By Joseph Harlow
GENERAL BIOGRAPHY OVERVIEW
JOSEPH HARLOW
DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST
BORN IN GREAT YARMOUTH IN 1955
INSTRUMENTS (DRUMS-TIMBALES-PERCUSSION)
TAUGHT BY LOCAL DRUMMERS ARTHUR BRIGHTON AND WELL KNOWN DRUMMER/BANDLEADER TREVOR COPEMAN. LATER WENT TO LONDON TO STUDY UNDER THE LEGENDARY DRUM TEACHER GEORGE FIERSTONE WORLD RENOWNED JAZZ DRUMMER MARTIN DREW BRAZILIAN PERCUSSIONIST BOSCO DE OLIVEIRA AND COLOMBIAN PERCUSSIONIST ROBERTO PLA
(KNOWN THROUGHOUT EUROPE AS THE GODFATHER OF SALSA).
BANDS
THE CUMBERLAND GAP TRIO (1971-1972)
NEIL ARMSTRONG (RHYTHM GUITAR/VOCALS)
JOHN PERRIN (LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
..................................................................................................... SILVER LINING (1972-1973)
TONY HACKETT (LEAD VOCALS)
BARNEY HACKETT (LEAD GUITAR)
DANNY JOHNS (BASS GUITAR)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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WISHING WELL (1973-1974)
TONY HACKETT (LEAD VOCALS)
PETER ? (LEAD GUITAR)
RICHARD GILBERT (BASS GUITAR)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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THE JOHNNY O'BRYAN ORCHESTRA (1974)
TONY GRAHAM DUO (1974)
TONY GRAHAM (ORGAN/VOCALS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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THE RPJ SOUND (1974-1975)
RICHARD HAYLETT (ORGAN)
PETE YARWOOD (LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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MAX BEDFORD TRIO (1975-1976)
MAX BEDFORD (BASS GUITAR/VOCALS
PETE CARTER (LEAD GUITAR
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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BRUCE CLARKE DUO (1976)
BRUCE CLARKE (ORGAN/VOCALS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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CABAL (1976-1977)
RONALD (PADDY)BURDEN (ORGAN
JULIE SCOTT (TRUMPET/VOCALS)
LIZ BEE (VOCALS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS
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THE ROY REYMO BAND (1977-1981)
ROY REYMO (VOCALS)
JULIE WARD (VOCALS)
STAN JENNINGS (KEYBOARDS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
VARIOUS PERSONNEL CHANGES DURING YEARS (1977-1981)
(BASS PLAYERS) (GUITARISTS) (SAX)
DAVE HOLGATE DAVE HOOK JOE McKENNA
KENNY KENT MIKE GODFREY
TIM MAHN DEREK OVERY
DAVE SAGGERS LES BOND
MICK BETTS
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THE GERRY LAKE SOUND (1981-1982)
GERRY LAKE (ORGAN)
GARY DE BOOTMAN (LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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STEP BY STEP (1983)
BOB WEYGANT (VOCALS)
JENNY WATTS (KEYBOARDS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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THE MAX BEDFORD TRIO (1983)
MAX BEDFORD (BASS GUITAR/VOCALS)
PETE THOMAS (KEYBOARDS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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THE DON SHEPHERD BAND (1983-1984)
DON SHEPHERD (KEYBOARDS/VOCALS)
JACQUIE WESLEY (VOCALS)
KAREN ELLIE (VOCALS)
PHIL BROOKE (BASS GUITAR/VOCALS)
JOE McKENNA (SAX)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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THE CRYSTAL SHOWBAND (1984-1988)
MIKE GRIEGO (VOCALS)
ROD BULLOCK (KEYBOARDS/VOCALS)
DAVE SAGGERS (BASS GUITAR)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
VARIOUS PERSONNEL CHANGES DURING YEARS (1984-1988)
(BASS PLAYERS) (KEYBOARDS)
DAVE SAGGERS ROD BULLOCK
BRENDEN BALDWIN PAUL SEAMEN
GARY SKITTERAL TONY KENT
RUFUS STONE BRUCE CLARKE
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PYRAMID (1988-1991)
PETER STILL (BASS GUITAR/VOCALS)
JULIAN ? (LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS)
AMANDA ? (VOCALS)
PETE BERESFORD (KEYBOARDS)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
VARIOUS PERSONNEL CHANGES DURING YEARS (1988-1991)
(GUITARISTS) (KEYBOARDS)
ANDY TAYLOR PETE BERESFORD
DAVE HINDLEY TONY KENT
LEE VASEY DEREK WARNE
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BARRIE JAMES BAND (1992-1993)
BARRIE BROWN (SAX)
DAVID BROWN (KEYBOARDS)
BRIAN HARVEY (BASS GUITAR)
JOE HARLOW (DRUMS)
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BACKED NUMEROUS CABARET ARTISTES OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING MANY WELL KNOWN NAMES SUCH AS KEN GOODWIN BERNIE CLIFTON PAUL MELBA NORMAN COLLIER ROGER KITTER CAROL LEE SCOTT TONY GERRARD JIMMY MARSHALL RONNIE CARROLL CHAS McDEVITT THERESA STEVENS (FROM TV SERIES BACKS TO THE LAND) THE WEBB TWINS(FROM TELEVISION HOLIDAY CAMP SITCOM HI-DE-HI) WEI WEI WONG (TV's GOLDEN SHOT HOSTESS) AND RAY LEWIS AND THE LEGENDARY AMERICAN VOCAL GROUP THE DRIFTERS.
I ALSO TOOK PART IN A TV DOCUMENTARY CALLED SEASIDE ROCK ABOUT THE GREAT YARMOUTH MUSIC SCENE OF THE 1960's WHICH YOU CAN VIEW ON YOUTUBE GOOGLE YOUTUBE SEASIDE ROCK FILM.