Background
Lloyd-Langton was born in Harlesden, north west London.
Lloyd-Langton was born in Harlesden, north west London.
He also had his own band, the Lloyd Langton Group, with bass player Kenny Wilson and drummer John Clark (along with Ultravox drummer Warren Cann), and was the session lead guitarist for United Kingdom band The Meads of Asphodel. He played guitar for and Leo Sayer during the 1970s, then rejoined in 1979, appearing on the Live Seventy Nine album release from that year and the subsequent Levitation album. He continued performing with until 1988, after which he made occasional guest appearances, then rejoined for a brief spell in 2001-2002 until ill health (Legionnaires" disease) forced him to leave once more.
He sometimes played solo as an acoustic support act for, including at The Brook in Southampton in December 2009.
Acoustic slots at English charity (playing for free) and space rock events were also common throughout this decade. Huw"s health had been generally poor for a decade and he was quite frail, with several broken bones and minor injuries (rarely letting fans down though - he once played a gig with a broken arm, reworking his solos on the fly so that he could play them in one area of the guitar neck).
He died at his home on 6 December 2012, aged 61 years old, after a two-year fight with cancer. His final recording with was a re-recording of Master of the Universe for the compilation album Spacehawks.
As a member of Hawkwind he appeared on their first album, Hawkwind, before leaving the band.