Howard Wales

Howard Wales (February 8, 1943 – December 7, 2020) was an American keyboardist who worked in a wide variety of styles. He was a collaborator with Jerry Garcia in the early 1970s.

Wales was a session player for many musical acts, including Ronnie Hawkins, Freddie King, James Brown, and the Four Tops. A live album recorded at the Matrix jam sessions, Side Trips, Volume One, was released in 1998.

Wales contributed to the 1970 Grateful Dead album American Beauty. He played organ on the songs "Truckin' " and "Candyman", and piano on "Brokedown Palace".

Discography Howard Wales Rendezvous with the Sun (1976) The Monk in the Mansion (1992) Complex Simplex (2001) Between Two Worlds (2006) Life Is a Trip (2009) Faces (2012) Overview (2014) Undisclosed Location (2018) Howard Wales and Jerry Garcia Hooteroll? (1971) Side Trips, Volume One (1998) With other artists A.B. Skhy – A.B. Skhy (1969) Music of El Topo – Shades of Joy (1970) American Beauty – Grateful Dead (1970) Baby Batter – Harvey Mandel (1971) Electronic Progress – Harvey Mandel (1971) The Runner – Jeff Jolly Band (1996) Planetary Warrior – Harvey Mandel (1997) Changer L'Horizon – Rod and the Shotgun Blues (1998) Berkeley Soul – Sy Klopps (2000) Raw Material – Jeff Jolly (2001) Mosaique – Rocío Guitard (2002) Harvey Mandel and the Snake Crew – Harvey Mandel (2006) The Wax Still Drips – Stackabones (2011)