On May 21, 2001, Tommy Eyre died aged 52. He was musician (keyboards, piano), as a session musician recorded and performed with John Martyn, Alex Harvey, Greg Lake, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, B.B. King, John Mayall, Tracy Chapman Wham!, Marc Almond, Scarlet Rivera, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Blue Whale, Jaklin, Riff Raff and ZZebra, but he was best known for playing on Joe Cocker’s “With A Little Help From My Friends”, Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” and “Right Down the Line”. As leader Eyre has released seven albums.
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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: Tomorrow Belongs to Me
In April 1975, “Vertigo” label released “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”the fifth Sensational Alex Harvey Band (The) . It was recorded in 1975, at “Scorpio Studios” in London, and was produced by David Batchelor, Alex Harvey, Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen, Hugh McKenna and Ted McKenna.
Personnel:
- Alex Harvey– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Zal Cleminson– guitar, backing vocals
- Hugh McKenna – keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Chris Glen– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ted McKenna– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Barry St. John, Liza Strike, Vicki Brown– backing vocals
- Derek Wadsworth- string and brass arrangements
- Dennis Weinreich, Ray Hendriksen – engineer
- Peter Swettenham – additional recording, mixing
- Dave Field – illustration
- Jack Wood – art direction
Track listing:
- Action Strasse – Alex Harvey, Alistair Cleminson, Hugh McKenna
- Snake Bite – Alex Harvey
- Soul in Chains – David Batchelor, Alistair Cleminson, Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna
- The Tale of the Giant Stoneater – Alex Harvey, Hugh McKenna
- Ribs and Balls – Chris Glen, Alex Harvey
- Give My Compliments to the Chef – Alex Harvey, Alistair Cleminson, Hugh McKenna
- Shark’s Teeth – Alex Harvey, Alistair Cleminson
- Shake That Thing – Alex Harvey
- Tomorrow Belongs to Me – Fred Ebb, John Kander
- To Be Continued…(Hail Vibrania!) – Alex Harvey, Alistair Cleminson
Jacques Brel
On October 9, 1978, Jacques Romain Georges Brel died aged 49. He was a Belgian singer, songwriter and actor, widely considered a master of the modern chanson. He recorded most of his songs in French and in Dutch, but he became a major influence on English speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Leonard Cohen, Marc Almond and Rod McKuen. The English translations of his songs were recorded by many famous performers including Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Judy Collins, John Denver, the Kingston Trio, Scott Walker and Andy Williams. Having sold over 25 million records worldwide, Brel is the fourth best-selling Belgian recording artist of all time.
Alex Harvey
On February 4, 1982, Alex Harvey died aged 47. He was singer and songwriter, in 1959 he formed “Alex Harvey Big Soul Band”, in 1960’s the band “Tear Gas” and he is best known as leader of the “Sensational Alex Harvey Band”. He suffered heart attack on a ferry, after performing a concert in Belgium with his new band “The Electric Cowboys”.
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