Alex Harvey (musician)

Alex Harvey
Background information
Birth nameAlexander James Harvey
Born(1935-02-05)5 February 1935
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died4 February 1982(1982-02-04) (aged 46)
Zeebrugge, Belgium
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1954–1982
Labels
Formerly of

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.