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Keith "Keef" Hartley (8 April 1944 – 26 November 2011) was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted his own band, known as the Keef Hartley Band or Keef Hartley's Big Band, and played at Woodstock. He was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm, the Artwoods and John Mayall.
Apr 8, 2019 · Learn about Keef Hartley, a drummer who played with John Mayall and Ringo Starr, and his band that performed at Woodstock in 1969. Discover their blues and jazz rock albums, their members' careers and their legacy.
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Jul 29, 2022 · Preston-born drummer Keef Hartley began the 60s playing in a Merseybeat combo fronted by hamster-chomping comedian Freddie Starr, and finished the decade performing to half a million hippies at Woodstock with his own band.
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Dec 3, 2011 · Keith Hartley (Keef Hartley), drummer and songwriter: born Preston 10 April 1944 ; married (widowed); died Preston 26 November 2011.
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Keef Hartley was a British blues and jazz musician who played with John Mayall, Eric Clapton, and Savoy Brown. Explore his career, albums, and tracks on AllMusic, a comprehensive music database and guide.
Born in 1944 in the northern English city of Preston, a teenage Keef Hartley fell in love with the sounds of early English rock groups such as The Shadows, as well as American bands The Ventures and drummers like Sandy Nelson (who had an instrumental hit with “Let There Be Drums”).
Keef Hartley was a drummer and Blues-rock band leader, whose 'Halfbreed' album got him a big American tour and a spot at the Woodstock Festival.
