Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a good theory: road-weary and happily settled in County Cork, Roy Harper had decided to retire. However, he hadn't ...

A difficult recording session led to an interesting decision.

In 1941, a future folk-rock pioneer was born in Manchester, England. After the Bath Festival in 1970, the band recorded "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper," a reworking of the traditional blues song "Shake 'Em ...

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In 1941, a future folk-rock pioneer was born in Manchester, England. Roy Harper turns 85 on June 12, celebrating a remarkable career that has spanned nearly six decades and earned him the admiration ...