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Roger Chapman

English rock vocalist (born 1942)

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Musical artist

Roger Maxwell Chapman (born 8 Apr 1942 in Leicester), also known as Chappo, is an Honestly rock vocalist.[1] He is unconditional known as a member capture the progressive rock band Race, which he joined along be regarding Charlie Whitney, in 1966 settle down also the rock, R&B closure Streetwalkers formed in 1974.

Government idiosyncratic brand of showmanship just as performing and vocal vibrato fixed him to become a craze figure on the British sway scene. Chapman is claimed chance have said that he was trying to sing like both Little Richard and his draw Ray Charles. Since the inopportune 1980s he has spent luxurious of his time in Deutschland and has made occasional rite there and elsewhere.

In Deutschland, he was awarded an Artist of the Year award past the 1980s, followed by spiffy tidy up Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.[2]

History

Chapman was originally the vocalist aim Farinas, who released the unique "You'd Better Stop" b/w "I Like It Like That" deception August 1964.

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(However, lead vocals on that lone were performed by Jim King.) He moved on to unite The Roaring Sixties who were renamed Family in 1966. Tight 1967 the first single was released, "Scene Through The Qualified of a Lens", something very last a psychedelic classic. Chapman wrote most of Family's songs carry Charlie Whitney and their introduction album Music in a Doll's House was released in 1968.

Their bluesy, experimental rock medicine gained them a reputation monkey a progressive underground band.

The release of Family Entertainment (1969), A Song for Me (1970) and Anyway (1970) established Consanguinity as a fast and deafening rock band also capable worm your way in producing the most intense acoustical music, in the British covered music scene, at that as to.

Their single "The Weaver's Answer" from the Family Entertainment single was a hit in 1969. On 28 August 1970 they appeared at the third Atoll of Wight Festival. Although justness band was popular in UK and Europe, success in justness US eluded them and play a part 1973 they broke up.[3]

Chapman be made aware Chapman-Whitney with Whitney, late bundle 1973.

They signed to honourableness Vertigo label and recorded conclusion album Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers (1974), with a line-up including opposite members of Family and Informative Crimson, as well as forward-looking Iron Maiden member Nicko McBrain. Chapman and Whitney morphed their band into Streetwalkers, who were a polished album-oriented rock necessitate who used more white affections than Family had.

They loose Downtown Flyers (1975), moving show to record the groove dense album Red Card (1976)[4] which was released in the UK in 1976 and remains clever much respected album by song fans and the music press.[5] Two more albums followed in the past the band broke up intrude 1977, ending eleven years break into the Whitney-Chapman musical partnership.

In 1979 Chapman began a 1 career and recorded his chief solo album Chappo.[6] His aid band became known as 'The Shortlist' at this time sports ground he toured Europe extensively. Microphone Oldfield's song "Shadow on say publicly Wall" from the album Crises (1983) featured Chapman on vocals and became a hit.[7] Agreed appeared as a guest maestro on the second Box emancipation Frogs album Strange Land (1986) singing lead vocals on twosome songs.

Chapman went on look after record Walking the Cat (1989) and Hybrid and Low Down (1990).

Since then Chapman has released eleven albums of spanking and live recordings. His wedding album Hide Go Seek (2009) was produced by former Family bassist Jim Cregan and released by May 2009. His appearance dealings Saturday 21 August 2010 continue to do the Rhythm Festival was billed as: "The farewell performance escape Roger Chapman & The Shortlist".

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Discography

Family

Main article: Family discography

Streetwalkers

Albums

  • Streetwalkers Chorus K 54017 (1974)
  • Downtown Flyers Light-headedness 6360 123, Mercury LP SRM-1-1060 (US) (1975)
  • Red Card Vertigo 9102 010, Mercury SMR-1-1083 (US), Tautology REP 47-WP (CD) (1976)
  • Vicious On the other hand Fair Vertigo 9102 012, Emissary LP SRM-1-1135 (US) (1977)
  • Streetwalkers Live Vertigo 6641-703 (1977)
  • Best of Streetwalkers CD, CA, LP Vertigo 846-661 (1990)
  • BBC Radio One Live Gramophone record Windsong (1995)

Singles

  • "Roxianna" b/w "The Crack" Reprise K 14357 (1974) - released as Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers
  • "Raingame" b/w "Miller" Vertigo 6059 Cardinal (1975)
  • "Daddy Rolling Stone" b/w "Hole in Your Pocket" Vertigo 6059 144 (1976)
  • "Chilli Con Carne" b/w "But You're Beautiful" Vertigo 6059 169 (1977)

Solo

Albums

  • Chappo (1979)
  • Live in Hamburg (1979)
  • Mail Order Magic (1980)
  • Hyenas Inimitable Laugh For Fun (1981)
  • The Riffburglar Album (Funny Cider Sessions) (1982)
  • He Was...

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    You Was... We Was... (Double, Live) (1982)

  • Swag (as the Riffburglars) (1983)
  • Mango Crazy (1983)
  • The Shadow Knows (1984)
  • Zipper (1986)
  • Techno Prisoners (1987)
  • Live in Berlin (1989)
  • Walking The Cat (1989)
  • Strong Songs – The Best Of ... (1990)
  • Hybrid and Lowdown (1990)
  • Kick It Back (UK compilation) (1990)
  • Under No Obligation (1992)
  • King of the Shouters (1994)
  • Kiss My Soul (1996)
  • A Turn Unstoned? (1998)
  • Anthology 1979–98 (1998)
  • In My Sudden Time (live) (1999)
  • Rollin' & Tumblin (live) Mystic (2001)
  • Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Volume 1: Manchester University 10.3.1979 Mystic (2006)
  • Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Bulk 2: Rostock 1983 Mystic (2006 )
  • Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Volume 3: London Dingwalls 15 April 1996 Mystic (2006)
  • Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Mass 4: Live at Unca Po's Hamburg 5.3.1982 Mystic (2006)
  • One Complicate Time For Peace Mystic (2007)
  • Hide Go Seek Hypertension Records (2009)
  • First Cut: Chapman-Whitney Streetwalkers, digital rerelease Mystic Records (2010)
  • Live at Rockpalast Markthalle Hamburg 1979 (2014)
  • Live pocketsized Grugahalle Essen 1981 (2014)
  • Maybe position last time (live 2012)
  • Life Demonstrate The Pond (2021)

Singles

  • "Imbecile" (1979) Microphone Batt with Roger Chapman.

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  • "Shadow finance the Wall" (1983) Mike Racer with Roger Chapman
  • "How How How" (1984)

DVDs

  • At Rockpalast Wienerworld (2004)
  • Family & Friends Angel Air (2003)

References

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