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Roy Harper

British singer-songwriter · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1941 · age 85

Roy Harper is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums across a career that stretches back to 1966. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions, reflecting his love of jazz and the poet John Keats.

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  1. Led Zeppelin recorded the song Hats off to (Roy) Harper. (Led Zeppelin III, 1970)

    1970, Own words

  2. GARDEN OF URANIUM: I moved to a house in Lincolnshire. The government were threatening to dump "low level" nuclear waste about fifteen miles away.

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  3. GOVERNMENT SURPLUS: Employment figures and history books are 'cooked'. Young people are manipulated.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85

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