Alex Harvey
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Biography
Alexander James Harvey, known professionally as Alex Harvey, was a Scottish rock and blues musician. Harvey began a career in 1954 with skiffle groups and led Alex Harvey's Big Soul Band between 1958 and 1965. In 1972, he formed the Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB), featuring Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen, Ted McKenna, and Hugh McKenna. SAHB achieved success in Britain with singles including âNextâ (1973), âThe Faith Healerâ (1974), and a cover of âDelilahâ (1975), which reached number 7. The single âThe Boston Tea Partyâ (1976) reached number 13. SAHB maintained a following in the United States, particularly in Cleveland. Harvey left the group in 1976, returning for the album Rock Drill (1978) before pursuing a solo career. Harvey died in 1982. In 2016, Universal Music released the compilation Last of the Teenage Idols (2016).
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- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
- Good God Almighty
- I Can Do Without You
- Curtains For My Baby
- The Michigan Massacre
- No Peace
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- Strange Fruit
- Let My Bluebird Sing
- Maxine
- Down At Bart's Place
- Hello L.A. Bye Bye Birmingham
- Broken Hearted Fairytale
- Donna
- Trouble In Mind
- The Riddle Song
- Waltzing Matilda
- T.B. Blues
- Mrs. Katherine Robertson
- The Big Rock Candy Mountain
- Introduction (Part 2) by Alex Harvey
- Honey Bee
- I Learned About Woman
- Danger Zone
