Gordon Haskell was an English musician and songwriter. A pop, rock, jazz, country and blues vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. First gained recognition as bass player for the British band The Fleur de Lys. Spent a short period in King Crimson, singing one of the songs on their second album.
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Gordon Haskell was an English musician and songwriter. A pop, rock, jazz, country and blues vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. He was a school friend of King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. First gained recognition as bass player for the British band The Fleur de Lys. Spent a short period in King Crimson, singing one of the songs on their second album and both singing and playing bass on their third album. After departing from King Crimson he continued his musical career as a solo musician. Finally gained international recognition in 2001 with his hit song \”How Wonderful You Are\”, followed by his platinum-selling album Harry’s Bar. His debut solo album Sail in My Boat was recorded for the U.K. division of CBS Records in 1969. The album did not chart and today remains a rare collectible, valued by Record Collector in their 2016 \”Rare Record Price Guide\” at £125.
A song from the album, Zanzibar, was covered by Wanda Arletti, and reached No 1 on the singles chart in South Africa. Covered by Judy Boucher in 1990 in the BBC Radio 1 show Hambledon, Haskell’s single ‘Almost Certainly’ reached number one on the South African charts. An album of his solo material called It Hill did well on airplay with DJ, Bob Harris saying he ‘loved’ it. He then went back to England to continue performing in bars in England and became a distributor of the same name. In 1994, the Voice record label re-issued the album Butterfly in China, then did a small tour of America which delighted King Crimson fans even though he was only there to see if he could get a deal to do a record of his material. A single of the album was planned but the deal fell through and the name was planned to go bankrupt.
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