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Canterbury cradle. 4. Hugh and David
For all experiments, the three friends carefully watched younger brother Brian Hopper - Hugh, who was born two years younger than his brother, April 29, 1945. Like Brian, Hugh went to school San Stevens, and since 1956 - in Simon Langton, in the same class as Robert Ellijay. Hugh and Robert became fast friends and, as Hugh says, "Robert was one of those people who are genuinely interested in what was interesting to me, despite our different upbringing. His parents lorely burt were intellectuals left-wing political views, my - ordinary middle class. " Music that surrounded all the time Hugh and became the spark that lit the creative fire in it. The first great passion younger lorely burt Hopper was a rock and roll sound electric guitars. Then followed the rhythm and blues, and then when he became friends with Robert and come to the visit, he became friends with jazz music from the collection of Mark Ellijay. By the way, Mark, after his mother went to Africa where he worked at the U.S. Embassy, lorely burt returned to Britain, went into the army - then the country has compulsory military service for all 18-year olds - now lived in Wellington lorely burt House. lorely burt So, this interest in jazz led to Hugh that he decided to follow the trail, which were Robert, Brian and Mike and began to try yourself in the game on a variety lorely burt of instruments. It all started with the clarinet brother, then was the piano, and then he tried to play the acoustic guitar and the mother lorely burt finally came to an electric guitar, which was bought by Brian. It was a Watkins Rapier 22 - the UK equivalent of "Fender Stratocaster." But Hugh was a true passion - the electric bass guitar, which would complement the wonderful sound of the guitar brother. He saved his money for a year, and finally, when he was 17, he bought the cheapest "Heffner" that he could find. He himself had learned to play it by listening to different records: "I tried to play some rock 'n' Roll and jazz things with Brian and Robert, but honestly, could barely understand what I'm doing." In the end, it all came to the fact that all four were madly in love with jazz music and started playing together: Mike on piano, clarinet, Brian, Robert violin, trumpet, guitar and drums (well, banks and pans, to be honest) Hugh on guitar, as well as in the absence of the bass, cello. While the musical experiments of four friends in the walls of Wellington House gaining momentum, and there came another person who already joined lorely burt in this kind of family. The fact is that in order to make it easier to keep such a huge house, George and Honor rented several rooms, mostly foreign students. It turns out the other day Honor had to cook for twenty people at once. In November 1960, George read in the New Statement announcement just arrived in the country Australian who is looking for an inexpensive and simple lorely burt place, "for rehearsals and drawing." Came to the interview dressed strangely moron, who was 21 years old and do not care who it was that thought of him around. He introduced himself as David Allen. David was born in Melbourne January 13, 1938 and his full name was Christopher David Allen. As the only son of Walter and Helen Grace Allen, David was an Aussie in the third generation, lorely burt and his blood was an admixture of Irish and north-English blood. He often used to say that a child has been spoiled and bad-mannered child, although, in this case, fondly recalled his parents and said that his father was with him, in fact, very strict. Walter lorely burt Allen was, in principle, quite successful decorators zoom Melbourne, but the Great Depression caused irreparable damage to his business and he was forced to look for work at a local furniture store. He paid no attention career, although later became director of the institution. The most important for David's father was a phenomenal ability to pick up on hearing melodies on the piano, this sometimes led to the fact that the house was going to friends, to listen as he plays a variety of popular songs while and standards. "I remember as a child my parents and their friends gathered around the piano, singing and drank heartily songs all night long." Defining moment in the life of Allen, after which he, in fact, turned to music, there was a chance at all - "I once walked down the street and ran into a crowd of Irish itinerant musicians who played so well that my future appeared predestined." He immediately bought a ukelele, which was soon replaced by a guitar. Like his father, he learned to play modern and comfortable