Birth of Robert Calvert9 April 1944
Birth of Robert Calvert
Historical person
Robert Calvert Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Calvert, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
13 records1944–19889 events0 places
Chronological biography
1944
1967
Street Dada Nihilismus1967
Forms a Street Theatre group Street Dada Nihilismus
1971
Hawkwind1971
In Search of Space, brings greater commercial success, reaching number 18 on the UK album charts, and also sees the bands image and philosophy take shape, courtesy of graphic artist Barney Bubbles and underground press writer Robert Calvert
1972
Hawkwind1972
The single "Silver Machine" is released, reaching number 3 in the UK charts. Lead singer, poet and frontman of Hawkwind intermittently from 1972-1979 during which time he co-wrote their hit single "Silver Machine" and directed their Space Ritual Tour
Silver Machine1972
The single "Silver Machine" is released, reaching number 3 in the UK charts
1973
Hawkwind1973
The Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London is a 1973 live double album recorded in 1972 by UK rock band Hawkwind
Hawkwind1973
Dik Mik departs during 1973 and Calvert ends his association with the band to concentrate on solo projects
Space Ritual1973
Hawkwind release Space Ritual
1976
Hawkwind1976
The return of Robert Calvert, this time as a permanent vocalist rather than the peripheral poet role he occupied on Space Ritual. "Reefer Madness" lyrics are inspired by the 1936 anti-Marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness. Brings crafted lyrics to the band & is intent on turning live shows into a piece of music theatre with specific characters for him to act out
Reefer Madness1976
"Reefer Madness" lyrics are inspired by the 1936 anti-Marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness. Hawkwind release Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
1977
Quark1977
Hawkwind release Quark, Strangeness and Charm
1978
Hawklords1978
Hawkwind release Hawklords
1988
Death of Robert Calvert14 August 1988
Death of Robert Calvert
Titles and roles
Member of Hawkwind
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.