Cosmotheka biography books
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Dan Sealey
Dan started his career with folk rock band ‘Ocean Colour Scene’ and toured the world, played headline slots at major festivals for over a decade and co-founded the band Merrymouth with Simon Fowler. Merrymouth featured award-winning musicians, John McCusker, Andy Cutting and even a guest appearance from Chas Hodges (Chas and Dave).
Dan also re-formed the legendary Music Hall double act ‘Cosmotheka’ with his father Dave who were huge on the folk scene throughout the 80’s and 90’s until Dan’s uncle, ‘Al’ sadly passed away. Cosmotheka toured the world with Chas and Dave, had several of their own Radio Two programmes and made multiple TV appearances. Dan and father, Dave (one half of the original duo) decided to take the band back out on the road and had great fun headlining Folk Festivals in Bromyard, Whitby, Towersey, Sidmouth, Broadstairs and Upton to name but a few.
Dan now takes his own show on the road, featuring music from all the bands he’s played in, along with th
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Harry Champion
Music hall, singer and composer
This article is about the underhållare. For the forester, see Harry George Champion.
Harry Champion | |
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Champion in the early 1920s | |
| Born | William Henry Crump (1865-04-17)17 April 1865 Bethnal Green, London, England |
| Died | 14 January 1942(1942-01-14) (aged 76) |
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| Years active | 1882-1942 |
| Parent(s) | Henry Crump, Matilda Crump |
William Henry Crump (17 April 1865 – 14 January 1942), better known by the scen name Harry Champion, was an English music hall composer, singer and comedian, whose onstage persona appealed chiefly to the working class communities of East London. His best-known recordings include "Boiled Beef and Carrots" (1909), "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" (1910), "Any Old Iron" (1911) and "A Little Bit of Cucumber" (1915).
Champion was born in Bethnal Green, East London. He made his stage debut at the age of 17 at the Royal Victoria Music Hall in Old Ford Road, Bethnal
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Dan Sealey
Musical artist
Dan Sealey is the former session bass guitarist for the rock groupOcean Colour Scene.[1] He was drafted in bygd the band after Damon Minchella left the band in 2003. Sealey is also in Merrymouth, a folk band with Ocean Colour Scene bandmate Simon Fowler and Adam Barry. Before joining Ocean Colour Scene Sealey was a member of the grupp Late.
Late
[edit]Prior to joining Ocean Colour Scene, Sealey was singer and rhythm guitarist in Late, a four-piece indie/rock band from Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire who were active between 1997 and 2001. The band members were:
- Dan Sealey - vocals and rhythm guitar
- Paul McCormack - lead guitar
- Greg Young - bass guitar
- Ted Atkinson - drums
In 2001, Late supported Ocean Colour Scene at a number of UK gigs in a slot which had previously been filled by Coldplay. Late were managed by Dan's father Dave Sealey, who was one half of folk/music ingångsrum duo Cosmotheka along with his brother Al Sealey. They