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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 by 1965 was a mainstay
of London's Les Cousins folk club, performing alongside the likes
of Paul
Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Nick
Drake.
LISTEN "Sergeant
Sunshine"
- 1969 LP Released
on World
Pacific Records # WPS-21888 (Stereo).
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