User:Echophile/Harvey Shield

Harvey Shield (born Harvey Schildkraut, September 6, 1946) is a British musician and songwriter. He was born in Twickenham, England and grew up in Wembley, England. He first played music as a drummer in the Cadet Pipe Band at Harrow County School where he met Roger Glover.

In 1961 they formed a beat group, the Madisons, in which Harvey played drums and sang. In 1965 the group became known as Episode Six, adding Ian Giilan as lead singer and recording a number of singles for Pye Records.

In 1967 Harvey left the band to perform with Greek singer, Natasha Koumianou, who he met while performing at the Casino du Liban in Beirut, Lebanon. Roger and Ian later left Episode Six to become Deep Purple. Natasha & Harvey began their career in Paris, France where they recorded a single for Disques Vogue in 1968. They toured throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa until 1974 and also performed aboard the ill-fated cruise ship, Achille Lauro.

In 1975 Harvey moved to Los Angeles, California where he wrote and recorded “The Way I Feel Tonight” for Atco Records in 1977. The song became a worldwide hit for the Scottish group, The Bay City Rollers, in 1978.

In 1986 he formed The Mighty Echoes, an a cappella Doo Wop quartet, which has recorded five albums and been seen on stage, film and television for more than twenty years. As an actor he appeared with Pamela Anderson in the movie Barb Wire.

Sources Frame, Pete (1979)  Rock Family Trees. Music Sales Corporation, ISBN 0825639506

Warner, Jay (2006) American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. Hal Leonard Corporation, pp. 557-558. ISBN 06340099787.

All Music Guide http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jcfixqwjldde New York Times http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1177734/Harvey-Shield