Rachel Fury

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Rachel Fury
Fury Performing with Pink Floyd in 1988 at the Nassau Coliseum, New York.
Fury Performing with Pink Floyd in 1988 at the Nassau Coliseum, New York.
Background information
Birth nameRachel Brennock
Born1961 (age 59–60)
Islington, London, England
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, songwriter
InstrumentsVocalist
Years active1971–1990
Associated actsPink Floyd, Howard Devoto, The Lover Speaks

Rachel Fury is the stage name of Rachel Brennock, an English singer, songwriter, and actress best known for performing with Pink Floyd on tour from 1987 to 1989.

Career[]

Brennock began her acting career aged ten, appearing in various TV shows and films, a number of which, such as (1971) and (1975), were produced under the aegis of the UK Children's Film Foundation.[1] At the same time, Brennock was building a career as a singer. In 1972, under the name "Weeny Bopper"; she recorded the single "David, Donny and Michael", a Pye Records release intended to capitalise on weeny bopper enthusiasm for David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, and Michael Jackson.[2][3] By 1978, Brennock was an established London session singer, known for a "sassy 'Ronettes' sound."[4][5][6]

In the 1980s Brennock adopted the stage name Rachel Fury and toured as a backing singer with Howard Devoto and The Lover Speaks.[7] She co-wrote the song "When We Dream" with Phil Saatchi for his 1987 album Wheel of Fortune, and performed vocals on several Saatchi songs.[8] Fury signed on as a backing singer for Pink Floyd's 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour' (1987-88) and the 'Another Lapse Tour' (1989) after being introduced to the band by her former boyfriend James Guthrie, Pink Floyd's longtime recording engineer.[9]

She performed on tour with Pink Floyd from 1987 to 1989 and appears in the concert film and on the live album Delicate Sound of Thunder, the Italian TV broadcast of the 1989 concert in Venice, and the MTV recording of the 1987 concert at the Omni in Atlanta. In these live performances, Fury is noted for the opening vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky" and for harmonising with David Gilmour on "Comfortably Numb". Fury also appears on recordings included in The Later Years boxset (2019) where she appears in a remastered Delicate Sound of Thunder film, the Venice canal show film as well as on the expanded version of the Delicate Sound of Thunder album.

After 1989 Fury retired from the stage. She did, however, perform with fellow Pink Floyd touring member, Durga McBroom's band, Blue Pearl live in 1990. According to the Pink Floyd fan sites,[which?] she now lives in London and maintains an interest in animal welfare and follows a vegan diet.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Children's Film and Television Foundation - Home Page". Cftf.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  2. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 December 1972). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 10–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ "Interview with Laurice (Laurie) Marshall". 29 May 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2010. Song co-writer Laurie Marshall commented, "Weeny Bopper was the most professional singer I ever worked with. She was 10 years old, she walked into the studio cool as a cucumber. She was very accommodating and so sweet."
  4. ^ "Interview with Geraint Hughes". Popjunkietv.posterous.com. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2010. Hughes credits Brennock with the vocal on Video Killed the Radio Star
  5. ^ "Buggles, The - Video Killed The Radio Star at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  6. ^ "The Prince's Trust". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30. This seems dubious. Trevor Horn explicitly credits Linda Jardim (now Allan) and Debi Doss for the vocals during his 2004 concert for the Prince's Trust
  7. ^ "A Momentary Lapse Part 5". June 2, 2004. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004.
  8. ^ "Rachel Fury Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  9. ^ Mason, Nick (2005), Philip Dodd (ed.), Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd (Paperback ed.), Phoenix, ISBN 0-7538-1906-6

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