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Jan 21, 2020 · Hugh McKenna, a songwriter and keyboard player with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, sadly passed away just before Christmas at the age of 70 following a short illness. Hugh’s passing came...
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1972. [1] Fronted by Alex Harvey accompanied by Zal Cleminson on guitar, bassist Chris Glen, keyboard player Hugh McKenna (28 November 1949–18 December 2019) and drummer Ted McKenna, their music was a blend of blues rock and hard rock, [2] with cabaret elements. [3]
Jun 30, 2020 · Keyboardist Hugh McKenna, too, was ailing, and would be hospitalised through nervous exhaustion, causing the band’s first ever cancelled gig. Hugh would bow out totally in early ’77 to confront his own problems, some of them again drink-related.
- Michael Heatley
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Dec 26, 2019 · Fans of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band mourn the loss of Hugh McKenna, who died after a long illness. See tributes, videos and comments from other members of the forum.
Jul 30, 2023 · Harvey ruled the stage with an iron attitude and the assistance of harlequin guitarist Zal Cleminson, keyboardist and co-writer Hugh McKenna, Hugh’s cousin Ted on drums and Chris Glen on bass. He was older than his band and most of the crowd, and he treated them like school kids one moment, best pals the next.
- Martin Kielty
Jan 17, 2023 · “I’ll never forget that song’s birth,” keyboard player Hugh McKenna recalled. “Next… was the only album that Alex [Harvey, frontman] and I locked ourselves into a room to write. Afterwards we wrote within the framework of the band, and with more input from Zal.”
