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{{short description|British drummer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|image = |
| name = Bev Bevan
|name = Bev Bevan
| birth_name = Beverley Bevan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|11|25|df=yes}}
|background =non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[Warwickshire]], England
|birth_name = Beverley Bevan
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|11|24|df=y}}
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| occupation = Drummer
|origin = [[Sparkhill]], [[Birmingham]], [[England]]
| years_active = 1966–present
|death_date =
| past_member_of = {{flatlist|
|genre = [[Rock music]]
*[[The Move]]
|occupation = [[Musician]]
*[[Electric Light Orchestra]]
|years_active =
*[[Black Sabbath]]
|instrument = [[Drum kit|Drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[ELO Part II]]
|First_album =
*[[The Move#Resurrection|Bev Bevan's Move]]}}
|Latest_album =
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|Notable_albums =
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*[[Electric Light Orchestra]]
|label = [[United Artists Records|United Artists]] <br> [[Jet Records]]<br/>[[Harvest Records]]<br/>[[Epic Records|Epic]]<br/>[[EMI]]
*[[Black Sabbath]]
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|website = [http://www.face-the-music.de/bev_e.html Musical career]
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*Denny Laine & The Diplomats}}
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'''Bev Bevan''' (born '''Beverley Bevan''', 24 November 1944) is an [[English people|English]] [[rock music|rock]] [[musician]], who was the [[drummer]] and one of the original members of [[The Move]] and [[Electric Light Orchestra]] (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded [[ELO Part II]] without the original ELO [[singer-songwriter]], [[Jeff Lynne]].
'''Beverley Bevan''' (born 25 November 1944)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bevan |first1=Bev |title=The Electric Light Orchestra Story |date=1980 |publisher=Mushroom Publishing Ltd. |isbn=0-907394-00-0 |page=66 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bev-bevan-mn0000761008/biography|title=Bev Bevan &#124; Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=3 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130214944/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bev-bevan-mn0000761008/biography|archive-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> is an English rock musician who was the drummer and one of the original members of [[the Move]] and [[Electric Light Orchestra]] (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded [[ELO Part II]].


Bevan also served as the touring drummer for [[Black Sabbath]] from [[Born Again Tour 1983|1983-1984]], and played percussion on ''[[The Eternal Idol]]'' album in 1987.
Bevan also was a drummer for [[Black Sabbath]] during the [[Born Again Tour 1983|Born Again Tour]], and later played percussion on ''[[The Eternal Idol]]'' in 1987. Bevan was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.<ref name="rrhofelo">{{cite web|title=Inductees: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/elo|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=15 September 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801055007/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/elo|archive-date=1 August 2022}}</ref>


==Early years and education==
==Biography==
Bevan was born in [[South Yardley]], Birmingham.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book|first=Martin C.|last=Strong|year=2000|title=The Great Rock Discography|edition=5th|publisher=Mojo Books|location=Edinburgh|pages=673–75|isbn=1-84195-017-3}}</ref> After attending [[Moseley School|Moseley Grammar School]], where he gained two [[Ordinary Level|O level]] passes, he worked as a trainee buyer in a city centre [[department store]] called The Beehive with school friend [[Jasper Carrott]] (Robert Davis).
Bevan was born at [[Sparkhill]], [[Birmingham]], England.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
| first= Martin C.
| last= Strong
| year= 2000
| title= The Great Rock Discography
| edition= 5th
| publisher= Mojo Books
| location= Edinburgh
| pages= 673–675
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> After education at [[Moseley School|Moseley Grammar School]] where he gained two [[Ordinary Level|O level]] passes, he worked as a trainee buyer in a city centre [[department store]] called The Beehive with school friend [[Jasper Carrott]]. His professional music career started with a stint with [[Denny Laine]] in his group Denny Laine and the Diplomats, then with [[Carl Wayne]] and The Vikings, followed by The Move in 1966. The Electric Light Orchestra released their first album in 1971, by which time The Move existed only as a recording outfit. They released their final single, "[[California Man (song)|California Man]]" in 1972, and the subsequent successes of the Electric Light Orchestra, and the [[Roy Wood]] led [[Wizzard]], led to their being laid to rest.


