lt;br>London, England | Died | Origin | Instrument | Voice_type | Genre pop music jazz | Occupation | Years_active 1960s - present | Label Marmalade | Associated_acts Brian Auger Steampacket Blossom Toes Keith Tippett Centipede (band) Ovary Lodge, Mujician RoTToR, etc. | URL http://www.mindyourownmusic.co.uk/ mindyourownmusic.co.uk] | Notable_instruments }} Julie Tippetts (born Julie Driscoll 8 June 1947, London England is an English singer and actress, known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan s "This Wheel's on Fire (song) , and Donovan s "Season of the Witch , both with Brian Auger & Brian Auger and the Trinity She and Auger had previously worked in Steampacket with Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart "This Wheel's on Fire (song) reached number five in the United Kingdom With distortion, the imagery of the title and the groups dress and performance, this version came to represent the psychedelic era in British music Driscoll recorded the song again in the early 90s with Adrian Edmondson as the theme to the BBC comedy series [[Absolutely Fabulous]] whose main characters are throwbacks to that era. Since the 1970s Driscoll has concentrated on experimental vocal music, married jazz musician Keith Tippett and collaborated with him. Her name is now Julie Tippetts, thus using the original spelling of her husbands surname. She participated in Keith Tippetts big band Centipede (band) and, in 1974, took part in Robert Wyatt s Theatre Royal Drury Lane concert; released a solo album, Sunset Glowin 1975lt;/ref>; and was lead vocalistlt;/ref> on Carla Bley s album [[Tropic Appetites]] Later in the 1970s she toured with her own band, and recorded and performed as one of the vocal quartet Voice, with Maggie Nicols Phil Minton and Brian Eley.

Discography

Here is a list of her selected work sorted mostly by recording date: * 1967 - Open(with Brian Auger & Brian Auger and the Trinity * 1969 - [[Streetnoise]](with Brian Auger & Brian Auger and the Trinity * 1969 - Jools & Brian(with Brian Auger & Brian Auger and the Trinity * 1971 - [[1969 (album)|1969]](featuring Keith Tippett Group) * 1971 - Quartet Sequence(with John Stevens Ron Herman & Trevor Watts * 1971 - (June) [[Septober Energy]](with Centipede (band) (recorded at Wessex Sound Studios London, during three days, produced by Robert Fripp * 1972 - Blueprint(with Keith Tippett, Roy Babbington Frank Perry & Keith Bailey) (produced by Robert Fripp) * 1975 - (August 6) Ovary Lodge(with Keith Tippett, Harry Miller (jazz bassist) & Frank Perry) - Live at Nettlefold Hall, London * 1975 - Sunset Glow * 1975 - The Rock Peter and the Wolf(an arrangement of songs of the classic Peter and the Wolf story, with Gary Brooker Bill Bruford Phil Collins Stephane Grappelli Jack Lancaster Jon Hiseman Brian Eno Alvin Lee Gary Moore Cozy Powell Manfred Mann Keith Tippett Viv Stanshall etc. * 1978 - (May 22 thru 24) Frames: Music For An Imaginary Film(Keith Tippetts Ark) (recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London) * 1978 - Encore(with Brian Auger * 1982 - Best of Julie Driscoll- compilation * 1987 - [[Couple in Spirit]](duet with Keith Tippett (mixed by Robert Fripp * 1989 - Fire in the Mountain(with Working Week (band) * 1989 - Women With Voices(track #12, with Maggie Nicols Sue Ferrar & Sylvia Hallett, recorded live, March 4th, at Air Gallery, London) * 1991 - (June 1) The Bristol Concert(with Mujician & The Georgian Ensemble as honorary guest) (recorded live at at St. Georges concert hall, Brandon Hill Bristol, UK, for BBC) * 1991 - With Brian Auger & The Trinity- compilation * 1992 - (January 2 & 3) Spirits Rejoice(with The Dedication Orchestra (recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston, Surrey UK) * 1993 - (October 23) Twilight Etchings(with Willi Kellers & Keith Tippett) (recorded at the Podewil in Berlin during the Total Music Meeting) * 1994 - (January 3 thru 5) Ixesha (Time)(with The Dedication Orchestra) (recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston, Surrey, UK) * 1996 - Couple In Spirit II(duet with Keith Tippett) (recorded live at The Stadtgarten, Cologne * 1998 - (February 6 & April 30) The First Full Turn(with RoTToR: Paul Rutherford Julie & Keith Tippett, Paul Rogers) (recorded various locations) * 1998 - (May 3) First Weaving: Live at [[Le Mans]] Jazz Festival(Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra) * 1999 - Season of the Witch- compilation * 1999 - Shadow Puppeteer- solo * 2001 - If Your Memory Serves You Well- compilation * 2001 - 2002 (November & February) Fluvium(with Martin Archer & Geraldine Monk (electronics recorded at Telecottage, Sheffield between January 2000 & March 2002, vocals & acoustic instruments recorded at The Sound Kitchen, Sheffield, between November 2001 and February 2002) * 2003 - The Dartington Trio(with Keith Tippett & Paul Dunmall - Live at The BBC & Live at The Vortex * 2004 - (August 8) Dartington Improvising Trio(with Keith Tippett & Paul Dunmall) - Live at The Priory (recorded live at Priory Park, 3rd Southend International Jazz Festival) * 2004 - Julie Driscoll * 2004 - London 1964-1967- compilation * 2004 - A Kind Of Love In 1967-1971- compilation * 2004 - (September 5) Viva La Black: Live at [[Ruvo]] Jazz Festival(with Keith Tippett, Louis Moholo & Canto General) in Ruvo di Puglia, Bari Puglia Italy * 2005 - (April 24) Mahogany Rain(with Paul Dunmall, Philip Gibbs & Keith Tippett) (recorded at Victoria Rooms (Bristol) Bristol UK) * 2009 - Ghosts of Gold(with Martin Archer) * 2009 - Nostalgia 77 Sessions featuring Keith & Julie Tippett

References

(Circa1962) Take me by the hand (and lead me)

External links

*http://www.mindyourownmusic.co.uk/ Mind Your Own Music], the Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts website. *http://www.oocities.com/SunsetStrip/Villa/9500/driscoll.htm Julie Driscoll @ The British Beat Boom 1963-66] *http://www.phinnweb.org/retro/julie/ Julie Driscoll @ pHinnWeb] * * *http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/x3cz/ BBC - Classic Pop/Rock Review - Brian Auger Julie Driscoll & The Trinity, Open, Definitely What!, Streetnoise] Category:English female singers Category:English songwriters Category:English singer-songwriters Category:English jazz singers Category:1947 births Category:Living people de:Julie Driscoll fa:جولی دریسکال fr:Julie Driscoll it:Julie Driscoll nl:Julie Driscoll pl:Julie Driscoll sv:Julie Driscoll