Alan Glen

Alan Glen ( b. 1951, Wuppertal, Germany ) is a British harmonica players. He is best known for his work with The Yardbirds, Nine Below Zero, Little Axe, The Incredible Blues Puppies and his own band The barcodes.

Life

Alan Glen began playing the harmonica in the late 1960s, after he heard Muddy Waters and the ' American Folk - Blues Festival ' in London. First influences were Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson and Junior Wells.

After playing in various bands, he became in 1991 a member of Nine Below Zero, where he played until 1995. He became a member of a member of the Yardbirds, where he remained until 2003 1996, again he played 2008/2009 in the Yardbirds.

Alan Glen is a wanted musician, he played on over 30 albums as a sideman or occurred on tours. ( Alannah Myles, Jeff Beck, Steve Vai, Slash, John Mayall, Steve Lukather, Skunk Baxter)

Alan Glen played at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Brecon Jazz Festival, Nice Jazz Festival, the Hollywood House of Blues, at the Royal Albert Hall and in various television and radio shows. WIth Peter Green, he joined the Long Beach Blues Festival on, just as he completed performances with Paul Jones, Junior Delgado and Hubert Sumlin.

Discography (selection)

  • The Yardbirds -

Birdland ( Favored Nations ) - 2003

  • Nine Below Zero -

Off the Hook (China Records) - 1992 Hot Music for a Cold Night (IRS Records) - 1994 Best of Nine Below Zero ( IRS Records) - 1994

  • Dr. Feelgood -

On the Road Again ( Grand Records) - 1994

  • Little Axe -

Slow Fuse - (M & G Records) - 1996 Hard Grind - ( Fat Possum Records) - 2002 Champagne and Grits - ( Real World Records ) - 2004

  • Junior Delgado -

Reasons (Big Cat Records ) - 1999

  • The Barcodes -

Keep your distance ( Note Records ) - 2000 Independently Blue ( Note Records ) - 2004 With Friends Like These ( Note Records ) - 2006 Live - In Session for the BBC ( Note Records ) - Be Cool 2007 - The Very Best Of The barcodes ( Note Records ) - 2011

  • Incredible Blues Puppies -

Puppy Fat ( Note Records ) - 2005 In The Doghouse ( Note Records ) - 2008

  • Roger Cotton and Alan Glen -

Born in Black & White ( Note Records ) - 2003

  • Alan Glen -

Stone Fox Chase - 2004

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