Andy Mackay

Sound
1946-07-23
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England

Biography

Andrew 'Andy' Mackay (born 23 July 1946) is an English musician, best known as a founding member (playing oboe and saxophone) of the art rock group Roxy Music. Further, he has taught music and provided scores for television, while his work as a session musician encompasses some of the most noteworthy and recognisable names in the music business.

Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles

#1Seven Ages of Rock

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes as Self

9.2 / 10
Documentary

A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.

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#2Roxette

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage)

8.8 / 10
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Documentary profiling young Roxy Music fans. They talk about the band and the music, are seen out and about in Manchester, they prepare for a concert at the Opera House. Includes footage of a tribute band, who, due to a lack of musical instruments, use household appliances to make music.

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#3ABBA in Switzerland

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Self - Roxy Music

7.8 / 10
Music

ABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps. Also featuring special guests Kate Bush and Roxy Music.

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#4Roxy Music: Live at the Apollo

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m as Saxophone/clarinet

8.8 / 10

Recorded live at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, Roxy Music performs their greatest hits, fronted by the always mesmerizing Bryan Ferry with original band members Andy MacKay and Phil Manzanera. Spend a glamorous, glorious evening with the band that defined modern musical romance, heartbreak and grace. Songs: Re- Make/Re-Model, Street Life, Ladytron, While My Heart Is Still Beating, Out of the Blue, A Song for Europe, My Only Love, In Every Dream Home a Heartache, Oh Yeah!, Both Ends Burning, Tara, Mother of Pearl, Avalon, Dance Away, Jealous Guy, Editions of You, Virginia Plain, Love Is the Drug, Do the Strand, For Your Pleasure.

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#5Roxy Music - Live at the Apollo

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m as Self - saxes, oboe

7.6 / 10
Music

Performed and recorded live at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in London on October 2, 2001, this concert was part of the group's 30 year anniversary tour and featured long time members Brian Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson.

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#6Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage)

8.0 / 10

Enjoy the Thrill of It All and Dance Away the evening for this dive into the BBC's archives to look over some of the finest performances from both Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry. As a band, they were innovative, helping create the look and sound of the 1970s, and Ferry's solo career saw him hit new heights as the embodiment of sophisticated cool. Amongst the hits included are classics like Do The Strand, Avalon, Slave to Love and In Every Dream Home a Heartache... but the programme covers their entire careers, so do prepare for More than This.

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#7Roxy Music: More Than This - The Story of Roxy Music

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Self

7.5 / 10
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Roxy Music's unique blend of avant-garde rock music and high style set the tone for the whole glam rock era. They were much imitated but never equaled. This DVD tells the story of Roxy Music through new interviews with band members Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson, Brian Eno and Eddie Jobson plus many of their contemporaries. The program covers their early years, the classic seventies albums, their re-emergence with a much smoother style in the early eighties, the band's break up and then their hugely successful reunion in the 21st century. Originally broadcast by the BBC in late 2008, the DVD contains nearly half an hour of additional unseen material plus three bonus, previously unreleased live tracks.

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#8Roxy Music - The Thrill of It All: A Visual History 1972-1982

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m as self

7.0 / 10
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The definitive Roxy Music DVD. It vividly captures the band's recording career, packed with live footage, much of it previously unseen and their back catalogue of promo videos. For all their imitators and admirers, no one has ever successfully cloned the unique and indefinable combination of elements that made Roxy Music one of the most influential bands in Rock music history. Now for the first time with the release of The Thrill Of It All, fans are given the opportunity to take a comprehensive look back at the career of a band that combined idiosyncratic experimentation, sophisticated wit and a highly developed visual presentation. With memorable TV performances for singles like 'Virginia Plain', 'Do The Strand' and 'Pyjamarama', classic videos for tracks like 'Avalon' and 'Jealous Guy' and the unforgettable live recordings of tracks like 'Editions Of You' and 'Street Life', this DVD really demonstrates a band who triumphantly combined both style and substance.

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#9Roxy Music: On The Road Live

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Music

Filmed live at the Apollo Theatre, Manchester in 1979. 1 Manifesto 2 Song For Europe 3 Still Falls The Rain 4 Mother Of Pearl 5 In Every Dream Home A Heartache 6 Ain't That So 7 Love Is The Drug 8 Editions Of You 9 Re-Make/Re-Model 10 Virginia Plain

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#10Roxy Music Musikladen 1973

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m as Self - saxophones

8.8 / 10
Music

Roxy Music performing live on the Musikladen TV Show in May 1973, Bremen, Germany. Songs: Do the Strand / Editions of You /In Every Dream Home a Heartache / Remake/Remodel / Virginia Plain

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