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Nic Potter

Nic Potter, English bass player and songwriter (died 2013)

Born
October 18, 1951
Died
January 16, 2013
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1951

About Nic Potter

Nic Potter was a British bassist, composer and painter, best known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s. Nic Potter (18 October 1951 – 16 January 2013) was a British bassist, composer and painter, best known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s. Potter first appeared on the album The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other, also playing some electric guitar on a few tracks in addition to his usual bass. Potter remained in touch with the band, and in 1971, he played bass guitar on Peter Hammill's first solo album, Fool's Mate, on Colin Scot's album Colin Scot and with the band Magna Carta. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s Potter continued to record and tour with Hammill, including playing bass for the K-Group (from 1981 to 1985), and with the Tigers (in 1980), and Duncan Browne (in 1984).

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Nic Potter timeline

  1. Nic Potter (18 October 1951 – 16 January 2013) was a British bassist, composer and painter, best known for his work with the group Van der Graaf Generator in the 1970s.
  2. Potter remained in touch with the band, and in 1971, he played bass guitar on Peter Hammill's first solo album, Fool's Mate, on Colin Scot's album Colin Scot and with the band Magna Carta.
  3. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s Potter continued to record and tour with Hammill, including playing bass for the K-Group (from 1981 to 1985), and with the Tigers (in 1980), and Duncan Browne (in 1984).

The world when Nic Potter was born

Nic Potter was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nic Potter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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