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Composer

Alan Price

English musician

b. 1942

2 works and musical collections

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Born
1942
Birthplace
Fatfield
Citizenship / historical state
United Kingdom
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Alan Price (born 19 April 1942) is an English musician who first found prominence as the original keyboardist of the English rock band the Animals. He left the band in 1965 to form the Alan Price Set; his hit singles with and without the group include "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", "The House That Jack Built", "Rosetta" (with Georgie Fame) and "Jarrow Song". Price is also known for work in film and television, taking occasional acting roles and composing the soundtrack of Lindsay Anderson's film O Lucky Man! (1973). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Animals.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; singer-songwriter; singer; pianist; film score composer; film actor; keyboardist; music arranger; television actor; musician
Recorded memberships
Alan Price Set; The Animals
Instruments played
organ; piano; voice
Genres
rock music
Official website
https://alanpricecouk.wordpress.com
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
100228830
ISNI
0000000116917305
GND ID
134488628
Library of Congress ID
n84162347
MusicBrainz ID
0b195cb6-0f06-4aff-a7aa-b2cbffc3c5e8

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, Voice, Piano
Genres represented
pop
Source entries with composition dates
0

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Catalogue

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Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
The House Of The Rising Sun See work details
  • Guitar
  • Voice
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House Of The Rising Sun See work details
  • Piano
  • Guitar
  • Voice
pop
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 100228830. Portrait: Richard William Laws, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.