcover book that accompanied the vinyl and CD box set of A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982), alongside photographs by Anton Corbijn, Helmut Newton, Andrew Kent, Steve Shapiro, Duffy, and others.

Gardiner said that he suffered from electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which he believed he contracted through exposure to high levels of computer radiation and magnetic fields.

Gardiner died on 13 May 2022, aged 73, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Goldring, Susie (18 April 2007). "David Bowie – Low". Classic Pop/Rock Review. BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. ^ Carr, Roy; Murray, Charles Shaar (1981). Bowie: An Illustrated Record. New York City / London: Avon / Eel Pie Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 0-380-77966-8. OCLC 7862636.
  3. ^ Buckley, David (1999). Strange fascination: David Bowie: the definitive story. London: Virgin Books. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-85227-784-0. OCLC 43757665.
  4. ^ "David Bowie – "Heroes" – Top of the Pops, 1977 – (Nacho version)". David Bowie News | Celebrating the Genius of David Bowie. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ O'Leary, Chris (2019). Ashes to Ashes: The Songs of David Bowie 1976–2016. London: Repeater. ISBN 978-1912248308.
  6. ^ "Behind the scenes photos by Ricky Gardiner at Château d'Hérouville recording David Bowie's Low album". David Bowie News | Celebrating the Genius of David Bowie. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Ricky Gardiner", 16 May 2022. Bowiewonderworld.com, Retrieved 16 May 2022
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