Dave Ball (guitarist) - Tributes BBC Derby 2 April 2015

Dave Ball (born David J. Ball; 30 March 1950 – 1 April 2015) was an English guitar player.
In April 1971, he left Big Bertha and joined Procol Harum replacing Robin Trower.
He played on Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, but left during the recording of their 1973 album Grand Hotel, in September 1972.
He then formed the group Bedlam with his brother Dennis and drummer Cozy Powell, who released an album on Chrysalis Records. He recorded with Long John Baldry on Baldry's 1973 album Good to Be Alive.[2] He also played in the Nickey Barclay Band in London in the 1980s.[3]In 1988, while working in Oman, he performed in the band Rashid Goes To Nizwa.[citation needed]
For a time, he joined the Army.[1]
He last played with Gary Brooker of Procol Harum in London, in July 2007. He also sometimes played with the Procol Harum tribute band, The Palers. He released a solo album, Don't Forget Your Alligator, in 2012.
Ball died in April 2015 at the age of 65.