== Career ==
Bevan has a deeply pitched singing [[human voice|voice]]. While with The Move he lent lead vocals to two tracks: a remake of "[[Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart]]" and the [[country and western]] [[parody|spoof]], "Ben Crawley Steel Co". He composed two Move songs: the rock-blues''Turkish Tram Conductor Blues'' from the album ''Looking On''; and the Elvis Presley spoof ''Don't Mess Me Up'', from the album ''Message from the Country.'' The latter song was the B-side of The Move's single ''Tonight.''


=== The Move ===
In 1980 Bevan published a biography of the Electric Light Orchestra. He also made a solo single in 1976, a [[cover version]] of the [[Sandy Nelson]] [[instrumental]], "[[Let There Be Drums (song)|Let There Be Drums]]". Bevan played on all but one Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II albums (the exception being 2001's ''[[Zoom (album)|Zoom]]'' which marked Lynne's return to recording under the ELO name, with only [[Richard Tandy]] present from previous band line-ups).
His professional music career started with a stint with [[Denny Laine]] in his group Denny Laine and the Diplomats, then with [[The Vikings (British band)|Carl Wayne & the Vikings]], followed by [[the Move]] in 1966. The Move was known for being the boost to fame for [[Roy Wood]]. The Move's highest selling songs were "[[Fire Brigade (song)|Fire Brigade]]" and "[[Blackberry Way]]".
[[File:The Move.png|thumb|left|The Move in 1967: from left to right, [[Carl Wayne]], [[Roy Wood]], [[Ace Kefford]], Bev Bevan and [[Trevor Burton]]]]


Bevan has a deep singing voice. With the Move he sang lead on a remake of "[[Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart]]" and the [[country and western]] [[Parody|spoof]], "Ben Crawley Steel Co". He composed one Move song: "Don't Mess Me Up", an [[Elvis Presley]] spoof from the album ''[[Message from the Country]]'', which was also the B-side of the Move's single "[[Tonight (The Move song)|Tonight]]". He is also credited with writing the rock-blues "Turkish Tram Conductor Blues" on ''[[Looking On]]''; [[Roy Wood]] actually composed the song, but gave the songwriting credit to Bevan as a reward for his promotional efforts on behalf of the band.<ref>{{cite web |last=Greenwell |first=Ken |title=Move Remaster Series – Looking On – Tracklisting |url=http://ftmusic.com/move/lookingon/tracklisting.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030733/http://ftmusic.com/move/lookingon/tracklisting.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=4 November 2016 |website=Ftmusic.com}}</ref>
In 1983 he replaced [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] from Black Sabbath for their [[Born Again (Black Sabbath album)|Born Again]] tour. Bevan also appeared in two music videos ("[[Trashed (Black Sabbath song)|Trashed]]" and "[[Zero the Hero]]").


They released their final single, "[[California Man (song)|California Man]]", in 1972.
After the death of [[Carl Wayne]] in 2004, he formed a new band, Bev Bevan's Move,<ref name="BBMove">{{cite web|url=http://www.themoveonline.com/news_bevbevanband.html |title=
Move drummer Bev Bevan has joined forces with some old friends to form the Bev Bevan Band.|accessdate=2004-02-19 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040503215627/http://themoveonline.com/news_bevbevanband.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2004-05-03}}</ref> with Phil Tree and former ELO Part II colleagues [[Phil Bates]] and Neil Lockwood, to play a set comprising mostly The Move classics on tour. Bates left in July 2007 to re-join ELO Part II, by then renamed to [[The Orchestra]].


