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Alan Powell

British drummer born in Manchester. Mainly active during the 1970s, though continued to work sporadically throughout the 80's and 90's. After early appearances with [a=Chicken Shack] and [a=Vinegar Joe] he joined [a=Hawkwind] in 1974 as a second drummer and recorded two albums with them; "Warrior On The Edge Of Time" and "Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music" before leaving. He also contributed to [a=Michael Moorcock's Deep Fix] and worked as a session musician for [a=Nik Turner]'s Xitintoday album. In the late 1970s he formed a short-lived touring band (Kicks) with fellow ex-Hawkwind member [a201109], formed Tanz Der Youth with [a=Brian James] of [a152965] and recorded a single and Peel session before leaving to tour with [a=Black Sabbath]. At the end of the 1970s he moved to San Francisco and fronted his own band Jo Allen and the Shapes, releasing the single "Cryin' Over You" / "Lowlife" and contributing the track "Shimmy, Shimmy" on a compilation entitled "415 Music". The 1990s saw Alan contribute to various tours working with Nik Turner's various "Space Ritual" projects which also featured numerable ex-Hawkwind members.