On this day, 22 May 1975, Scottish rocker Alex Harvey played Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre.
Although his career spanned almost three decades, he is best remembered as the frontman of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, with whom he built a reputation as an exciting live performer during the era of glam rock in the 1970s.
The singer/band had just released their fourth album Tomorrow Belongs To Me, whilst their soon to be released cover of the Tom Jones classic Delilah peaked at no7 in the UK singles chart.
Harvey finally left the band in 1981 and he released two more solo albums.
On 4 February 1982, returning from performances in Belgium, Harvey died from heart failure, a day before his 47th birthday.
Harvey’s brother Les, who was guitarist with Stone The Crows also died tragically young when he was electrocuted during the band’s performance at Swansea Top Rank in 1972.
