Gilson Lavis
Biography
David Leslie Gilson Lavis ( GHIL-sən LAY-vis, 27 June 1951 – 5 November 2025) was an English drummer and portrait artist. He gained fame as drummer with the band Squeeze in the 1970s and 1980s. Lavis was for more than 30 years drummer for Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, with former Squeeze bandmate Jools Holland, before retiring from drumming in 2024. Rod Stewart described him as "the best swing drummer since Charlie Watts ... the guv'nor of swing".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frank
2003
Singles - 45's And Under
1982
East Side Story
1981
Babylon And On
1987
Argybargy
1980
Reality Bites (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1994
At The BBC
2012
Cool For Cats
1979
Sweets From A Stranger
1982
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
1985
Frank
1989
Squeeze
1978
Back On Top
1999
Play
1991
I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols. 2 & 3
1981
Cool For Cats
1979
Swing Fever
2024
Credited work
617 releases · 68 albums · active 1974–2026
- Performance · 800
- Other credits · 118
Studios: Helicon Mountain Recording Studios · Olympic Studios · Britannia Row Studios · Sound Techniques, London
Frequent collaborators
- Squeeze (2)
- Jools Holland
- Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
- Various
- Amy Winehouse
- Graham Parker
- Marc Almond
- Robert Plant