key, syn, p, *1948 GB, Liverpool
Musician / Producer of Rock
Jan Russell Schelhaas (born 11 March 1948, Liverpool, England) is an English musician, mostly known as the keyboard player from the bands Caravan and Camel.Schelhaas started his career playing bass for several bands in Liverpool releasing a single on Decca's Deram label as the soul band Bernie & the Buzz Band in 1968 before finally turning to keyboards and starting the softrock band "National Head Band" in 1970 with Neil Ford on guitar & Uriah Heap's Lee Kerslake on drums. They released the album Albert One in 1971 produced by 'Yes' producer Eddie Offord, but without any success. Next stop for Schelhaas was the Gary Moore band and the recording of the album Grinding Stone from 1973. After the recording, he left Moore to do solo projects including an organ session on 'Thin Lizzy's Vagabonds
Camel |
Caravan |
National Head Band |
Lee Fardon |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Ghosts Of Eden | Jan Schelhaas | 2018 | Album |
Living On A Little Blue Dot | Jan Schelhaas | 2017 | Album |
Dark Ships | Jan Schelhaas | 2008 | Album |