Alex Harvey
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Scottish rock musician (1935–1982)
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- Little Kingdoms
- Forgotten Vikings
- Adventures of Olivia Ready To Read
- Stained Glass Color by Number Book for Adults
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Alex Harvey (February 5, 1935 - February 4, 1982) was a Scottish rock and roll recording artist (not to be confused with the American country singer of the same name). With his Sensational Alex Harvey Band, he built a strong reputation as a live performer during the 1970s glam rock era. The band was renowned for its eclecticism and energetic live performance, Harvey for his charismatic persona and daredevil stage antics. The band split up in 1978, and Alex continued with a solo career, but was n
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alex
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Zeebrugge
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- rock music
- Genre
- rock music
- Record label
- Vertigo Records
- Work location
- Scotland
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1935-02-05
- date of death
- 1982-02-04
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- member of
- The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- end of work period
- 1982-00-00
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