Dave Brock
Dave Brock, born David Anthony Brock in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, on August
20, 1941, is an English musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best
known as the founder and sole constant member of the space rock band Hawkwind.
Raised in Feltham, Middlesex, he learned banjo at age 12 before leaving school
in 1959, working as a capstan setter and busking at Eel Pie Island alongside
musicians including Eric Clapton. In 1969, he co-founded Hawkwind, serving as
the band's primary songwriter and marrying three-chord rock structures with
experimental electronics, while using t...
