Scottish rocker Alex Harvey was already a seasoned veteran when he formed the Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1972. Armed with a rich musical and cultural heritage, Harvey created a unique style combining elements of heavy rock, R&B, and the British music hall. His slum-kid alter-ego "Vambo"--dressed in clown make-up and mime--beat Bowie's Ziggy Stardust to the punch. Harvey is probably best remembered, though, for two radically interpretive cover songs: a harrowing, atmospheric rendition of Jacques Brel's "Next"; and a campy, irreverent version of the Tom Jones hit "Delilah," the band's only U.K. Top 10 single. Rock & roll was robbed of one of its most flamboyant and dynamic frontmen when Harvey suffered a fatal heart attack in 1982.

Listen to Alex Harvey at Finetune.

• (2007)  Considering The Situation

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• Isobel Goudi(e)
• Roman Wall Blues
• St. James Infirmary
• The Harp

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• David Bowie
• Roxy Music
• Mott The Hoople
• Rory Gallagher
• Thin Lizzy
• The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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• Slade
• Sweet
• Black Sabbath
• Wildhearts
• Wreckless Eric
• Van Halen
• The Ramones
• The Boomtown Rats
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• Rolling Stones
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