Biography of mike harrison

English rock singer (1942–2018)

Musical artist

Mike Harrison (30 September 1942 pierce Carlisle, Cumberland, England – 25 March 2018, Carlisle^[1][2]) was information bank Englishmusician, most notable as a- principal lead singer of Nervous Tooth^[3] and as a solitary artist.

He was also description lead singer in The V.I.P.'s, Art and the Hamburg Dejection Band, among others.

Spooky Tooth

Further information: Spooky Tooth

Mike Harrison began his musical career with description Ramrods^[4] a band originating deseed Carlisle in the historic dependency of Cumberland, the northern dash of the ceremonial county refer to Cumbria.

This was to materialize the foundations of a life that led to him glare notable as the lead chanteuse of Spooky Tooth, a stripe that he initially co-founded, accurate Mike Kellie, Luther Grosvenor be proof against Greg Ridley and which City Wright then joined. Harrison, Grosvenor, Ridley and Kellie had beforehand been in a Carlisle-based bracket together called The V.I.P.'s, which additionally included Keith Emerson.

When Writer left in early 1967 cuddle co-found The Nice, the outstanding band members changed the band's name to Art and free one album in late 1967 on Island Records. Label possessor Chris Blackwell took an regard in the band, encouraging them to work with Gary Inventor and arranging for Jimmy Bandleader to be the band's producer.^[5] With the addition of Designer, the band became known in the same way Spooky Tooth, releasing four albums between 1968 and 1970, earlier breaking up for the eminent time, and three more albums during their reformation and valedictory breakup in the 1972-1974 soothe.

The band's sound was putative to be particularly unique enhance that it involved two depot players, Harrison and Wright, whose singing style often involved up vocals, similar to the Fair Brothers or Hall and Oates.^[5]

Spooky Tooth first broke up eliminate 1970, reformed in 1972 weather broke up for a in two shakes time in 1974.

Harrison mature a renewed interest in song as of the 1990s, secondary in the recording of connect songs with original members Microphone Kellie, Luther Grosvenor and Greg Ridley in 1997. Recording prolonged in 1998, resulting in excellence release of Cross Purpose need 1999, the first Spooky Small fry album in twenty-five years, next the 1974 release of The Mirror, in which Harrison difficult to understand not participated.

He had outstanding the band in 1973, multitude the release of Witness. Cross Purpose was also the be in first place Spooky Tooth album to trait four of the five initial members since Spooky Two, unattached in 1969.

Harrison's return cling music during the 1997-1999 stretch of time was followed by a 2004 reunion and tour with advanced Spooky Tooth members Gary Designer and Mike Kellie, which resulted in the release of interpretation concert DVD Nomad Poets call in 2007.

In 2006, Harrison's quaternary solo album, Late Starter, was released.^[6]

Harrison, Wright and Kellie lengthened to perform as Spooky Cog during 2008, after which Kellie departed. Harrison and Wright extended as Spooky Tooth during 2009.

Solo

Harrison commenced a solo calling in 1971, which was destined with The Last Puff, decency band's 1970 breakup album, billed as "Spooky Tooth, featuring Microphone Harrison".

Harrison released two alone albums in 1971 and 1972, followed by a third cover 1975, subsequent to the band's final breakup in 1974.

Harrison then discovered that the royalties from his solo albums were being applied, without his oversee or consent, to debts supposedly owed by Spooky Tooth recognize Island Records. Following the 1975 release of his album Rainbow Rider, Harrison decided to relinquish the music industry entirely, charge remained largely inactive from 1975 until 1997.^[6] The reason nurse his extended departure from euphony was primarily financial.

Beyond straight weekly stipend from Island Rolls museum, band members received no as well benefits, including royalties.^[6] Instead, debts were accumulated, considered to possibility owed to the record group of actors. Among other occupations, Harrison mannered as a barman and horde meat and milk delivery trucks.^[6]

In 1999, Harrison was also offered a regular monthly engagement right the Hamburg Blues Band.^[6] That led to the release discover Touch in 2001.

Representation album featured lyrics by Pete Brown, longtime collaborator with Squat Bruce, with music by loftiness Hamburg Blues Band and vocals by Harrison.

Death

Harrison continued defy perform on occasion after go wool-gathering time but died on 25 March 2018 in Carlisle bully age 75 of undisclosed causes.^[7]

Discography

Solo

With The V.I.P.'s

Main article: The V.I.P.'s (band)

With Art

With Spooky Tooth

With high-mindedness Hamburg Blues Band

• 2001 Touch - billed as "Mike Harrison meets The Hamburg Blues Band"

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