==== Bev Bevan's Move ====
Bevan currently presents a radio show on [[BBC Radio West Midlands]] on Sunday afternoons. He also reviews records for the Midlands' ''[[Sunday Mercury]]'' and has a [[blog]] on their [[website]].<ref>[http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/bev-bevan/ Blogs.sundaymercury.net]</ref> It was announced at the Best of [[Broad Street, Birmingham|Broad Street]] Awards on 17 January 2011 that Bevan would be honoured with a star on the [[Birmingham Walk of Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/birmingham/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9364000/9364941.stm|title=Top drummer Bev Bevan on Birmingham Walk of Stars|date=18 January 2011|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref>
After Carl Wayne died in 2004, the drummer formed Bev Bevan's Move<ref name="BBMove">{{cite web |title=Move drummer Bev Bevan has joined forces with some old friends to form the Bev Bevan Band |url=http://www.themoveonline.com/news_bevbevanband.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040503215627/http://themoveonline.com/news_bevbevanband.html |archive-date=3 May 2004 |access-date=19 February 2004}}</ref> with Phil Tree and former ELO Part II colleagues [[Phil Bates]] and Neil Lockwood, to play a set comprising mostly Move classics on tour. Bates left in July 2007 to re-join ELO Part II, by then renamed to [[The Orchestra (band)|The Orchestra]]. Bevan was then joined by former Move guitarist [[Trevor Burton]].

=== Electric Light Orchestra ===
The Move’s spinoff, [[Electric Light Orchestra]], was formed by Bevan, Wood, and [[Jeff Lynne]] in 1970. They released their first album in 1971, by which time the Move existed only as a recording outfit.

Among ELO's output, Bevan's distinct baritone vocals can be heard most prominently on "[[Fire On High]]" and "[[Strange Magic (song)|Strange Magic]]", both from the album ''[[Face the Music (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Face the Music]]'' (1975). Often called one of the most influential groups in music history, their songs "[[Mr. Blue Sky]]", "[[Sweet Talkin' Woman]]", "[[Livin' Thing]]" and "[[Don't Bring Me Down]]" left an impact on 1970s music, all written, composed and sung by Jeff Lynne.

He recorded a solo single in 1976, a cover of the [[Sandy Nelson]] instrumental "[[Let There Be Drums (song)|Let There Be Drums]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Bev Bevan – Let There be Drums |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/jet777 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218193150/http://www.45cat.com/record/jet777 |archive-date=18 February 2022}}</ref> Bevan played on all Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II albums up to 1999. In 1980 he published a historical memoir of the Electric Light Orchestra.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bevan |first=Bev |title=The Electric Light Orchestra Story |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OKRmGQAACAAJ |year=1980 |publisher=Mushroom |isbn=9780907394006}}</ref> In 1982, Bevan played drums on the solo album released by ELO bassist and co-vocalist [[Kelly Groucutt]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelly (1982) |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/194710-Kelly-Groucutt-Kelly}}</ref>

In 1988, Bevan approached Lynne with a proposal to reunite ELO, record a new album and embark on a world tour. Lynne declined to participate and would not allow Bevan to use the Electric Light Orchestra name, thus Bevan managed to swerve around this by forming a spinoff group called [[ELO Part II]]. While initially the sole member of Part II to have been involved with the original band, Bevan was eventually joined by ELO violinist [[Mik Kaminski]], Kelly Groucutt and ELO orchestrator [[Louis Clark]], all of whom toured and recorded with Part II for the majority of the 1990s. Bevan ultimately departed Part II in November 1999 and sold his share of the ELO name back to Jeff Lynne.

=== Black Sabbath ===
[[File:Bev Bevan with Black Sabbath (51413713781).jpg|thumb|Bevan performing with Black Sabbath in 1983]]In 1983, he replaced [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] in Black Sabbath for the [[Born Again Tour 1983|Born Again Tour]]. Bevan was known for his heavy powerhouse drumming during this tour. He also appeared in Sabbath's videos "[[Trashed (Black Sabbath song)|Trashed]]" and "[[Zero the Hero]]". A headlining appearance at the 1983 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading Festival]] – extracts of which appear on a reissue of ''[[Born Again (Black Sabbath album)|Born Again]]'' – was only Bevan's second gig with the band. "It was just all over the shop", recalled guitarist [[Tony Iommi]]. "Bev didn't know [the songs] at all. He did try. As we went on the tour, he did get a lot better… We went to America and he done good. That particular stage, doing the Reading Festival, was a definite wrong for us."<ref>[[Tommy Vance]]'s ''[[Friday Rock Show]]'', [[BBC Radio 1]], 28 June 1992, transcribed in Sabbath [[fanzine]] ''Southern Cross'' #14, October 1994, p40</ref>

