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Alistair Macdonald "Zal" Cleminson (born 4 May 1949) is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his role in the Sensational Alex Harvey Band between 1972 and 1978. He was subsequently a member of Nazareth for three years. In 2017, Cleminson put together a new rock band - /sin'dogs/, which recorded and released a four-song EP and an album ...
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1972. 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]
May 3, 2019 · Zal Cleminson was a member of two of Scotland's most famous rock bands of the '70s but he fell out of love with the music scene. As he celebrates his 70th birthday, the former Sensational Alex ...
May 1, 2022 · Zal Cleminson is legendary guitarist of Tear Gas and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Cleminson began his career in the late-1960s. His first band Tear Gas morphed into the backing band for Alex Harvey, and when that band split in 1977, he and other members continued on as The Zal Band, before he joined Nazareth in 1979. ...
May 3, 2019 · Zal Cleminson was a member of two of Scotland's most famous rock bands of the '70s but he fell out of love with the music scene. As he celebrates his 70th birthday, the former Sensational Alex ...
Jan 11, 2024 · Zal describes the influences that got him playing guitar in the 1960s.We hear how he found fame during the heyday and excesses of the 1970s playing on hits s...
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Feature Photo: Zal Cleminson of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band – image courtesy of Zal Cleminson As a self-taught six-stringer, Zal Cleminson’s road to stardom amongst a hectic ’70s glam rock scene looked a bit different than some of his peers.
