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Roy Harper Biography

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Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk/rock singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since 1964. He has released a large catalogue of albums (21 studio albums and 10 live albums) most of which are available on his record label Science Friction (as CD and / or Music download). Musically, American blues musician Lead Belly and folk singer Woody Guthrie were his earliest influences, and whilst in his teens, jazz musician Miles Davis. Harper was also exposed to classical music in his childhood and has pointed to the influence of Jean Sibelius' Karelia Suite. Lyrical influences include the 19th century Romantics (especially Percy Shelley), and John Keats poem Endymion. Harper has also cited the Beat poets as being highly influential, particularly Jack Kerouac. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions, a result of his love of jazz and Keats. His influence has been acknowledged by many musicians including Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin (who named the song "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" after him), Pete Townshend of The Who, Kate Bush, Pink Floyd (who invited him to sing guest lead vocals on their song "Have a Cigar"), and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull; who stated Harper was his "...primary influence as an acoustic guitarist and songwriter." More recently, Harper's influence has reached across the Atlantic and been acknowledged by Seattle-based acoustic band Fleet Foxes and Californian harpist Joanna Newsom, with whom he has also toured. In 2011, Harper turned 70 and performed a celebratory concert at London's Royal Festival Hall.

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Roy Harper Albums

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Songs of Love and Loss Compilation 2011-09-19 itunes amazon
Counter Culture Compilation 2005 itunes amazon
The Green Man Album 2000 itunes amazon
The Dream Society Album 1998 itunes amazon
The BBC Tapes, Volume II: In Concert… Live 1997 itunes amazon
Death or Glory? Album 1992 itunes amazon
Death or Glory? Single 1992 itunes amazon
Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith Album 1991 itunes amazon
Once Album 1990 itunes amazon
Garden of Uranium/Descendants of Smith Album 1988 itunes amazon
Whatever Happened to Jugula? Album 1985 itunes amazon
Bullinamingvase Album 1977 itunes amazon
HQ Album 1975 itunes amazon
Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion Live 1974 itunes amazon
Lifemask Album 1973 itunes amazon
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