Roy Harper

About Roy Harper

English folk rocker who has greatly influenced his contemporaries such as Jimmy Pageand younger artists such as Fleet Foxes.

Roy Harper before fame

Like many British rockers, he began his career as a teen skiffle performer. Artists like Muddy Waters influenced him to perform music.

Achievement of Roy Harper

His songwriting is heavily influenced by romanticism and other poetry from the nineteenth century.

Roy Harper family life

Muriel, his mother, died shortly after he was born.

Associations of Roy Harper

Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin considers him a buddy and a major musical inspiration.

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