Bevan rejoined Black Sabbath briefly in 1987, recording percussion overdubs for the album ''[[The Eternal Idol]]'', but was replaced by [[Terry Chimes]] after refusing to play shows in South Africa, which was at the time under [[apartheid]] rule.<ref name="MusicMight">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+kingdom/west+midlands/birmingham/black+sabbath|title=MusicMight :: Artists :: BLACK SABBATH|last=Sharpe-Young|first=Garry|website=[[MusicMight]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052617/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+kingdom/west+midlands/birmingham/black+sabbath|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>

=== Later works ===
Bevan appeared on [[Paul Weller]]'s 2010 album ''[[Wake Up The Nation]]'' and played drums on two songs: "Moonshine" and "Wake Up The Nation". Weller told him that he was his second choice; his first choice would have been [[Keith Moon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewbev-bevan-the-moveeloblack-sabbath/59978|title=Interview: Bev Bevan (The Move, ELO, Black Sabbath)|website=Hit-channel.com|date=5 March 2014|access-date=9 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210203249/https://www.hit-channel.com/interviewbev-bevan-the-moveeloblack-sabbath/59978|archive-date=10 February 2021}}</ref>

Bevan formerly presented a radio show on [[BBC Radio WM]] on Sunday afternoons. He also reviews records for the Midlands newspaper ''[[Sunday Mercury]]'' and has a blog on its website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/bev-bevan|title=Blogs.sundaymercury.net|publisher=Blogs.sundaymercury.net|access-date=2 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004141458/http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/bev-bevan/|archive-date=4 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was announced at the Best of [[Broad Street, Birmingham|Broad Street]] Awards on 17 January 2011 that Bevan would be honoured with a star on the [[Birmingham Walk of Stars]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/birmingham/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9364000/9364941.stm|title=Top drummer Bev Bevan on Birmingham Walk of Stars|date=18 January 2011|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=20 January 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211230244/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/birmingham/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9364000/9364941.stm|archive-date=11 February 2021}}</ref>

Bevan is also a patron of The Dorridge Music School (Knowle).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Dorridge Music School – Greville Court Knowle – West Midlands |url=https://dorridgemusicschool.com/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2012, Bevan narrated the audiobook version of [[Tony Iommi]]'s biography ''Iron Man – My Journey Through Heaven and Hell''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iommi.com/ironmanbook|title=Iron Man Book &#124; The Official Tony Iommi website|website=Iommi.com|date=1 November 2011|access-date=9 December 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116114444/http://www.iommi.com/ironmanbook/|archive-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> Bevan's 2014 calendar contained no fewer than 102 gigs in 11 months,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/isle-wight-festival-show-move-6664556|newspaper=[[Birmingham Mail]]|date=3 February 2014|title='I'll be beat after 102 gigs in 11 months' – Rock legend Bev Bevan|first=Paul|last=Cole|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421075614/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/isle-wight-festival-show-move-6664556|archive-date=21 April 2022}}</ref> some of which formed the final gigs for the Move, before Bevan and Burton went their separate ways again.

In 2014, Bevan joined Quill, a Birmingham-based band.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zimmerman |first=Lee |title=British Band Quill Is a Most Unlikely Ensemble |url=https://www.nodepression.com/british-band-quill-is-a-most-unlikely-ensemble/ |website=No Depression |date=21 July 2015 |access-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518140637/https://www.nodepression.com/british-band-quill-is-a-most-unlikely-ensemble/ |archive-date=18 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

