Trapeze (band)

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Trapeze was a UK rock band formed in March 1969. The band had a fairly fluid line up, finally dissolving in 1991, and although they never found commercial success themselves, several members went on to join better known bands including Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Judas Priest and Uriah Heep.

The core members of the band were Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley and Dave Holland. After Glenn Hughes' departure in 1973, Galley and Holland decided to try to keep the band together, which they did with constantly varying until 1979 when Holland went on to join Judas Priest. At this point the band broke up. Holland tried to revive the band in 1990, after leaving Priest, but the band finally broke up in 1994. Their best known albums are the first three.

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Band members

1969:

Mel Galley - lead and bass guitars
Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, six-string quitar, piano, trombone, vocals
Dave Holland - drums
John Jones - vocals, trumpet
Terry Rowley - organ, guitar piano, flute

1970-1973:

Mel Galley - guitars, vocals
Glenn Hughes - bass guitar, piano, lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar (live 1973)
Dave Holland - drums, percussion
Pete MacKie - bass (live 1973)

1974-1976: