Everything about Alan Price totally explained
Alan Price (born
19 April 1941 in
Fatfield,
County Durham,
England) is a
musician,
songwriter,
record producer and
actor.
Early years
A self-taught musician, primarily a
keyboard player, he was educated at Jarrow Grammar School, South Tyneside, and was a founding member of the Tyneside group The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, then renamed
The Animals. His playing on their international hit "
House of the Rising Sun" and other tracks was a key element in the Animals' success. His arrangement of "House of the Rising Sun," a traditional folk song, has become more recognisable than previous incarnations.
Career
Alan Price left the band in May
1965, to form the highly successful
Alan Price Set, which included Price
keyboards and
vocals, Clive Burrows on
baritone saxophone,
Steve Gregory on
tenor saxophone,
John Walters on
trumpet, Peter Kirtlry on
guitar, Rod "Boots" Slade on
bass guitar and "Little" Roy Mills on
drums. In the same year, he appeared in the film
Dont Look Back, which followed
Bob Dylan on tour. Starting in
1966, he enjoyed singles success with "
I Put A Spell On You", the
Randy Newman song "
Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear", and the original "
The House That Jack Built", following it up in 1968 with the jazzy "
Don't Stop The Carnival". A partnership with
Georgie Fame resulted in a Top 20 single in
1971, "Rosetta", and an album
Fame and Price, Price and Fame Together, as well as a regular slot in one series of
The Two Ronnies on
BBC television, where he hosted more shows such as the musical
Price To Play in the late
60s explaining and performing the music of some famous guests such as
Fleetwood Mac,
Jimi Hendrix, etc. His second album,
A Price On His Head in 1967 features seven songs by Randy Newman, at a time when he was virtually unknown.
In 1973 he wrote the music for the
Lindsay Anderson film
O Lucky Man!, which he performs on screen in the film and appears as himself in one part of the storyline.
Price produced the autobiographical album
Between Today and Yesterday in
1974, a track from which, "
Jarrow Song", returned him to the singles chart.
He participated in three attempts to reunite The Animals in
1968,
1977 and
1983. As "Price and Fame" he also made several recordings with his friend,
Georgie Fame.
In 1992 Lindsay Anderson included a touching episode in his autobiographical
BBC film
Is That All There Is?, with a boat trip down the River Thames to scatter
Jill Bennett's funeral ashes on the waters while Price accompanied himself and sang the song
Is That All There Is?.
He acted in
Alfie Darling, a less than stellar sequel to the film
Alfie, in the course of which he became romantically involved with his co-star,
Jill Townsend. He has written music for stage plays and films, including
The Whales of August.
For the past 20 years Alan Price has continued to regularly tour the
UK, both on his own, and sometimes in 60's revues with groups such as
Manfred Mann,
The Searchers and
The Hollies.
Price is a supporter of
Sunderland A.F.C.
Filmography
TV appearances
The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965) (a television movie), Wolf
Ready, Steady, Go! - in the episode dated 9 December 1966 (as Alan Price Set)
Behind The Music - Himself ((1999)
Disco (TV series) - in Episode #1.5 (as Price and Fame) (1971)
Heartbeat (TV series) - Frankie Rio (a "shifty" musician) - in the episode "In the Bleak Midwinter" (2004)
The Two Ronnies - Himself (1972) 8 EpisodesFurther Information
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