Bev Bevan

November 24, 1945

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Participant World War II Bevan also served as the touring drummer for Black Sabbath from 1983–1984, and played percussion on The Eternal Idol album in 1987. 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 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 Manitoba" in 1972. Bevan has a deep singing 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 spoof, "Ben Crawley Steel Company". 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 Maine Up", from the album Message from the Country. The latter song was the B-side of The Move"s single, "Tonight". He recorded a solo single in 1976, a cover version of the Sandy Nelson instrumental, "Let There Be Drums". Bevan played on all Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Participant II albums up to 1999. In 1980 Bevan published a historical memoir of the Electric Light Orchestra. In 1983 he replaced Bill Ward for the Black Sabbath Born Again tour. Bevan was known for his heavy powerhouse drumming during this tour. Bevan also appeared in two music videos ("Trashed" and "Zero the Hero"). Bates left in July 2007 to re-join ELO Participant II, by then renamed to The Orchestra. Bevan was then joined by former Move guitarist Trevor Burton. In the 2010 release from Paul Weller, Wake Up The Nation, Bevan 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. Bevan currently presents a radio show on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio West Midlands on Sunday afternoons. He also reviews records for the Midlands" Sunday Mercury and has a blog on their website. lieutenant 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. Bevan is also a patron of The Dorridge Music School (Knowle). In 2012, Bevan narrated the audiobook version of Tony Iommi"s biography Iron Manitoba – My Journey Through Heaven and Hell. Bevan"s 2014 calendar contained no fewer than 102 gigs in 11 months, some of which formed the final gigs for The Move, before Bevan and Burton went their separate ways again.

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Bevan was born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England.

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After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Participant World War II Bevan also served as the touring drummer for Black Sabbath from 1983–1984, and played percussion on The Eternal Idol album in 1987. 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 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 Manitoba" in 1972.

Bevan has a deep singing 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 spoof, "Ben Crawley Steel Company".

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 Maine Up", from the album Message from the Country.

The latter song was the B-side of The Move"s single, "Tonight".

He recorded a solo single in 1976, a cover version of the Sandy Nelson instrumental, "Let There Be Drums". Bevan played on all Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Participant II albums up to 1999. In 1980 Bevan published a historical memoir of the Electric Light Orchestra.

In 1983 he replaced Bill Ward for the Black Sabbath Born Again tour.

Bevan was known for his heavy powerhouse drumming during this tour. Bevan also appeared in two music videos ("Trashed" and "Zero the Hero").

Bates left in July 2007 to re-join ELO Participant II, by then renamed to The Orchestra. Bevan was then joined by former Move guitarist Trevor Burton.

In the 2010 release from Paul Weller, Wake Up The Nation, Bevan 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. Bevan currently presents a radio show on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio West Midlands on Sunday afternoons.

He also reviews records for the Midlands" Sunday Mercury and has a blog on their website.

lieutenant 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. Bevan is also a patron of The Dorridge Music School (Knowle).

In 2012, Bevan narrated the audiobook version of Tony Iommi"s biography Iron Manitoba – My Journey Through Heaven and Hell. Bevan"s 2014 calendar contained no fewer than 102 gigs in 11 months, some of which formed the final gigs for The Move, before Bevan and Burton went their separate ways again.

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colleagues:: Moseley Grammar
Friend:: ELO Participant

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