British guitarist and songwriter Adrian Gurvitz (born Adrian Israel Gurvitz on
June 26, 1949 in Stoke Newington) was born into a family quite familiar with the
music business; his father was a tour manager for The Kinks, Crispian St.
Peters, and others. Gurvits first reached the pop charts in the late 1960s as
the frontman for The Gun with “Race with the Devil”, a proto metal influencer
that would be recorded by a diverse group of artists over the years. He skipped
around, forming a band with his brother, and they eventually joined forces with
Ginger Baker. His solo debut came wi...