Nigel Harrison
Blondie photographed in 1982. Harrison third from right
Background information
Birth name	Nigel Harrison
Born	18 April 1951 Stockport, Cheshire, England
Genre(s)	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	bass

Nigel Harrison (born 18 April 1951, in Stockport, Cheshire, England) is a musician, and best known as the bass player of the power pop/new wave band, Blondie. Image File history File links Blondie1982. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Blondie is the name of an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...

In the early 1970s Harrison lived in Princes Risborough near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. He was the bassist for the local band Farm, and later recorded and toured with Silverhead (fronted by Michael Des Barres) from 1972 to 1974. He joined Blondie in 1977 and stayed with the band until their single "War Child" (which he co-wrote) was released in 1982. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Princes Risborough is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Aylesbury and 9 miles north west of High Wycombe. ... Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... Silverhead were an Anglo-American band, based in Los Angeles, led by singer-actor Michael Des Barres. ... Michael Des Barres as Murdoc Michael Des Barres (born 24 January 1948) is an English actor and rock singer. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... War Child is track number 6 from the 1982 album The Hunter by Blondie. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...

From 1982 to 1984 he was a member of the band Chequered Past, which also included two of his former bandmates: Des Barres, from Silverhead, and Clem Burke, from Blondie. They released an eponymous album in 1984. Clem Burke (born Clement Burke, November 24, 1955, in Bayonne, New Jersey) is the drummer for the band Blondie. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ...

When Blondie started to talk about re-forming in 1996, Harrison was initially asked to rejoin the group. He recorded demo tracks with the band for the album No Exit (1998), but was dropped from the band before the record was finished. He and another excluded former member, Frank Infante, brought a lawsuit over the dispute, but were unsuccessful. ^[1] Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ... Blondies seventh studio album, No Exit was released in February 1999, 17 years after their previous studio album The Hunter in 1982. ... Frank Infante was the guitar player of the Power Pop/New Wave Band Blondie. ... It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ...

He is now the bass player for The Grabs, whose album Sex, Fashion And Money was released in November 2005.

Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006, along with the other members of Blondie. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Nigel Harrison at All Music Guide
• Nigel Harrison at the Internet Movie Database

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