Charlie Harper (singer)

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Charlie Harper
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Background information
Birth name	David Charles Perez
Born	(1944-05-25) 25 May 1944 Hackney, East London, England
Origin	England
Genres	Punk rock, R&B, garage rock, rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, producer
Instruments	Vocals, harmonica, guitar, bass guitar
Years active	1964–present

Charlie Harper (born David Charles Perez, 25 May 1944, Hackney, London) is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer from the punk band U.K. Subs.

Biography

A former hairdresser, he was already a veteran of the London R&B scene at the time of the UK Subs being formed in 1976. Prior to forming the UK Subs, he was the frontman and founder of The Marauders between 1975 and 1976. In 1980 his solo single release "Barmy London Army" spent one week at #68 in the UK Singles Chart. He has also recorded with his side project The Urban Dogs and released a solo album entitled Stolen Property and a second solo single "Freaked". As well as singing he also plays the harmonica and bass, he played rhythm guitar on the UK Subs album Diminished Responsibility. He still typically performs between 150 and 200 gigs per year with the UK Subs and heart attacks have not slowed him down.

Discography

• "Barmy London Army"/"Talk Is Cheap" (Single) – (1981)
• Stolen Property(Album/Flicknife Records-1982)
• "Freaked"/"Jo" (Single) – (1983)

Recorded tributes

• "Charlie Harper" - a track by The Bus Station Loonies appeared on their "Bare Faced Hypocrisy Sells Records" EP on the Ruptured Ambitions label in 1998. A different version was on their 1999 Mad Frank's Zonal Disco album.

External links

• UK Subs Biography at Allmusic
• Official UK Subs website
• UK Subs Online Archive