Biography
Gerry Conway (born September 11, 1947 in King's Lynn, Norfolk) is an English rock drummer. In 1971 with the band Fotheringay, he recorded the song "Knights of the Road," which went unreleased until its inclusion on a Fairport Convention album two years later. Due to a tagging error, he is listed as the sole artist of this song on Spotify, resulting in the track incorrectly scrobbling to this page.
Conway is best known for having performed with the band Jethro Tull during the 1980s. Before this he was the drummer for the band Fotheringay as well as for Eclection (other members included Kerrilee Male, Georg Kajanus (as George Hultgreen), Michael Rosen and Trevor Lucas). In their early years, Steeleye Span also drafted on the services of Conway who was a friend of the band; he played on their now-classic Dark-Eyed Sailor. His studio work also include the debut solo albums of Sandy Denny and Shelagh McDonald. He toured and recorded as a member of Cat Stevens' band for 6 years.
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In later years, Gerry was the drummer for Fairport Convention from 1998 to 2022 and has been part of the most recent lineup of Pentangle.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.