As of 2022, the Bev Bevan Band had played gigs with Bev's former school mate [[Jasper Carrott]] under the name "Stand Up and Rock" since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaspercarrott.com/review-jasper-carrotts-stand-up-and-rock-the-place-telford/ |title=Review: Jasper Carrott's Stand Up And Rock The Place, Telford &#124; Jasper Carrott The Official Website |website=Jaspercarrott.com |access-date=2020-05-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810184450/http://www.jaspercarrott.com/review-jasper-carrotts-stand-up-and-rock-the-place-telford/|archive-date=10 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Heale |first1=Jack |title=Story behind Jasper Carrott and Bev Bevan and 'Stand Up and Rock' |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/20110479.story-behind-jasper-carrott-bev-bevan-stand-rock/ |website=Warrington Guardian |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601164424/https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/20110479.story-behind-jasper-carrott-bev-bevan-stand-rock/ |archive-date=1 June 2022 |date=3 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bevan follows [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers FC]].<ref>{{Citation|last1=Bevan|first1=Bev|title=Tony Iommi, the Troggs, the Wolves and Batley Variety Club|journal=Sunday Mercury|location=Birmingham|date=4 June 2009|url=http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/bev-bevan/2009/06/bev-bevan-diaries---tony-iommi.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724094019/http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/bev-bevan/2009/06/bev-bevan-diaries---tony-iommi.html|archive-date=24 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baggies.com/celebrities|title=BOING: The rich and famous celebrities who support West Bromwich Albion FC|publisher=Baggies.com|date=12 June 2005|access-date=2 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928062616/http://www.baggies.com/celebrities/|archive-date=28 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Bevan lives in rural [[Warwickshire]] with his wife, Valerie, and their son, Adrian. He is a keen follower of [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.]],<ref>{{Citation

| last1 = Bevan | first1 = Bev | author1-link =
Bevan's first wife was Valerie Taylor; their son Adrian was born in 1981. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Hoffmann |first1=Dirk |title=Bev Bevan |url=http://www.face-the-music.de/bev_e.html |website=Face The Music Germany |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205204621/http://www.face-the-music.de/bev_e.html |archive-date=5 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibbons |first1=Brett |title=Brummie music legend Bev Bevan celebrates Walk of Stars' award in style |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/brummie-music-legend-bev-bevan-153510 |website=Birmingham Mail |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801215412/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/brummie-music-legend-bev-bevan-153510 |archive-date=1 August 2016 |date=29 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 September 2022, Bev married Joy Brain (nee Strachan), his bandmate in Quill.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/bevbevannews/posts/pfbid02RPipJ64RP7jrTeGDeLD47bmAnPQEr5Gn2aatShVJqUXF1DHjrQJS6aUbvUkhAQVtl |website=Facebook |title=Bev Bevan |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220915110953/https://www.facebook.com/bevbevannews/posts/pfbid02RPipJ64RP7jrTeGDeLD47bmAnPQEr5Gn2aatShVJqUXF1DHjrQJS6aUbvUkhAQVtl |archive-date=15 September 2022 |date=2 September 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| title = Tony Iommi, the Troggs, the Wolves and Batley Variety Club
| journal = Sunday Mercury
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| url = http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/bev-bevan/2009/06/bev-bevan-diaries---tony-iommi.html }}</ref> despite claims from at least one source that he is secretly a supporter of their [[Black Country derby|local rivals]] [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].<ref>[http://www.baggies.com/celebrities/]</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Bevan|first=Bev|editor-first=Garth|editor-last=Pearce|title=The Electric Light Orchestra Story|year=1980|publisher=Mushroom Books|isbn=0-907394-01-9 }}
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*{{cite book |last=Bevan |first=Bev |editor-first=Garth |editor-last=Pearce |title=The Electric Light Orchestra Story |year=1980 |publisher=Mushroom Books |isbn=0-907394-01-9 }}
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Bev Bevan
Bevan in 1977
Bevan in 1977
Background information
Birth nameBeverley Bevan
Born (1944-11-25) 25 November 1944 (age 80)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
GenresRock
OccupationDrummer
Years active1966–present
Formerly of
WebsiteMusical career

Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944)[1][2] is an English rock musician who was the drummer and one of the original members of the Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II.

