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Roy Harper

1941 - Today

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Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) 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. Harper's influence has been acknowledged by Led Zeppelin, Pete Townshend, Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, and Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull, who said Harper was his "primary influence as an acoustic guitarist and songwriter." Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph described him as "one of Britain's most complex and eloquent lyricists and genuinely original songwriters... Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Harper is the 281st most popular musician (up from 1,201st in 2019), the 1,120th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,158th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Harper ranks 281 out of 3,175. Before him are Leopold Auer, Louis Vierne, Farid al-Atrash, Snoop Dogg, Burt Bacharach, and Peter Tosh. After him are Tansen, Paul Stanley, András Schiff, Henryk Szeryng, Lars Ulrich, and Jaco Pastorius.

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Among people born in 1941, Roy Harper ranks 111. Before him are Robert Pine, Eric Burdon, Tarita Teriipaia, Kenji Tochio, Alexander Gauland, and Carlo Maria Viganò. After him are Claudine Auger, Mircea Snegur, Martha Stewart, Neil Diamond, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, and Ann-Margret.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Harper ranks 1,120 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), John Stewart Bell (1928), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), John William Polidori (1795), James Oglethorpe (1696), and Melanie C (1974). After him are Mike Newell (1942), John Gray (1948), Dave Mackay (1934), George Gilbert Scott (1811), William Carey (1761), and John Tenniel (1820).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roy Harper ranks 65. Before him are Slash (1965), Keith Moon (1946), Pete Townshend (1945), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Karl Jenkins (1944), and Eddie Clarke (1950). After him are Bill Wyman (1936), Phil Taylor (1954), Bob Klose (1945), John Mayall (1933), Roger Daltrey (1944), and Mick Jones (1955).

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