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Alexander James Harvey (5 February 1935 – 4 February 1982) was a Scottish rock and blues musician. Although his career spanned almost three decades, he is best remembered as the frontman of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, with whom he built a reputation as an exciting live performer during the era of glam rock in the 1970s.
Alex Harvey was born in rural western Tennessee near Brownsville. In 1964, Harvey graduated from Murray State University in Kentucky with a master's degree in Music and Education, and he also studied acting in Los Angeles. [2] Alex Harvey performed and recorded as a musician throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1972. [1] Fronted by Alex Harvey accompanied by Zal Cleminson on guitar, bassist Chris Glen, keyboard player Hugh McKenna (28 November 1949 – 18 December 2019) and drummer Ted McKenna, their music was a blend of blues rock and hard rock, [2] with cabaret elements. [3]
The Soldier on the Wall is the final album recorded by Alex Harvey. [4] The album was recorded in September/October 1981 and released shortly after Harvey's death. [5]
Alex Harvey may refer to: . Alex Harvey (actor), American actor Alex Harvey (musician) (1935–1982), Scottish musician Alex Harvey (country musician) (1947–2020), American songwriter from Tennessee
Framed is the 1972 debut album by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.The title track is a cover of a Leiber and Stoller song originally recorded by The Robins.Other tracks include a cover of the Willie Dixon song "I Just Want to Make Love to You", originally performed by Muddy Waters.
Oct. 4, 1981: Lee Harvey Oswald was exhumed from his grave at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Following an autopsy in Dallas, the reburial drew a host of spectators, many with cameras.
Alexander Harvey may refer to: Alexander Harvey II (1923–2017), US federal judge; Alexander Gordon Cummins Harvey, British cotton manufacturer and merchant; Alexander Miller Harvey (1867–1928), Kansas lawyer, politician, and author; Alex Harvey (country musician) — (1941-2020), hit songwriter