Wishbone Ash From Exeter, England. The Empty Vessels / Tanglewood I (July 1966 - ? ) Glen Turner - guitar Martin Turner - bass/vocals Steve Upton - drums Tanglewood II (August 1969 - 1969) Martin Turner - bass/vocals Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals David "Ted" Turner - guitar/vocals Name changed to Wishbone Ash. Wishbone Ash I(1969 - May 1974) Martin Turner - bass/vocals Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals David "Ted" Turner - guitar/vocals Albums: "Wishbone Ash" (1970) - Single: "Blind Eye" "Pilgrimage" (1971) "Argus" (1972) "Wishbone Four" (1973) "Live Dates" (live) (2-CDs) (1973) Wishbone Ash II(July 1974 - September 1980) Martin Turner - bass/vocals Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals Laurie Wisefield - guitar/vocals - formerly with Home (backing band for Al Stewart). Albums: "There's the Rub" (1974) "Locked In" (1975) "New England" (1976) "Front Page News" (1977) "No Smoke Without Fire" (1978) "Just Testing" (1979) "The King Will Come: Live" (1999) - recorded in 1976. Wishbone Ash III(October 1980 - January 1981) Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals Laurie Wisefield - guitar/vocals John Wetton - bass/vocals - b. July 12, 1949, Derby, England - formerly with The Palmer-James Group, Tetrad/Ginger Man, Splinter, Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, and UK. Album: "Number the Brave" (1981) John Wetton joins Asia. Wishbone Ash IV (April 1981 - April 1983) Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals Laurie Wisefield - guitar/vocals Trevor Bolder - bass/vocals - formerly with David Bowie, Mick Ronson, The Spiders From Mars, and Uriah Heep. Albums: "Hot Ash This" (live) (1981) "Twin Barrels Burning" Trevor Bolder rejoins Uriah Heep. Wishbone Ash V(April 1983 - December 1985) Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals Laurie Wisefield - guitar/vocals Mervyn "Spam" Spence - bass/vocals - formerly with Trapeze. Album: "Raw to the Bone" Laurie Wisefield later joins Tina Turner and Joe Cocker. Wishbone Ash VI (January 1986) Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals Mervyn "Spam" Spence - bass/vocals James "Jamie" Crompton - guitar/vocals - formerly with Suzi Quatro. Mervyn "Spam" Spence goes solo. Wishbone Ash VII (February 1986 - December 1987) Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals James "Jamie" Crompton - guitar/vocals Andy Pyle - bass - formerly with Blodwyn Pig, Savoy Brown, and Gary Moore. Andy Pyle rejoins Gary Moore. Wishbone Ash VIII (1988 - July 1990) (reformed with original lineup) Martin Turner - bass/vocals Steve Upton - drums Andy Powell - guitar/vocals David "Ted" Turner - guitar/vocals Albums: "Nouveau Calls" "Hear to Hear" Wishbone Ash IX (August 1990 - April 1991) Martin Turner - bass/vocals Andy Powell - guitar/vocals David "Ted" Turner - guitar/vocals Robbie France - drums - formerly with UFO. Wishbone Ash X(April 1991 - September 1991) Martin Turner - bass/vocals Andy Powell - guitar/vocals David "Ted" Turner - guitar/vocals Ray Weston - drums Album: "Strange Affair" (1991) Wishbone Ash XI (October 1991 - February 1994) Andy Powell - guitar/vocals David "Ted" Turner - guitar/vocals Ray Weston - drums Andy Pyle - bass - formerly with Gary Moore. Album: "Live In Chicago" (live) Wishbone Ash XII (1994 - December 1997) Andy Powell - guitar/vocals Roger Filgate - guitar/vocals Tony Kishman - bass/vocals Mike Sturgis - drums Album: "Live In Geneva" (1994) "Illuminations" (1996) "Live: Timeline" (1997) Tony Kishman goes solo. Wishbone Ash XIII (January 1998 - Present) Andy Powell - guitar/vocals Mike Sturgis - drums Mark Birch - guitar/vocals Bob Skeat - bass/vocals Album: "Bare Bones" (2000) "Psychic Terrorism" (2000) Compilations: "Distillation" (4-CD box set) (1997) "The Best of Wishbone Ash" (1997) Links: Wishbone Ash - Official Site Zaphod's Wishbone Ash Page - guitar tablature Wishbone Ash Discography Take me back to the Index... Last Revised:  May 6, 2000