Alex Harvey (musician)

Alex Harvey
Background information
Birth name	Alexander James Harvey
Born	(1935-02-05)5 February 1935 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	4 February 1982(1982-02-04) (aged 46) Zeebrugge, Belgium
Genres	Hard rock glam rock blues rock rock and roll R&B soul
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1954–1982
Labels	Vertigo, Polygram, Buddah
Formerly of	The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, His Soul Band, Rock Workshop, Giant Moth, The New Band

Alexander James Harvey (5 February 1935 – 4 February 1982) was a Scottish rock and blues musician. Although his career spanned almost three decades, he is best remembered as the frontman of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, with whom he built a reputation as an exciting live performer during the era of glam rock in the 1970s.