Harvey James
Harvey James | |
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Birth name | Harvey William James Harrop |
Born | Victoria , Australia | 20 September 1952
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1972–2010 |
Harvey James born Harvey William James Harrop (20 September 1952 – 15 January 2011) was an English-Australian rock guitarist. He was a member of the bands Mississippi (1973–74), Ariel (1974–75), Sherbet (1976–80, 1980–81) and the Party Boys (1982–83). James was diagnosed with lung cancer in July 2010 and died on 15 January 2011, aged 58, leaving behind his three children, Gabriel, Alexandra and Joshua.
Early life
Harvey James was born in
Mississippi
In March 1973 James (ex-Clydehouse, Sayla) joined harmony pop group,
Ariel
James, on guitar, joined progressive rock group,
Sherbet
James joined a pop band,
In 1979, during Sherbet's hiatus, he was a member of Marc Hunter and the Romantics, which backed Hunter on his solo album, Fiji Bitter (November 1979), and for the associated tour to promote it.[3][11] In 1982, after leaving Sherbet, James became an original member of the Party Boys, a Sydney-based cover versions group, with Graham Bidstrup on drums, Kevin Borich on lead guitar, Paul Christie on bass guitar, drums and backing vocals and James Reyne on lead vocals (on loan from Australian Crawl).[3][12] James played on the Party Boys' first two live albums, Live at Several 21sts (March 1983) and Greatest Hits (of Other People) (November 1983).[3][12] He participated in a reunion of Ariel in August 1997.[5]
Illness and death
James was diagnosed with lung cancer in July 2010. A benefit gig, Gimme That Guitar, was organised by friends and supporters, in Melbourne on 18 November.[13] James performed with a reformed line-up of Ariel.[13] A second concert had been planned for Sydney on 17 February 2011. Harvey James died on 15 January 2011, aged 58.[14] He was survived by his three children from his first marriage, Gabriel, Alexandra and Joshua[1][15]
His family wrote on their Facebook page, "Dad passed away peacefully at 8.15pm tonight. We would like to thank everybody for all the wonderful support over the past 6 months. The love has been overwhelming. Rest in peace my gorgeous, funny, amazing father. We will miss you everyday forever."[14] Sherbet lead singer, Daryl Braithwaite, posted a message, "Rest in peace Harvey James, you will be sadly missed by everyone that saw you play and knew you. My condolences to your family and friends."[16]
References
- General
- ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 5 April 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2017. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f Brown, Jen Jewel (3 February 2011). "A witty larrikin who used his Fender to put the fizz into Sherbet". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ a b McFarlane, 'Mississippi' entry. Archived from the original on 1 October 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Entries at the Australian Rock Database:
- Mississippi (1973–74): Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan. "Mississippi". hem2.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 16 January 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- Sherbet/Sherbs (1976–80, 1980–81): Holmgren, Magnus; Sather, Gary; Hart, Alison; Cahill, Anthony. "Sherbet". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Marc Hunter & the Romantics (1979): Holmgren, Magnus; Miller, Chuck. "Marc Hunter". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- The Party Boys (1982–83): Holmgren, Magnus; Meyer, Peer. "The Party Boys". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Swannee (1982): Holmgren, Magnus; Creswell, Toby; Meyer, Peer; Lawrence, Michael; Ashton, Gwyn. "Swanee/John Swan". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Richard Clapton Band (1982, 1984): Holmgren, Magnus; Meyer, Peer; Bouchard, Gary. "Richard Clapton". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ McFarlane, 'Little River Band' entry. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e McFarlane, 'Ariel' entry. Archived from the original on 8 March 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b c McFarlane, 'Sherbet' entry. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own chartsin mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ "Sherbet – Artist". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Adams, Cameron (17 January 2011). "Tributes flow from rock heavyweights Herald Sun 17 January 2011". The Advertiser. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- Australasian Performing Right Association(APRA). Retrieved 7 October 2017. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:'
- ^ McFarlane, 'Marc Hunter' entry. Archived from the original on 12 July 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ a b McFarlane, 'The Party Boys' entry. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Gimme that Guitar - A benefit for Harvey James". Fender Australia. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (16 January 2011). "Sherbet Guitarist Harvey James Loses Battle with Cancer". Undercover.fm News. Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ McCabe, Kathy (17 January 2011). "Cancer Kills Sherbet Pop Legend Harvey James". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Cashmere, Paul (17 January 2011). "Daryl Braithwaite Posts Message for Harvey James". Undercover.fm News. Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
External links
- Gimme that Guitar – A benefit for Harvey James
- Harvey James picture tribute – Herald Sun