Alan Price

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1942-04-19 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Fatfield, Washington, United Kingdom

Also Known As The Animals

Alan Price

Biography

Alan Price (born 19 April 1942) is an English musician, best known as the original keyboardist for the British band the Animals and for his subsequent solo work. Price was born in Fatfield, Washington, County Durham, and was educated at Jarrow Grammar School, County Durham. He is a self-taught musician and was a founding member of the Tyneside group "The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo", which was later renamed the Animals. His organ-playing on songs by the Animals, such as "The House of the Rising Sun", "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "Bring It On Home to Me" was a key element in the group's success. After leaving the Animals, Price went on to have success on his own with his own band the Alan Price Set and later with Georgie Fame. He introduced the songs of Randy Newman to a wider audience. Later, he appeared on his own television show as well as achieving success with film scores, including winning critical acclaim for his musical contribution to the film O Lucky Man! (1973) as well as writing the score to the stage musical Andy Capp. Price has also acted in films and television productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Price, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sound

1989
1987
The Whales of August

as Original Music Composer

1982
Britannia Hospital

as Original Music Composer

1975
Alfie Darling

as Original Music Composer

1973
O Lucky Man!

as Original Music Composer

1972
Home

as Original Music Composer

Actor

2007
65 Revisited

as Self (archive footage)

1992
Heartbeat

as Frankie Rio

1975
Alfie Darling

as Alfie Elkins

1973
O Lucky Man!

as Alan Price

1968
1967
1965
Pop Gear

as Self

1959
Discorama

as Self

Writer

2016
Korol Lir

as Lyricist