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Robert Calvert

voc, 1945-1988 GB, Gauteng
Singer of Rock
A.k.a. Robert Newton Calvert Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters

Born 9 March 1945; Died 14 August 1988 after suffering a heart attack. Intermittently contributed poetry, lyrics and vocals to legendary space rock band Hawkwind on five of their most critically acclaimed albums - including Space Ritual (1973), Quark, Strangeness & Charm (1977) and 25 Years On/Hawklords (1978). Calvert also recorded a number of solo albums between 1974 and 1986.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Harp
  • Synthesizer
  • Guitar
Genres
  • Rock
  • Electronic
  • Spoken Word
Plays With
Hawklords
Hawkwind
Sonic Assassins
Popular Tracks   
Evil Rock (2023 AD) on Chaos Rocks by Hawkestrel
The Right Stuff - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
The Aerospaceage Inferno - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
Ejection - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
The Widow Maker - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
Franz Josef Strauss, Defence Minister, Reviews the Luftwaffe in 1958 - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
The Song of the Gremlin, Pt. 1 - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
Day of the Quake on Pioneers of Space by Hawkestrel
Aircraft Salesman (A Door in the Foot) - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert
Two Test Pilots Discuss the Starfighter's Performance - 2007 Remaster on Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters by Robert Calvert

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Revenge & Centigrade 232Robert Calvert2011Compil.
Live At The Stars And Stripes, Carlisle 1986Robert Calvert2009Album
Cardiff 1988: EjectionRobert Calvert2006Album
Radio Egypt Rehearsals 1987Robert Calvert2006Album
Middlesborough 1986 - The Right StuffRobert Calvert2006Album
Ship Of Fools - Newcastle 1986Robert Calvert2006Album
In Vitro Breed (Manchester 1986)Robert Calvert2006Album
Robert Calvert's Paranoid AndroidRobert Calvert2004Album
Blueprints From The Cellar (The Cellar Tapes Parts 1 & 2) / At The Queen Elizabeth HallRobert Calvert2003Compil.
Die LösungAmon Düül II With Special Guest Robert Calvert1989Album
At The Queen Elizabeth HallRobert Calvert1989Album
Test-Tube ConceivedRobert Calvert1986Album
FreqRobert Calvert1984Album
HypeRobert Calvert1981Album
Lord Of The HornetsRobert Calvert1980Single
Cricket StarRobert Calvert1979Single
Lucky Leif And The LongshipsRobert Calvert1975Album
Captain Lockheed And The StarfightersRobert Calvert1974Album
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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