Robert Wyatt
Also Known As: Robert Wyatt-Ellidge
Biography: Robert Wyatt is a retired English musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming paraplegic following an accidental fall from a window in 1973, which led him to abandon band work, explore other instruments, and begin a forty-year solo career.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bristol, England, UK
Birthday: January 28, 1945
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Gender: Male
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David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Overview: A documentary chronicling the tour for David Gilmour's 2006 album "On An Island"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-17
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Soft Machine: Alive in Paris 1970
Overview: This Video captures the Canterbury Sound legends Soft Machine live in France filmed at a concert for French television in 1970. The line up of the band at the time of this concert included, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean and Lyn Dobson. The concert took place on the 2nd of March 1970 at the Theatre de la Musique in Paris.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-02
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Sunny's Time Now
Overview: Retracing the longstanding career of avant-garde drummer Sunny Murray, one of the most influential figures of the Free jazz revolution. Through a series of interviews with key time witnesses as well as historic and contemporary concert footage, it reassesses the relationship between the libertarian music movement and the political events of the 1960s, whose social claims it so intimately reflected. By doing so, it also recounts how the most radical forms of musical expression were excluded from the major production and distribution networks as the libertarian ideal went out of fashion. Beyond its historical approach, the film follows Sunny Murray on current gigs, showing his daily struggle to perpetuate a musical genre which is still widely ignored by the general public. In doing so, Sunny's time now also dwells on the near-clandestine community of aficionados who continue to worship the gods of their musical coming of age, and whose unfaltering support has permitted free ...
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-14
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The Raincoats, Fairytales – A Work in Progress
Overview: A documentary about the influential band.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-28
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…Sings Neil Diamond
Overview: A compilation from the BBC archive of performances featuring songs written by, or associated with, Neil Diamond. Featuring Lulu, UB40, Vince Hill, Robert Wyatt, Gladys Knight, Urge Overkill, Lena Zavaroni, The Hollies and a duet by Neil Diamond and Shirley Bassey.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-14
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Free Will And Testament: The Robert Wyatt Story
Overview: Robert Wyatt is one of the best-kept secrets of contemporary British music. Drummer and vocalist in Soft Machine which played with Hendrix and Pink Floyd in their heyday, he split from the group in the late 1960s and started recording solo albums. A fall from a window left Wyatt confined to a wheelchair, but he continued recording, even in hospital. His most well-known song is probably Shipbuilding, a protest against the Falklands war written for him by Elvis Costello, while his 1997 album Schleep won acclaim as one of the best albums of the past 10 years. In addition to performance footage of the famously retiring musician, the documentary contains interviews with John Peel, Brian Eno, Annie Whitehead, Alfie and Robert Wyatt himself.
Genres: History Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-04
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Prog Rock Britannia
Overview: Overview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro Tull to the trials and tribulations of lesser-known bands such as Caravan and Egg.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-02
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Buddy Holly: Rave On
Overview: Documentary following the life of rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-12
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Gong: Montserrat 1973 and Other Stories
Overview: A collection featuring rare Daevid Allen and Gong performances and short films. Moody, atmospheric live film of Gong onstage in a cathedral in Montserrat in 1973 with the classic line-up.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-26
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David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Overview: Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour plays a number of that band's most well known songs along with selections from his solo album On An Island. A number of special guest stars play with him over the course of the evening including David Bowie, and Graham Nash.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-06
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Playa de Formentor
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1965-11-01
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Do It Yourself: The Story of Rough Trade
Overview: The Rough Trade story begins more than thirty years ago on 20th February 1976. Britain was in the grip of an IRA bombing campaign; a future prime minister was beginning to make her mark on a middle England in which punk was yet to run amok; and a young Cambridge graduate called Geoff Travis opened a new shop at 202 Kensington Park Road, just off Ladbroke Grove in west London. The Rough Trade shop sold obscure and challenging records by bands like American art-rockers Pere Ubu, offering an alternative to the middle-of-the-road rock music that dominated the music business.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-03-13
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