Roy Harper
Roy Harper
Top Songs
| 1 | Manana [Remastered] | ||
| 2 | Exercising Some Control [Remastered] | ||
| 3 | Sgt. Sunshine [Remastered] | ||
| 4 | The Game | ||
| 5 | The Green Man |
Albums
Jul 2020 • 17 songs
Apr 2019 • 8 songs
Apr 2019 • 13 songs
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About
Biography
An idiosyncratic British singer/songwriter acclaimed for his deeply personal, poetic lyrics and unique guitar work, Roy Harper was born June 12, 1941, in Manchester, England. As a teen he tenured with De Boys, his brothers' skiffle band, before leaving home at the age of 15 to enter the Royal Air Force; he subsequently secured a discharge by faking insanity, resulting in a short stay in a mental institution (where he was the subject of an ECT treatment). His rebellious attitude eventually led to him spending a few months in prison. Harper later drifted throughout Europe, and b...