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Harvey was born in Glasgow. His musical roots were in Dixieland jazz and skiffle music, which were an inexplicable fad in England and Scotland during the late 1950s. During this period, he won a competition that sought "Scotland's answer to Tommy Steele," a rock star apparently better known then as a pinup than remembered today as a performer. Alex Harvey was literally the "last of the teenage idols," a distinction he made much of during his subsequent career.
In 1959, Harvey formed "Alex Harvey's Soul Band," and recorded blues and rock and roll material, to modest success. In 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil, Harvey found more success as a member of the cast in London production of the musical HairHair subtitled The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a musical about hippies. It was written by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music). It premiered off-Broadway as the innagural perfomance of The Public Theater, on October 17.
In 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un, Harvey formed the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, composed of himself and the former members of a progressive rockProgressive rock is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s principally in England, reaching the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, but continuing as a musical form to this day. Progressive roc band called "Tear Gas." It was with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band that Harvey had his greatest successes, both musical and sales. Harvey's skiffle background led him to include unusual material for the period in his sets, including old pop songs and Broadway musical material. His live act also usually featured a tale of "Vambo," a jungle superheroA superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume, and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. Superheroes spend much of their time battling monsters, natural disaste who was the subject of some of his more energetic numbers.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band scored chart hits in Britain with the single Delilah, a remake of the Tom JonesTom Jones (born June 7, 1940) is a Welsh pop singer with a large and powerful voice. He was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, Wales. He married and had a child at the age of sixteen, long before becoming a pop idol. Despite frequent and much publi hit, and also with The Boston Tea Party.
Harvey died of a heart attack in Zeebrugge, Belgium, the day before his 47th birthday.