associated_acts years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
procol eric clapton , nik kershaw , art of noise harum , robin trower , dr. feelgood , 1983-present billericay , essex , england dave bronze non_vocal_instrumentalist 02 april 1952 bass guitar rock dave bronze
 david eric bronze guitarist , vocalist
dave bronze

david eric `` dave '' bronze -lrb- born 2 april 1952 , billericay , essex -rrb- is an english bass guitarist .
he has worked with such musicians as robin trower , dr. feelgood , the hamsters , eric clapton , nik kershaw , belinda carlisle , barbara dickson , art of noise , bryn haworth and ray davies .
in 1991 bronze joined a reformed procol harum , and can be heard on their `` the prodigal stranger '' and `` the long goodbye '' albums .
in 1993 he left the band and was replaced by matt pegg .
bronze is the bass guitarist on eric clapton 's 1994 album `` from the cradle '' and performed on the tour following the album 's release .
he was a member of eric clapton 's band until 1997 .
from 1999 to 2004 he played with eric bibb .
in 2000 he was voted british blues connections ' ` bass player of the year ' .
he played with the line-up at the concert for george in november 2002 .
he again joined clapton on stage for the teenage cancer trust benefit at the royal albert hall in march 2003 .
bronze also plays with clapton every new year 's eve at an annual gig held in aid of alcoholics anonymous .
in 2008 bronze toured with andy fairweather low , with whom he had played previously when backing clapton .
in 2011 he appeared on the latest album by bryn haworth `` one way ticket '' .
bronze rejoined clapton 's band for the 2-night `` baloise session '' performances in 2013 and a series of concerts in the united states and europe in 2014 .
