Alan Glen

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Alan Glen (* 1951 in Wuppertal , Germany ) is a British harmonica player. He became known for his work with The Yardbirds , Nine Below Zero , Little Ax , The Incredible Blues Puppies and his own band The Barcodes.

Life

Alan Glen began playing the harmonica in the late 1960s after listening to Muddy Waters and the American Folk-Blues Festival in London. First influences were Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson and Junior Wells.

After playing in various bands, he became a member of Nine Below Zero in 1991, where he played until 1995. In 1996 he became a member of the Yardbirds, where he stayed until 2003; he played again in 2008/2009 with the Yardbirds.

Alan Glen is a sought-after musician; he played on over 30 albums as an accompanist or performed on tours (Alannah Myles, Jeff Beck , Steve Vai, Slash , John Mayall , Steve Lukather, Skunk Baxter).

Alan Glen has played at the Montreux Jazz Festival , Brecon Jazz Festival and Nice Jazz Festival, the Hollywood House of Blues, the Royal Albert Hall and on various television and radio shows. With Peter Green he performed at the Long Beach Blues Festival ; he also performed with Paul Jones , Junior Delgado and Hubert Sumlin .

Discography (selection)

  • The Yardbirds

Birdland (Favored Nations) - 2003

  • Nine Below Zero

Off the Hook (China Records) - 1992 Hot Music for a Cold Night (IRS Records) - 1994 Best of Nine Below Zero (IRS Records) - 1994

  • Dr. Feel good

On the Road Again (Grand Records) - 1994

  • Little Ax

Slow Fuse - (M&G Records) - 1996 Hard Grind - (Fat Possum Records) - 2002 Champagne and Grits - (Real World Records) - 2004

  • Junior Delgado

Reasons (Big Cat Records) - 1999

  • The barcodes

Keep your Distance (Note Records) - 2000 Independently Blue (Note Records) - 2004 With Friends Like These (Note Records) - 2006 Live - In Session for the BBC (Note Records) - 2007 Be Cool - The Very Best Of The Barcodes ( Note Records) - 2011

  • Incredible blues puppies

Puppy Fat (Note Records) - 2005 In The Doghouse (Note Records) - 2008

  • Roger Cotton and Alan Glen

Born in Black & White (Note Records) - 2003

  • Alan Glen

Stone Fox Chase - 2004

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bruce Eder: biography on All Music Guide by Bruce Eder . Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Glen, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal