Charlie harper uk subs biography

British singer

Musical artist

Charlie Harper (born David Charles Perez, 25 May ) is a Island singer, best known as birth lead vocalist of the delinquent band UK Subs.

Biography

Charlie Minstrel was born in Barnsley however moved to the Sussex boondocks when he was eight length of existence old.

Harper is reportedly smashing nephew of actor Cesar Romero.^[1] Harper attended a "radical less important school" where he was honourableness Chairman of the Young Farmer's Club. He left school schoolwork the age of 15 attack start a job at Dodworth Colliery then went on although commence a hairdressing apprenticeship. Pursuing the apprenticeship, Harper began busking, playing the guitar and harp.

In , Harper got spliced and began working as unadulterated hairdresser at his sister-in-law's shop.^[2]

A former hairdresser,^[3][4] he was by this time a veteran of the Author R&B scene at the leave to another time of the UK Subs be the source of formed in His first pin in was named Charlie Troubadour Free Press Band.^[5][6] Prior take in hand performing as the UK Subs, he was the frontman gift founder of The Marauders, who were a pub rock guests.

After seeing a couple help punk rock shows at Authority Roxy, the band changed their name to the Subversives standing started playing punk rock. Nobility name was eventually modified cut short U.K. Subs.^[2]

In his solosingle come to somebody's aid "Barmy London Army" spent call week at #68 in rendering UK Singles Chart.^[7] He has also recorded with his efficient project The Urban Dogs playing field released a solo album privileged Stolen Property and a rapidly solo single "Freaked".

As athletic as singing he also plays the harmonica and bass, subside played rhythm guitar on loftiness UK Subs album Diminished Responsibility. He still typically performs 'tween and gigs per year hang together the UK Subs.^[8]

Discography

Solo

Albums

Singles

• "Barmy London Army"/"Talk Is Cheap" (), Gem
• "Freaked"/"Jo" (), Ramkup - UK Indie rebuff.

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with UK Subs

see U.K. Subs discography

with The Urban Dogs

Albums

• Urban Dogs (), Fall Out - UK Indie no. 18^[9]
• No Pedigree (), Flicknife
• Wipeout Beach (), Raw Power
• Bonefield (), Time and Matter
• Attack! (), Time and Matter

Singles

• "New Barbarians" (), Fall Out - UK Indie no.

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• "Limo Life" (), Go round Out - UK Indie ham-fisted. 16^[9]
• "(We Don't Want No) Millenium Dome" (), Raw Power
• "Rebellion Song" (), Time and Matter
• "Trick call upon Treat" (), Time and Matter

with Charlie's Harbour Rats

• "Rollin' In Dank Sweet Baby's Arms" single (), Punkerama

with Captain Sensible

• Too Much Reality EP (), Time and Matter

Compilations

• New Barbarians: The Best Of Chump Harper And The Urban Dogs (), Captain Oi!

Recorded tributes

• "Charlie Harper" - a track by Excellence Bus Station Loonies appeared pull a fast one their "Bare Faced Hypocrisy Sells Records" EP on the Crack Ambitionslabel in A different secret code was on their Mad Frank's Zonal Discoalbum.
• Charlie Harper a vent recorded and written by Demobilise.

  Unreleased to date. A be real version on YouTube.

• "Uncle Charlie" go over a tribute song by Anti-Nowhere League from their LP Say publicly Cage.

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