Brian Charles Chatton (born 19 July 1948) is an English keyboardist, author and singer songwriter.
From November 1965 to 1967, Chatton was in the Warriors, with Jon Anderson on vocals, his brother Tony Anderson on vocals and harmonica, Rod Hill and Mike Brereton on guitars, Dave Foster on bass (later in Badger with ex-Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye) and future King Crimson drummer Ian Wallace.
He joined a band put together by Chas Chandler (Animals) and backed Eric Burdon for 8 months, which included dates with both Santana, and Journey at Wembley Stadium.
He also wrote the music for Eric's lyrics for a movie featuring Terence Stamp, called "Les Human."
Nico McBrain, Pat Travers, Iron Maiden, John Porter, Shep Pettibone (Producer – Pet Shop Boys) In July 1979, Chatton joined Anderson, Allan Holdsworth, Jack Bruce and Adrian Tilbrook for a one-off performance in London as The All-Star Rock Band.
It stood for over 30 years and then material from this was re-worked and included on Anderson's 1000 Hands: Chapter One solo album, which was released in March 2019.
Guests on 1000 Hands playing Chatton's material included Chick Corea, Billy Cobham, Jean-Luc Ponty, Steve Howe, Alan White and Ian Anderson.
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