Nick Garvey

Brendan Nicholas Peter Garvey (born 26 April 1951) is an English singer-songwriter and producer born in Stoke-on-Trent. He was a member of the pub rock bands Ducks Deluxe and The Motors. As well as vocals, Garvey also played guitar, bass, piano, oboe and trumpet. Garvey was a roadie for Flamin' Groovies, before he left them and joined rock band Ducks Deluxe as a guitarist and bassist in 1972. He left the band sometime after the band recorded their first Peel session in April 1974 and was replaced by Micky Groome. Garvey then moved to Cardigan in Wales and worked on a farm before moving back to London and forming the short-lived band Snakes with Robert Gotobed, who later join the band Wire, and released one single before disbanding. In 1977, he reconnected with former Ducks Deluxe pianist Andrew McMaster and formed The Motors with Bram Tchaikovsky and Ricky Slaughter. The band had four UK single chart entries between 1977 and 1980: "Dancing the Night Away" (UK #42), "Airport" (UK #4), "Forget About You" (UK #13) and "Love and Loneliness" (UK #58). Both Dancing... and Love... were co-written by Nick. Nick and Andy were the band's joint lead singers. "Airport" was sung by McMaster, "Forget About You" by Garvey. The Motors disbanded in 1980. In 1982, Garvey released a solo album, Blue Skies. He also worked in the studio with Paul McCartney and co-produced Sunnyboys' third album, Get Some Fun, in 1984. Garvey was on the music show Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2001, as a part of the Identity parade. Albums Christmas at the Patti — Ducks Deluxe — 1973 Ducks Deluxe — Ducks Deluxe — 1974 Taxi To The Terminal Zone — Ducks Deluxe — 1975 1 — The Motors — 1977 Approved by the Motors — The Motors — 1978 The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric — Wreckless Eric — producer — 1978 Strange Man, Changed Man — Bram Tchaikovsky — guest performer/producer — 1979 Lullaby Of Broadway — Bram Tchaikovsky EP — performer/producer — 1979 Tenement Steps — The Motors — 1980 Big Smash! — Wreckless Eric — 1980 Just Popped Out — Tyla Gang — uncredited performer — 1980 Pressure — Bram Tchaikovsky — performer — 1980 A Woman's Got the Power — The A's — producer — 1981 Funland — Bram Tchaikovsky — performer — 1981 Turn It Up — Dirty Looks — producer — 1981 Blue Skies — solo — 1982 Get Some Fun — Sunnyboys — producer — 1984 High Cost of Living — Chris Thompson — performer — 1986 CHOBA B CCCP — Paul McCartney — guest performer — 1988 Singles "Teenage Head / Lights Out" — Snakes — 1975 "Take A Look Over My Shoulder / The Lion And The Lamb" — solo — 1982 "Nick Garvey Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 9 October 2025. "Artist: Nick Garvey | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025. Nick Garvey Concert database "Joe Geesin - Freelance Music Journalist › The Motors Sleevenotes". www.joegeesin.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025. "Ducks Deluxe". www.jungle-records.net. Retrieved 9 October 2025. Colin Larkin - The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 1992 - page 741 "B". badcatrecords.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025. "THE MOTORS: APPROVED BY THE MOTORS, CONSIDERED (1978): They had the look, unfortunately". Elsewhere by Graham Reid. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2025. "Pinkflag.com (the official Wire website) - Us - Robert Grey". www.pinkflag.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025. Geesin, Joe (9 September 2024). "Looking Back - The Motors – Airport". Now Spinning Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2025. "MOTORS". Official Charts. 24 September 1977. Retrieved 9 October 2025. The Motors - Dancing The Night Away, 1977, retrieved 9 October 2025 "SUNNYBOYS". Clinton Walker. Retrieved 9 October 2025. Vinyl Album: Sunnyboys - Get Some Fun (1984), retrieved 9 October 2025 Extracted from albums back cover: "NICK GARVEY, Bass guitar" "Bram Tchaikovsky". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 October 2025. Blue Skies - Nick Garvey | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 9 October 2025 Vinyl Album: Nick Garvey - Blue Skies (1982), retrieved 9 October 2025 "Nick Garvey (artist)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 9 October 2025. "Snakes : Teenage Head / Lights Out (7", Single)". DaddyPop Ltd. Retrieved 9 October 2025. The Snakes - Teenage Head, retrieved 9 October 2025 "Nick Garvey". 45cat. Retrieved 9 October 2025.