The 70s rock legend who worked with Jimi Hendrix

Humans of Chelmsford

In this episode of Humans of Chelmsford we are joined by Keith Bonsor, a man that has always had music as a key part of his life.
From an early age growing up on Canvey, music influences were far and wide and, in the sixties, he was part of the group The Essex Five.
As part of the band he got to support and work with legends such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix but there came a point when performing cover songs wasn’t enough and he had to start writing his own material.
Song writing allowed him to explore all manner of new techniques and inventive ways to create music.
He also paid a young man – by the name of Andrew Lloyd Webber - £20 to arrange songs for him.
As the 1970s came around Keith formed a new rock band called Zior with a different brand of music and unique stage shows.
However, it wasn’t financially viable to keep it going and, instead, he moved into event management and professional DJ-ing in some of Essex’s best known entertainment spots.
But following popular demand Keith recently went back to creating albums and in 2018 the first Zior album since the 70s will be released to the wider world.
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