Bevan also was a drummer for Black Sabbath during the Born Again Tour, and later played percussion on The Eternal Idol in 1987. Bevan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.[3]

Early years and education

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Bevan was born in South Yardley, Birmingham.[4] After attending Moseley Grammar School, where he gained two O level passes, he worked as a trainee buyer in a city centre department store called The Beehive with school friend Jasper Carrott (Robert Davis).

Career

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The Move

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His professional music career started with a stint with Denny Laine in his group Denny Laine and the Diplomats, then with Carl Wayne & the Vikings, followed by the Move in 1966. The Move was known for being the boost to fame for Roy Wood. The Move's highest selling songs were "Fire Brigade" and "Blackberry Way".

The Move in 1967: from left to right, Carl Wayne, Roy Wood, Ace Kefford, Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton

Bevan has a deep singing voice. With the Move he sang lead on a remake of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" and the country and western spoof, "Ben Crawley Steel Co". He composed one Move song: "Don't Mess Me Up", an Elvis Presley spoof from the album Message from the Country, which was also the B-side of the Move's single "Tonight". He is also credited with writing the rock-blues "Turkish Tram Conductor Blues" on Looking On; Roy Wood actually composed the song, but gave the songwriting credit to Bevan as a reward for his promotional efforts on behalf of the band.[5]

They released their final single, "California Man", in 1972.

Bev Bevan's Move

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After Carl Wayne died in 2004, the drummer formed Bev Bevan's Move[6] with Phil Tree and former ELO Part II colleagues Phil Bates and Neil Lockwood, to play a set comprising mostly Move classics on tour. Bates left in July 2007 to re-join ELO Part II, by then renamed to The Orchestra. Bevan was then joined by former Move guitarist Trevor Burton.

Electric Light Orchestra

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The Move’s spinoff, Electric Light Orchestra, was formed by Bevan, Wood, and Jeff Lynne in 1970. They released their first album in 1971, by which time the Move existed only as a recording outfit.

Among ELO's output, Bevan's distinct baritone vocals can be heard most prominently on "Fire On High" and "Strange Magic", both from the album Face the Music (1975). Often called one of the most influential groups in music history, their songs "Mr. Blue Sky", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Livin' Thing" and "Don't Bring Me Down" left an impact on 1970s music, all written, composed and sung by Jeff Lynne.

He recorded a solo single in 1976, a cover of the Sandy Nelson instrumental "Let There Be Drums".[7] Bevan played on all Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II albums up to 1999. In 1980 he published a historical memoir of the Electric Light Orchestra.[8] In 1982, Bevan played drums on the solo album released by ELO bassist and co-vocalist Kelly Groucutt.[9]

In 1988, Bevan approached Lynne with a proposal to reunite ELO, record a new album and embark on a world tour. Lynne declined to participate and would not allow Bevan to use the Electric Light Orchestra name, thus Bevan managed to swerve around this by forming a spinoff group called ELO Part II. While initially the sole member of Part II to have been involved with the original band, Bevan was eventually joined by ELO violinist Mik Kaminski, Kelly Groucutt and ELO orchestrator Louis Clark, all of whom toured and recorded with Part II for the majority of the 1990s. Bevan ultimately departed Part II in November 1999 and sold his share of the ELO name back to Jeff Lynne.

Black Sabbath

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Bevan performing with Black Sabbath in 1983

In 1983, he replaced Bill Ward in Black Sabbath for the Born Again Tour. Bevan was known for his heavy powerhouse drumming during this tour. He also appeared in Sabbath's videos "Trashed" and "Zero the Hero". A headlining appearance at the 1983 Reading Festival – extracts of which appear on a reissue of Born Again – was only Bevan's second gig with the band. "It was just all over the shop", recalled guitarist Tony Iommi. "Bev didn't know [the songs] at all. He did try. As we went on the tour, he did get a lot better… We went to America and he done good. That particular stage, doing the Reading Festival, was a definite wrong for us."[10]

Bevan rejoined Black Sabbath briefly in 1987, recording percussion overdubs for the album The Eternal Idol, but was replaced by Terry Chimes after refusing to play shows in South Africa, which was at the time under apartheid rule.[11]

