Allan Holdsworth
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Allan Holdsworth was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Brufo
Holdsworth in 2012
Holdsworth performing with U.K. at the Beacon Theatre, c. 1978
Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman (centre) and Jimmy Johnson (right) in Huntington Beach, 2006
U.K. (band)
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U.K. were a British progressive rock supergroup originally active from 1977 to 1980. The band was founded by bass guitarist John Wetton and drummer Bill Bruford, formerly the rhythm section of King Cr
Allan Holdsworth
…August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Bruford, Level 42, and Planet X, in addition to solo work in multiple genres. Holdsworth was known…
U.K., 1978. L-R: John Wetton, Allan Holdsworth, Bill Bruford, and Eddie Jobson.