Mel Pritchard
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Mel Pritchard was the former drummer with the British progressive rock
band, Barclay James Harvest
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, Lancashire, England. He played with Barclay James Harvest throughout their career and following the band's split, worked with Les Holroyd
in his spin-off band, 'Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd'.
Pritchard died of a heart attack in 2004, at the age of 56.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band, Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:...
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Biography
Melvyn Paul Pritchard (usually credited as Mel or Melv) was born in OldhamOldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, Lancashire, England. He played with Barclay James Harvest throughout their career and following the band's split, worked with Les Holroyd
Les Holroyd
This derivative of the band featured Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard after the schism in the original band. Pritchard remained with the group until his death in February 2004...
in his spin-off band, 'Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd'.
Pritchard died of a heart attack in 2004, at the age of 56.