Later works

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Bevan appeared on Paul Weller's 2010 album Wake Up The Nation and played drums on two songs: "Moonshine" and "Wake Up The Nation". Weller told him that he was his second choice; his first choice would have been Keith Moon.[12]

Bevan formerly presented a radio show on BBC Radio WM on Sunday afternoons. He also reviews records for the Midlands newspaper Sunday Mercury and has a blog on its website.[13] It was announced at the Best of Broad Street Awards on 17 January 2011 that Bevan would be honoured with a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars.[14]

Bevan is also a patron of The Dorridge Music School (Knowle).[15] In 2012, Bevan narrated the audiobook version of Tony Iommi's biography Iron Man – My Journey Through Heaven and Hell.[16] Bevan's 2014 calendar contained no fewer than 102 gigs in 11 months,[17] some of which formed the final gigs for the Move, before Bevan and Burton went their separate ways again.

In 2014, Bevan joined Quill, a Birmingham-based band.[18]

As of 2022, the Bev Bevan Band had played gigs with Bev's former school mate Jasper Carrott under the name "Stand Up and Rock" since 2017.[19][20]

Personal life

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Bevan follows Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.[21][22]

Bevan's first wife was Valerie Taylor; their son Adrian was born in 1981. [23][24] On 1 September 2022, Bev married Joy Brain (nee Strachan), his bandmate in Quill.[25]

Bibliography

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  • Bevan, Bev (1980). Pearce, Garth (ed.). The Electric Light Orchestra Story. Mushroom Books. ISBN 0-907394-01-9.

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ Bevan, Bev (1980). The Electric Light Orchestra Story. Mushroom Publishing Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 0-907394-00-0.
  2. ^ "Bev Bevan | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Inductees: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 673–75. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  5. ^ Greenwell, Ken. "Move Remaster Series – Looking On – Tracklisting". Ftmusic.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Move drummer Bev Bevan has joined forces with some old friends to form the Bev Bevan Band". Archived from the original on 3 May 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2004.
  7. ^ "Bev Bevan – Let There be Drums". Archived from the original on 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ Bevan, Bev (1980). The Electric Light Orchestra Story. Mushroom. ISBN 9780907394006.
  9. ^ "Kelly (1982)".
  10. ^ Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show, BBC Radio 1, 28 June 1992, transcribed in Sabbath fanzine Southern Cross #14, October 1994, p40
  11. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry. "MusicMight :: Artists :: BLACK SABBATH". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Interview: Bev Bevan (The Move, ELO, Black Sabbath)". Hit-channel.com. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Blogs.sundaymercury.net". Blogs.sundaymercury.net. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Top drummer Bev Bevan on Birmingham Walk of Stars". BBC Online. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  15. ^ "Welcome to Dorridge Music School – Greville Court Knowle – West Midlands". Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Iron Man Book | The Official Tony Iommi website". Iommi.com. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  17. ^ Cole, Paul (3 February 2014). "'I'll be beat after 102 gigs in 11 months' – Rock legend Bev Bevan". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022.
  18. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (21 July 2015). "British Band Quill Is a Most Unlikely Ensemble". No Depression. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Review: Jasper Carrott's Stand Up And Rock The Place, Telford | Jasper Carrott The Official Website". Jaspercarrott.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  20. ^ Heale, Jack (3 May 2022). "Story behind Jasper Carrott and Bev Bevan and 'Stand Up and Rock'". Warrington Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  21. ^ Bevan, Bev (4 June 2009), "Tony Iommi, the Troggs, the Wolves and Batley Variety Club", Sunday Mercury, Birmingham, archived from the original on 24 July 2011
  22. ^ "BOING: The rich and famous celebrities who support West Bromwich Albion FC". Baggies.com. 12 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  23. ^ Hoffmann, Dirk. "Bev Bevan". Face The Music Germany. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  24. ^ Gibbons, Brett (29 April 2011). "Brummie music legend Bev Bevan celebrates Walk of Stars' award in style". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Bev Bevan". Facebook. 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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