Biography
- Johnny Nash and Bob Marley
Bundrick toured and recorded with Texan vocalist Johnny Nash. Bundrick played on Nash's hit single and album "I Can See Clearly Now" (1972). He met Bob Marley while in Sweden, while working on the soundtrack to the Swedish film Vill så gärna tro. Marley, Bundrick, and Johnny Nash became roommates there during the stay. Sometime after their return to London, Bundrick was brought in to collaborate on arrangements for Marley's Catch a Fire album, adding keyboards to the original Jamaican recordings to make the record more accessible to listeners. Around this time, Bundrick also worked with Chris Blackwell of Island Records, appearing on recordings by the company.
- Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit;
In 1971, Bundrick recorded and wrote five tracks for the album Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit with guitarist Paul Kossoff, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Tetsu Yamauchi.
- Free
In 1972 the members of Free reformed joined by Bundrick on keyboards. They recorded Free's final album Heartbreaker, which included "Muddy Water" and "Common Mortal Man" by Bundrick, who was also credited for collaborations on two other tracks. After a brief tour period of touring Free broke up.
- Pete Townshend and The Who
Bundrick first worked with Pete Townshend in 1977 when he performed on Rough Mix, Townshend's solo collaboration with Ronnie Lane, former bass player for Small Faces and Faces. He was invited to play on the Who's album Who Are You (1978), but broke his arm falling out of a taxi at the studio door and was unable to participate in recording sessions. Bundrick toured with The Who from 1979 to 1981 along with drummer Kenney Jones and played on their album Face Dances (1981), then briefly parted with the band during the recording of It's Hard (1982) and the subsequent tour. Bundrick later rejoined the band performing with them at Live Aid in 1985 and has since played live with them for most of the last twenty years.
Bundrick played on the Who's single "Real Good Looking Boy" and "Old Red Wine" in 2004," and on their album Endless Wire (2006) and joined the band for The Who Tour 2006-2007, appearing in the summer and fall concerts. He missed the start of the second leg of the North American tour due to the illness of his wife Sue and keyboard technician Brian Kehew took keyboard duties. According to Pete Townshend, Sue was "very close to the end, and will be back with us when she's gone." Sue died on April 9, 2007, and her funeral was held on April 19, 2007 in the West Country.
- 2008–present
In the spring of 2008, Bundrick married Canadian Jody Ahern. On July 12, 2008, Bundrick performed at the recording of VH1 Honors The Who in Los Angeles. He then worked with English alternative folk band Small Engine Repair and has recently played on their track "This Whole Setup Is A Lie". He recorded with Beverley Martyn, which was released in 2010 and features a previously unrecorded song, "Reckless Jane" by Nick Drake. On December 21, 2009, it was announced he was working with Night Parade on their new album.
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