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Nik Turner (born Nicholas Turner, 26 August 1940, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a British musician, best known as a former member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings and is a composer. While with Hawkwind, Turner was known for his experimental free jazz stylisations and outrageous stage presence, often donning full makeup and Ancient Egypt-inspired costumes.
Known for
- Hawkwind: Warrior on the Edge of Time2026
- I Am Thor — Himself2015
- Cats and Trees — Owen Cannon2012
- Lemmy — Self2010
- Hawkwind: Do Not Panic — Self2007
- Hawkwind - Space Ritual — Saxophone / Flute / Vocal2007
- Hawkwind - Space Ritual — Synthesizer2007
- Hawkwind: Solstice at Stonehenge — Himself2004
- Hawkwind: The Solstice at Stonehenge 1984 — Himself1993
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Nik Turner (born Nicholas Robert Turner in Oxford on 28 August 1940; died 10 November 2022) was a British musician best remembered as the co-founder and former singer and saxophonist with influential rock group Hawkwind. He co-founded the group with Dave Brock in 1969. Turner was a major influence on the Hawkwind sound during the band's most popular period in the early 1970s, writing and singing a number of their best-loved tracks, including Master of the Universe. <a href="https://www.last.fm
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Turner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Place of death
- Pembrokeshire
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- space rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.nikturner.com
- Image
- Nik Turner (2010) 2.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-08-28
- Commons category
- Nik Turner
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-11-10
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