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Gilson Lavis

Gilson Lavis is credited on 388 releases across 69 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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388

Pressings credited

69

Albums

6

Decades active

230

In collections

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".

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Credited work

388 releases · 69 albums · active 1974–2024

  • Performance · 426
  • Other credits · 86

Studios: Helicon Mountain Recording Studios · Britannia Row Studios · Sound Techniques, London · Olympic Studios

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