Christopher James Harley, known by the stage name Chris Rainbow, was a Scottish pop rock singer and musician whose songs "Give Me What I Cry For" and "Solid State Brain" were often played by British radio DJs Kenny Everett and Tony Blackburn in the 1970s.
20 Facts About Chris Rainbow
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Chris Rainbow was born the son of James Harley and Pamela Clapham.
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Chris Rainbow adopted the stage name "Rainbow" to avoid confusion with Steve Harley, saying:.
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Chris Rainbow had a stutter which wasn't apparent when he sang.
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Chris Rainbow then went under the name Chris Rainbow and released three solo albums; Home of the Brave in 1975, Looking Over My Shoulder in 1977, and White Trails in 1979.
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Chris Rainbow did music for EMI's project Body Music, which included three of his songs along with Brian Aris's photography.
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Chris Rainbow received wider recognition for his music through the support of Kenny Everett, then on Capital Radio in London, who featured his music extensively.
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In 1979, Chris Rainbow began his long association with The Alan Parsons Project, recording on many of their albums from Eve through Alan Parsons' 1999 solo album, The Time Machine.
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Chris Rainbow appeared on other Alan Parsons's associated works, such as Panarama's Can This Be Paradise in 1982, and Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons's Freudiana in 1990.
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Chris Rainbow would do vocal work on Heart Of The Universe, a solo album by Ton Scherpenzeel who was the keyboardist of Camel in 1984.
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Chris Rainbow was producer on Lennie Macdonald's Hard Road in 1975, Dave Lewis's From Time to Time in 1976 and John Townley's Townley in 1979.
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Chris Rainbow did production work alongside Max Middleton under the alias Maximum Penetration, which had one self-titled single, "Maximum Penetration" in 1980.
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Chris Rainbow produced a single by The River Detectives, "Saturday Night Sunday Morning" in 1989 and their studio album Elvis Has Left the Building in 1996.
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Chris Rainbow built and ran the Vital Spark Music Studio on the Isle of Skye where several artists including Donnie Munro, Blair Douglas, and KT Tunstall recorded albums.
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Chris Rainbow died on 22 February 2015 of Parkinson's disease.
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Chris Rainbow was an amazing talent and an integral part of The Project sound.
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Chris Rainbow was a major part of the Runrig story, producing the breakthrough albums through the eighties and early nineties.
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Chris Rainbow was held in deep affection by all associated with Runrig and his passing will be keenly felt.
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Chris Rainbow died at his home on the Isle Of Skye, after a long debilitating illness.
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Chris Rainbow is survived by his wife Ibby and son Lewis, and our thoughts and prayers go out to them at this difficult time.