| Mel Pritchard | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melvyn Paul Pritchard |
| Born | January 20, 1948 |
| Origin | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Died | January 28, 2004 (aged 56) |
| Genre(s) | rock classic rock progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instrument(s) | drums |
| Years active | 1960's – 2004 |
| Label(s) | Harvest |
| Associated acts | Barclay James Harvest |
Mel Pritchard (20 January 1948 — 28 January 2004) was the former drummer with the British progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and Barclay James Harvest is a British rock band specialising in Symphonic/Melodic Rock with folk/progressive/classical influences Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Barclay James Harvest is a British rock band specialising in Symphonic/Melodic Rock with folk/progressive/classical influences
Biography
Melvyn Paul Pritchard was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Mel played with BJH throughout their career and following the band's split, worked with BJH bass player Les Holroyd in his band Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd. Les Holroyd (born Richard Leslie Holroyd on March 12th 1948 in Oldham, Lancashire) is the former Bass guitarist vocalist and songwriter with the British
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