Conway Savage

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Conway Victor Savage (27 July 1960 – 2 September 2018) was an Australian rock musician. He was a member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, providing piano, organ and backing vocals from 1990. From 1993, Savage had a solo career and released albums, Nothing Broken (2000), Wrong Man's Hands (2004) and Rare Songs & Performances 1989–2004. He also collaborated with other artists for their albums, such as Soon Will Be Tomorrow (with Suzie Higgie, 1998) and Quickie for Ducky (with Amanda Fox and Robert Tickner, 2007). Conway Victor Savage was born on 27 July 1960 and grew up in country Victoria, his parents were publicans. His brother, Frank Savage, is a part-time rock music cabaret singer and builder. His niece, Cash Savage, is the lead singer of the band Cash Savage and the Last Drinks. Savage began playing piano in his early teens in the dining room of one of the pubs his parents owned. He later recalled "I just really enjoyed it ... I could just sit down and play it and play it – it's a beautiful relaxation, until this day. But it wasn't like I was playing in the pub for nickels and dimes or anything. I was really embarrassed about it and I kept it pretty quiet". From 1980 to 1981 with Savage on piano and backing vocals was in Happy Orphans with Jim White on drums. He was also in Scrap Museum over a similar time period. From 1982 to 1986 he was in a country music band, The Feral Dinosaurs, again with White. Other members of that group were Nick Danyi on saxophone and vocals; Dav

top songs

albums

Nothing Broken

Wrong Man's Hands

Rare Songs & Performances 1989-2004

Conway Savage

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Quickie for Ducky

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Pussy's Bow

Eponymous

Live in Ireland

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"Nothing Broken": 2001 <Zero One>- Cargo Records UK Limited- "CUK004CD."- Recorded & Mastered @ Atlantis, Melbourne, In Early 2000. Produced By Dave McCluney And Conway S.

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soon will be tomorrow

The Good Songs (Mojo Presents a Tribute to Nick Cave)

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Fish Creek

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