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Alex Harvey

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The Resume

    (February 5, 1935-February 4, 1982)
    Born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Singer for the Alex Harvey Soul Band and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band
    Recorded 'Delilah,' 'Tomahawk Kid,' 'Vambo Marble Eye,' 'Isobel Goudie,' 'The Faith Healer' and 'Framed'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was in his late thirties when he became a rock star.
    He always wore the same outfit onstage: jeans with a striped shirt and a leather jacket.
    The Sensational Alex Harvey Band recorded an album, 'Hot City,' in 1974, but it was shelved and wasn't released until thirty years later.
    He spent the late 1960s playing in the pit orchestra for the London production of 'Hair.'
    When he left the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, the remaining musicians billed themselves as 'SAHB...without Alex.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a pacifist who nonetheless loved toy soldiers.
    His younger brother, Leslie Harvey, was electrocuted onstage with his band, Stone the Crows.
    He was influenced by jazz, blues and skiffle music.
    He formed the Sensational Alex Harvey Band with members of a Scottish group called Teargas.
    He was renowned for his charismatic stage presence and theatrical live shows.
    He was a key influence on AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott.
    He died of a heart attack just one day before his forty-seventh birthday.

Credit: Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying