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about|the rock vocalist|the professional golfer|Roger Chapman (golfer)Infobox musical artist | name = Roger Chapman| image = Roger Chapman Ratingen 2011-07-09 389 crop.jpg| caption = Roger Chapman (2011)| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Roger Maxwell Chapman| Born = Birth date and age|1942|4|8|df=yes Leicester , United Kingdom | death_date =| instrument = Vocal s| alias = Roger "Chappo" Chapman, Chappo| origin = English| genre = Rock music|Rock , Blues-rock , Art rock | occupation = Musician , Singing|Singer , Guitar ist| years_active = 1964–present| label = Liberty Records|Liberty , Vertigo Records|Vertigo , Reprise Records|Reprise , Windsong, Mystic Records (UK), Castle Communications|Castle | associated_acts = Family (band)|Family , Streetwalkers , Charlie Whitney , Bobby Tench , Jim Cregan | website =|notable_instruments = Vocals Roger Chapman (born Roger Maxwell Chapman on 8 April 1942 in Leicester ), also known as Roger "Chappo" Chapman and Chappo , is an England|English Rock music|rock singing|vocalist .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p16393|pure_url=yes Roger Chapman at Allmusic He is best known as a member of the Progressive rock band Family (band)|Family , which he joined along with Charlie Whitney , in 1967 and also the rock (music)|rock , R& B band Streetwalkers formed in 1974. His Idiosyncrasy|idiosyncratic brand of showmanship when performing and vocal vibrato led him to become a Cult following|cult figure on the British rock scene. Chapman is claimed to have said that he was trying to sing like both Little Richard and his idol Ray Charles . Since the early 1980s he has spent much of his time in Germany and has made occasional appearances there and elsewhere. He has an Artist of the Year award and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
History
Chapman was originally the vocalist for Farinas , who released the Single (music)|single "You'd Better Stop" in August 1964. He moved on to join The Roaring Sixties and were later re-named Family (band)|Family in 1966. In 1967 the first single was released, "Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens", something of a psychedelic classic. Chapman wrote most of Family's songs with Charlie Whitney and their debut album '' Music in a Doll's House was released in 1968. Their bluesy, experimental rock music gained them a reputation as a progressive underground music|underground band.
The release of A Song For Me (1970) and Anyway (1971) established Family as a fast and loud rock band also capable of producing the most intense acoustic music, in the British underground music scene, at that time. On 28 August in 1970 they appeared at the third Isle of Wight Festival . Although the band was popular in UK and Europe , success in the United States|US eluded them and in 1973 they broke up.cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p17423/biography|pure_url=yes| author=Dougan, John|title=Family, biography| publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2009-10-02
Chapman formed Chapman-Whitney with Whitney, late in 1973. They signed to the Vertigo Records|Vertigo label and recorded an album Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers (1974), with a line-up including other members of Family (band)|Family and King Crimson , as well as Nicko McBrain , now with Iron Maiden . Chapman and Whitney morph ed their band into Streetwalkers , who were a polished album-oriented rock band who used more white soul than Family (band)|Family had. They released Downtown Flyers (1975), moving on to record the Groove (music)|groove heavy album Red Card (1976)Allmusic|class=album|id=r50406|pure_url=yes Red CardJohn Dougan at Allmusic which was released in the UK in 1976 and remains a much respected album by music fans and the Music journalism|music press .British Hit Singles & Albums ISBN 1-904994-10-5 Two more albums followed before the band broke up in 1977, ending eleven years of the Whitney-Chapman musical partnership.
In 1979 Chapman began a solo career and recorded his first solo album Chappo .cite web| url=Allmusic|class=artist| id=p16393/discography|pure_url=yes|title=Roger Chapman discography|publisher=allmusic.com| accessdate=2010-11-02 His backing band became known as The Shortlist at this time and he toured Europe extensively, during this period. Chapman's song " Shadow On The Wall " was recorded by Mike Oldfield , who used Chapman's vocals and included it on his album Crises (1983).cite web|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r573549|pure_url=yes|title=Mike Oldfield, Crisis album|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2010-11-02 He appeared as a guest artist on the second Box of Frogs album Strange Land (1986) singing lead vocals on two songs. Chapman went on to record Walking the Cat (1989) and Hybrid and Low Down (1990).
Since then Chapman has released eleven albums of new and live recordings. His album Hide Go Seek (2009) was produced by former Family (band)|Family bassist Jim Cregan and released during May 2009. His appearance on Saturday August 21, 2010 at the Rhythm Festival was billed as: "The farewell performance from Roger Chapman & The Shortlist". cite web|url= http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/rhythmfestival/2010/| title=Rhythm Festival 2010| publisher= efestivals.co.uk| accessdate=2010-04-10
Discography
Family
main|Family discography
Streetwalkers
Albums
Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers|Streetwalkers Reprise K 54017 (1974)
" Shadow On The Wall " (1983) Mike Oldfield with Roger Chapman
"How How How" (1984)
DVDs
At Rockpalast Wienerworld (2004)
Family & Friends Angel Air (2003)
Notes
reflist
References
http://www.nme.com/artists/roger-chapman Roger Chapman NME 2009
External links
http://www.chappo.com Roger Chapman Official Appreciation Society
http://beehive.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/default.asp? WCI=SiteHome& ID=8354& PageID=44913 Interview on the Leicester Bands website
http://www.rockrom.com/rockrom-discog/chappo.shtml Roger Chapman discography with tracks
cite web
|url= http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/roger_chapman |title=Albums by Roger Chapman - Rate Your Music |publisher=rateyourmusic.com |accessdate=2009-04-19
Family (band)Streetwalkers Persondata | NAME =Chapman, Roger | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =1942-04-08 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Roger Category:Family (band) members Category:English rock singers Category:English male singers Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:People from Leicester
