{"id":436,"date":"2018-09-01T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2018\/09\/01\/tsar\/"},"modified":"2018-09-01T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T20:17:00","slug":"tsar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2018\/09\/01\/tsar\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsar"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nTsar<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
\nc 1970 \/ 71 was Al Docker’s band.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A progressive band led by drummer Al Docker<\/b> and based at the Coventry Arts Umbrella<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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where Al had been involved in organising the band nights.<\/p>\n

I was also involved with Al organising the band nights and remember Tsar and I think the line began as a three piece (according to Denis Burns) with –
Al Docker<\/b> – drums
Ron Lawrence<\/b> Bass
( Ron had just left the folk rock outfit April – later went on the play with Sniff and the Tears and session for the kinks etc.)
Charlie Bullen<\/b> – guitar.<\/span>Loz Netto – <\/b>Lean guitar (Later with Sniff and the Tears)<\/span><\/p>\n

At some stage Loz Netto<\/b> became involved as the guitarist (he’d played with
Nak-ed-en <\/b>with John Bradbury<\/b> on drums and also later played with Sniff and the Tears – on the single Driver’s Seat)<\/i>.
Tsar<\/b> also recruited a sax player from Warwick and a female violinist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nTsar <\/b>played their own material.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nBelow – from The Broadgate Gnome 1970<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/a>Charles Bullen with Kevin Harrison of Whistler and Urge.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Tsar practiced at the Umbrella and played there. They also played the Lanchester poly tech, Whitley Abbey School among other venues.
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\nComment from Dennis Burns “If I remember correctly, Tsar started out originally as a 3 piece – Charles, Al, and Ron Lawrence on bass.
Dennis”<\/span><\/div>\n

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