Alan Hull

Alan Hull ( born February 20, 1945 in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, as James Alan Hull, † 17 November 1995) was an English singer-songwriter. He was known primarily as a founding member of the folk-rock band Lindisfarne.

Biography

Hull began his musical career in 1962 with the band " The Chosen Few", from which came after Hull's departure Skip Bifferty. Hull left The Chsosen Few to work as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital. He stepped on the way as a folk musician and became a member of the band " Brethren " - before " The Downtown Faction " - which soon called it " Lindisfarne ". Hull wrote most of the hits of the group that has been very successful in the early 1970s.

1973, after a disappointing tour of America, it came to the separation. Part of the band became an independent Jack the Lad. Hull released the solo album Pipedream and the poetry collection The Mocking Horse before he recorded two more albums with the group remaining Lindisfarne colleagues. When the desired result is forthcoming, to Lindisfarne sparked again in 1975.

Next, the Squire 's solo album was released, and Hull founded the band " Radiator", the 1977 album Strange is't it brought out.

1978 there was a reunion of Lindisfarne, which could build on the earlier successes again. However, the popularity faded in the 1980s. It continued to appear albums the group but did not reach the charts' front seats. 1990 there were again a hit at # 2 on the singles charts with a re-recording of Fog on the Tyne in 1971, this time with the football star Paul " Gazza " Gascoigne. Hull had meanwhile published other solo albums.

1995 celebrated the band Lindisfarne its 25th anniversary. On 17 November of the same year Alan Hull died while working on the album Statues & Liberties at the age of 50 years at a thrombosis.

Discography ( solo)

Albums

Singles