I am sorry to report that Trapeze and Whitesnake bass legend Mel Galley is terminally ill.
Glenn Hughes is doing some sort of fundraiser for his family and for medical research- I will tell you more as I find it.
Mel Galley
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Trapeze were on Threshold label owned by The Moody Blues its been ages since i heard them.
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He isn't a bass player, he's a splendid guitarist.
This is very bad news indeed.
This is very bad news indeed.
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Steve you are right about the guitar. How I cocked that one up, I do not know.
Mel has had problems playing the guitar for some time; and had only recently made a comeback of sorts. It is terrible, terrible news.
Mel has had problems playing the guitar for some time; and had only recently made a comeback of sorts. It is terrible, terrible news.
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By Mel Galley:
Hello Everyone.
Well, as some of you may already have read in the press or seen/heard on other websites, the verdict from the doctors following a full MRI scan is that my condition is terminal. Rather than sit around feeling sorry for myself I intend to make the most of the time I have left with my family and friends. I am blessed with a fantastic wife and two sons who I am very proud of. For now I am just aiming to make my 60th birthday in March.
I have enjoyed a great life, travelled the world having some amazing experiences, met all sorts of people and played with some of the best musicians there are.
Back in the late 60s when I first started playing in local bands I never imagined how far I would go and the shows I would play. I seemed to tour non-stop with Glenn and Dave in Trapeze in the early 70s. We supported The Kinks and The Moody Blues while still very young men, had people like John Bonham come on and do encores with us, and the likes of ZZ Top as our support act. We loved to play live and the fans seemed to love us, especially in the Southern States of the USA - HELLO TEXAS!
Playing on the same bill as The Eagles and The Rolling Stones, with Montrose opening, in front of 100,000 fans in Dallas in 1975 and headlining the 1983 Monsters of Rock Festival while in Whitesnake are two shows that I will treasure. There have been so many highlights that it's impossible to name them all.
The albums Trapeze recorded have, in my opinion, stood the test of time very well indeed. Each one has its own special moments and writing and playing with each line-up was enjoyable, rewarding and fun. Glenn still occasionally throws in a Trapeze song during his shows and they sound as fresh as if written yesterday. That tells me how good they are. The fact that he has always had one of the most amazing voices you have ever heard helps too! God Bless You Glenn.
Due to my arm injury my time in Whitesnake sadly only resulted in one album. Playing with those guys was a buzz and both line-ups I was involved in contained tremendous musicians. I'm sure John Sykes and I could have written some great songs together. It was so nice to meet him again recently over 20 years later and to see him still playing the same Gibson as back then.
Over the last 12 months, since the launch of my page and the Trapeze page, I have regained my love for playing and taken real pleasure from reading the comments and messages you have all left. I have heard from people I had lost touch with years ago. It has been fantastic and I thank you all. I honestly didn't realise the amount of people out there who still remember or have discovered my music. I just wish I could have had the chance to play the shows I had planned for this year.
Thank you all so much for your love and support over the years.
You Are The Music - I was just in a band!
Love, Mel
Hello Everyone.
Well, as some of you may already have read in the press or seen/heard on other websites, the verdict from the doctors following a full MRI scan is that my condition is terminal. Rather than sit around feeling sorry for myself I intend to make the most of the time I have left with my family and friends. I am blessed with a fantastic wife and two sons who I am very proud of. For now I am just aiming to make my 60th birthday in March.
I have enjoyed a great life, travelled the world having some amazing experiences, met all sorts of people and played with some of the best musicians there are.
Back in the late 60s when I first started playing in local bands I never imagined how far I would go and the shows I would play. I seemed to tour non-stop with Glenn and Dave in Trapeze in the early 70s. We supported The Kinks and The Moody Blues while still very young men, had people like John Bonham come on and do encores with us, and the likes of ZZ Top as our support act. We loved to play live and the fans seemed to love us, especially in the Southern States of the USA - HELLO TEXAS!
Playing on the same bill as The Eagles and The Rolling Stones, with Montrose opening, in front of 100,000 fans in Dallas in 1975 and headlining the 1983 Monsters of Rock Festival while in Whitesnake are two shows that I will treasure. There have been so many highlights that it's impossible to name them all.
The albums Trapeze recorded have, in my opinion, stood the test of time very well indeed. Each one has its own special moments and writing and playing with each line-up was enjoyable, rewarding and fun. Glenn still occasionally throws in a Trapeze song during his shows and they sound as fresh as if written yesterday. That tells me how good they are. The fact that he has always had one of the most amazing voices you have ever heard helps too! God Bless You Glenn.
Due to my arm injury my time in Whitesnake sadly only resulted in one album. Playing with those guys was a buzz and both line-ups I was involved in contained tremendous musicians. I'm sure John Sykes and I could have written some great songs together. It was so nice to meet him again recently over 20 years later and to see him still playing the same Gibson as back then.
Over the last 12 months, since the launch of my page and the Trapeze page, I have regained my love for playing and taken real pleasure from reading the comments and messages you have all left. I have heard from people I had lost touch with years ago. It has been fantastic and I thank you all. I honestly didn't realise the amount of people out there who still remember or have discovered my music. I just wish I could have had the chance to play the shows I had planned for this year.
Thank you all so much for your love and support over the years.
You Are The Music - I was just in a band!
Love, Mel
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Where did you get this from , Steve?
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Joe Satriani's manager sent it to me in an email.
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What a brave bloke - brought a lump to my throat reading that.
I don't know much about Trapeze, but Whitesnake were a fave back in the day and I always preferred the earlier '78 to '84 blues-rock incarnations of the band (the various Marsden / Moody / Galley line-ups) to the later pretty-boy "hair metal" line-ups that Coverdale decided he needed for his attempt to conquer America.
Really sad news.
- Eric
I don't know much about Trapeze, but Whitesnake were a fave back in the day and I always preferred the earlier '78 to '84 blues-rock incarnations of the band (the various Marsden / Moody / Galley line-ups) to the later pretty-boy "hair metal" line-ups that Coverdale decided he needed for his attempt to conquer America.
Really sad news.
- Eric
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Fool For Your loving was a great Whitesnake record.
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Trapeze were a great Black Country band at a time post Zep and Sabbath where contracts were given out like water.
Some bands then sank despite wonderful talent and contacts- Bronco for one- but Trapeze became a 'second grade' band with the likes of Magnum.
Glenn Hughes joined Deep Purple; Mel Galley joined Whitesnake; and Dave Holland moved onto Judas Priest- and is now inside for some significant time, sadly for child abuse.
Some bands then sank despite wonderful talent and contacts- Bronco for one- but Trapeze became a 'second grade' band with the likes of Magnum.
Glenn Hughes joined Deep Purple; Mel Galley joined Whitesnake; and Dave Holland moved onto Judas Priest- and is now inside for some significant time, sadly for child abuse.