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Eddie Hardin (19 February 1949 – 22 July 2015) was an English rock pianist and singer-songwriter. Born Edward Harding, he was best known for his associations with the Spencer Davis Group, Axis Point, and Hardin & York.[1] Hardin, along with the drummer, Pete York, left the Spencer Davis Group on 26 October 1968, due to 'differences over musical policy'.[2]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Edward Harding |
Born | London, England | 19 February 1949
Died | 22 July 2015 66) | (aged
Genres | Rock, blues-rock |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
Years active | 1967–2015 |
Labels | Vertigo Eagle RCA Teldec See for Miles Repertoire |
Website | www |
Hardin and York performed as a duo on and off over the years and Hardin cut his solo debut Home Is Where You Find It in 1972. Both men rejoined the Spencer Davis Group in 1973 but the band broke up again after two albums. Hardin continued as a solo artist, occasionally reuniting with York, much of his work from 1974 onwards was produced by Roger Glover who had recently left Deep Purple. Hardin featured on Glover's solo project The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast that year, singing lead on the track "Sir Maximus Mouse" and playing on and co-writing others, most notably the hit song "Love Is All".
His best known work is perhaps his lead vocal on the theme from the Thames Television children's magazine series Magpie, recorded by the then line-up of the Spencer Davis Group under the pseudonym The Murgatroyd Band.
He died following a heart attack on 22 July 2015, at the age of 66.[3]
The 1975 pop song "Love Is All" from the album The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast by Roger Glover was credited to "Roger Glover & Friends" in the credits but was in reality sung by Ronnie James Dio and composed by Hardin.
With Bo Diddley
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