Geff Harrison
Geff Harrison (born August 24, 1946 or 1947 or 1948 in Salford , England ), also known as Richie West , is an English singer , composer and producer .
Life
Geff Harrison began his musical career in Manchester / Salford in the early 1960s with his youth band The Chasers . From The Chasers 1966 Some Other Guys . In 1967 he came to Germany with Some Other Guys. From Some Other Guys 1968 I Drive . After a few years with many ups and downs, he worked with Michael Bundt, switching to Demon Thor and 2066 and Then as a singer . After each record, he joined Kin Ping Meh in 1973 , from which he separated three years later in order to publish his first solo record. This he gave the name of his hometown Salford. The music magazine Sounds No. 11 of November 1, 1976 found in its record review: "We have never released such an all-round talent on record." This was followed by a record with the London Symphonic Rock Orchestra . In 1977 the Geff Harrison Band was formed . Further solo records followed under the pseudonym Richie West (1981), as well as vocal interludes on records by Corona Taps, Chapter One, Modern Trouble, UK and Lenny Mac Dowell .
In addition to performing live in the West, he completed two GDR tours and various appearances on GDR television .
Geff Harrison works as a producer and songwriter for various artists, such as B. for Herman's Hermits and for The 1st album by Modern Talking , on which he was deliberately not mentioned as producer and songwriter by Dieter Bohlen when it was released. In the subsequent legal dispute before the Hamburg Regional Court in September 1986, a settlement between the two musicians came about . With Taco he released another album under the group name Soul Brothers .
Geff Harrison was also active in the musical field. He wrote or composed the title songs and the overture for the musicals Yesterday and Time After Time . In 2003 he contributed the text for the Mountain Rock Symphony project , for which Wolfgang Zabba Lindner composed the music.
With Peter Panka and Werner Nadolny from the Jane group , another CD was released under the name Harrison Panka Nadolny Band .
From 2011 to 2014 Geff Harrison was the lead singer of the Hamburg band The Glowballs , which interpreted rock'n'roll classics from the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2018 Harrison took part in the first season of The Voice Senior .
He has lived in Hamburg since 1980 .
Discography
(Selection)
Albums
- 1972 Anno 1972 - Demon Thor
- 1972 Reflections on the Future - 2066 and Then
- 1973 Kin Ping Meh 3 - Kin Ping Meh
- 1974 Virtues & Sins - Kin Ping Meh
- 1976 Concrete - Kin Ping Meh
- 1976 Salford - Geff Harrison
- 1977 ... And the London Symphonic-Rock Orchestra - Geff Harrison
- 1977 Together - Geff Harrison Band
- 1979 Money Talks - Geff Harrison
- 1980 Voice - Geff Harrison
- 1998 Hello Here I Am - Geff Harrison
- 2003 Soul Explosion - Soul Brothers
- 2006 Skin Deep - Harrison Panka Nadolny Band
- 2015 Purple Magic - Geff Harrison
Singles
- 1973 No Reply - Geff Harrison
- 1976 Death Of A Clown - Geff Harrison
- 1977 It's Not Easy For A Singer In A Rock'n Roll - feat. LSRC
- 1977 Stay With Me - Geff Harrison
- 1979 Roller Coaster - Geff Harrison
- 1981 Do You Miss Me - Geff Harrison
- 1981 Reach For The Sky - as Richie West
- 1983 Eve Of Destruction - Geff Harrison
- 1985 I Was Born A Rolling Stone - Geff Harrison
- 1986 Kung Fu Clan - Corona Taps feat. Mike Mareen
- 1987 Fly To Moscow - Modern Trouble
- 1987 Bad New York City - Geff Harrison
- 1987 Roadrunner - UK feat. Mike Mareen
- 1988 SOS - Save Our Seoul - Modern Trouble
- 1988 Don't Forget Ben Johnson - Fair Play
- 1988 With A Touch From Your Heart - Chapter One
- 1989 Stay With Me - Heartburn
- 1989 Walkin 'Talkin' - Gary Man & The Sunshine Band
- 1992 Hello, Here I Am - Geff Harrison
- 2003 Soul Inspiration - Soul Brothers
literature
- Günter Ehnert: Rock in Germany . Taurus Publishing House
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.eclipsed.de/de/aktuell/geff-harrison-mehr-als-ein-halbes-jahrhund-auf-den-b-hnen-dieser-welt
- ↑ Geff Harrison at Discogs (English)
- ↑ Heinz P. Hofmann: Rock. Performers, authors, technical terms. 3rd edition, Lied der Zeit, Berlin 1983, p. 103 ( excerpt )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ “The Voice Senior”: Geff Harrison reminds of Rod Stewart
- ↑ "The Voice Senior" Hamburg rock grandpa (72) storms the casting show
Web links
- Official website
- Geff Harrison at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harrison, Geff |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | West, Richie (pyeudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English singer, composer and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1946 or August 24, 1947 or August 24, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salford , England |