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Brush Shiels | |
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| Birth name | Brendan Francis Shiels |
| Born | 24 October 1945 Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, rock, blues rock, country |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | CBS |
| Website | myspace.com/brushshiels |
Brendan Francis "Brush" Shiels (born 24 October 1945, Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland) is a musician best known for being the frontman of Gary Moore's first rock band, Skid Row.[1] He had a show on RTÉ Television called Off yer Brush and was twice managed by boyband mentor Louis Walsh.[1] He appears regularly, providing musical accompaniment, on the Joe Duffy Liveline radio programme on RTÉ and still performs live in Ireland.
Shiels played football for Bohemian Football Club in the 1960s. He has helped Bohemians by making appearances at fundraising events to try and ensure the survival of his former club.
In 1971, Billboard praised Shiels, Bridgeman, and Moore for their album 34 Hours suggesting the "lads will travel far".[2] Shiels has played at such American music venues as Fillmore West in San Francisco and Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles,[3] and in 1986 he played at the Self Aid benefit concert for unemployed people in Ireland.[4]
In October 2012, he suffered heart failure caused by a viral infection and was admitted to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin for two weeks.[3] In 2013, he was one of the legends from the Irish entertainment business to perform at the Philip Chevron testimonial.[5]
- ^ a b "Brendan 'Brush' Shiels reveals pal Phil Lynott crashed his honeymoon". Entertainment Music. Irish Independent. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Self-Aid to help Irish Unemployed". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 35. Billboard Publications Inc. 28 August 1971. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ a b Sweeney, Ken (14 December 2012). "Shiels says thanks to medics after his Brush with death". Irish News. Irish Independent.
- ^ "Self-Aid to help Irish Unemployed". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 19. Billboard Publications Inc. 10 May 1986. p. 90. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Philip Chevron testimonial at Olympia this Saturday". Hot Press. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.