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Biography
Keith "Keef" Hartley (8 April 1944 & ndash; 26 November 2011) http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2011b.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com was an English people|English drummer and bandleader. He fronted his own eponymous band, known as the Keef Hartley Band or the Keef Hartley Big Band, and played at Woodstock . http://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/culture/music/preston_drummer_who_played_at_woodstock_dies_aged_67_1_4020224 "Preston drummer who played at Woodstock dies aged 67", Lancashire Evening Post , 1 December 2011. He was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm , The Artwoods and John Mayall .
Biography
Keith Hartley was born in Preston, Lancashire . His career began as the replacement for Ringo Starr as drummer for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a Liverpool -based musical ensemble|band . Subsequently he played and sound recording and reproduction|recorded with The Artwoods, then achieved some notability as John Mayall's drummer (including his role as the only musician, other than Mayall, to play on Mayall's 1967 "solo" record The Blues Alone .Lee Zimmerman, http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2011/11/happy_birthday_john_mayall.php "Happy Birthday, John Mayall!" New Times Broward-Palm Beach , 29 November 2011. He then formed The Keef Hartley (Big) Band, mixing elements of jazz , blues , and rock and roll ; the group played at Woodstock in 1969.
They released five albums, including Halfbreed (album)|Halfbreed and The Battle of North West Six (characterised by a reviewer for the Vancouver Sun as "an amazing display of virtuosity").Al Rudis, http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=eS9mAAAAIBAJ& sjid=4IoNAAAAIBAJ& pg=6783,6056501& dq=battle-of-north-west-six& hl=en "The Best of the British", Vancouver Sun , 25 May 1970, p.95. After that Hartley released a 'solo' album ( Lancashire Hustler , 1973) and then he formed Dog Soldier with Miller Anderson (guitar), Paul Bliss (bass), Derek Griffiths (guitar) and Mel Simpson (keyboards). They released an eponymous album in 1975, which had a remastered release in early 2011 on CD on the Esoteric record label|label .
In 2007, Hartley released a ghostwritten autobiography , Halfbreed (A Rock and Roll Journey That Happened Against All the Odds) .Gary Graff, http://www.billboard.com/features/woodstock-at-40-where-are-they-now-1003998930.story? page=2#/features/woodstock-at-40-where-are-they-now-1003998930.story? page=2 "Woodstock at 40: Where are they now", Billboard (magazine)|Billboard , 30 July 2009. Hartley wrote about his life growing up in Preston, and his career as a drummer and bandleader, including the Keef Hartley Band's appearance at Woodstock.
Hartley died on 26 November 2011, aged 67, at Royal Preston Hospital in Preston.
Discography
Keef Hartley Band
Halfbreed (album)|Halfbreed (1969)
The Battle of North West Six (1969)
The Time Is Near (1970) - UK Albums Chart|UK #41cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 245
Overdog (1971)
Seventy-Second Brave (1972)
Not Foolish, Not Wise (2003)
Solo
Lancashire Hustler (1973)
Little Big Band
Little Big Band (live at Marquee Club ) (1971)
Dog Soldier
Dog Soldier (1975) UAS 29769, recorded at Island Basing Street Studios, London, 18 November - 15 December 1974
References
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External links
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keef-hartley-p18141 Keef Hartley at Allmusic
http://www.halfbreed.co.uk The official Keef Hartley website
http://www.alexgitlin.com/khb.htm More about Keef Hartley
http://web.archive.org/web/20030629114652/www.ammoniterecords.demon.co.uk/KeefHartley/keith_hist.html A Brief History of Hartley
JMBluesbreakers Use dmy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Hartley, Keef | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Hartley, Keith | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English drummer and bandleader | DATE OF BIRTH = 8 April 1944 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Preston, Lancashire , England | DATE OF DEATH = 26 November 2011 | PLACE OF DEATH = Woodstock DEFAULTSORT:Hartley, Keef Category:1944 births Category:2011 deaths Category:English rock drummers Category:John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers members Category:People from Preston, Lancashire Category:Place of death missing
