Eddie Hardin (19 February 1949 – 22 July 2015) was an English rock pianist and singer-songwriter. Born Edward Harding, he was best known for his associations with the

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, Axis Point, and Hardin & York. Hardin, along with the drummer,

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, left the Spencer Davis Group on 26 October 1968, due to 'differences over musical policy'. Hardin and York performed as a duo on and off over the years and Hardin cut his solo debut ''Home Is Where You Find It'' in 1972. Both men rejoined the Spencer Davis Group in 1973 but the band broke up again after two albums. Hardin continued as a solo artist, occasionally reuniting with York, much of his work from 1974 onwards was produced by

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who had recently left

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. Hardin featured on Glover's solo project ''

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'' that year, singing lead on the track "Sir Maximus Mouse" and playing on and co-writing others, most notably the hit song "

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". His best known work is perhaps his lead vocal on the theme from the

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children's magazine series ''Magpie'', recorded by the then line-up of the Spencer Davis Group under the pseudonym The Murgatroyd Band. He died following a heart attack on 22 July 2015, at the age of 66.

Discography

a wild Uncertainty

* "Man With Money" / "Broken Truth" Planet (1965)

Spencer Davis Group

* ''With Their New Face On'' United Artists UA 1192 (1968) * '' Gluggo'' Vertigo 6360088 (1973) * ''Living in a Back Street'' Vertigo (1974) * ''Catch You on the Rebop'' (Live in Europe 1973) * '' Taking Out Time'' 1967–69 (Letters From Edith) (compilation)

Reissues

* ''With Their New Face On'' Repertoire REP 4684-WY (1997) * ''Funky One Way'' OW 34529 * ''The Masters'' (

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) Eagle Records (1999)

Hardin and York

* ''Tomorrow Today'' Bell SBLL125 (1969) * ''The World's Smallest Big Band'' Bell SBLL136 (1970) * ''For The World'' Bell SBLL141 (1971) * ''Hardin & York with Charlie McCracken'' Vertigo 6360622 (1974) * ''Hardin & New York'' Teldec 624595 (1979) * ''Live at the Marquee 1971'' RPM RPM135 (1994) * ''Hardin & York Live'' Repertoire REP 4459-WY (1994) 1970 recording, previously a bootleg * ''Still A Few Pages Left'' RPM Thunderbird CSA 106 (1995)

Reissues

* ''For The World'' See For Miles (1985) * ''Tomorrow Today'' Repertoire REP 4481-WY (1994) * ''World Smallest Big Band'' Repertoire REP 4482-WY (1994)

Axis Point

* ''Axis Point'' RCA PL 30039 (1979) * ''Boast of the Town'' RCA PL 25277 (1980)

Reissues

* ''Axis Point'' / ''Boast of the Town'' (compilation) BGO (2002)

Solo albums

* ''Home Is Where You Find It'', Decca TXS 106 (1972) * ''Wizard's Convention'', RCA Records (1976) * ''You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks'', Attic LAT 1023 (1977) * ''Circumstantial Evidence'', RCA (1982) * ''Eddie Hardin & Zak Starkey's Musical of Wind in the Willows'', President (1985) * ''Dawn 'Til Dusk'', Coda Records (1986) * ''Situations'', President PTLS1089 (1987) * ''Survival'', Coda Records (1988) * ''Wind in the Willows Live'' (featuring

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and

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), in-akustik INAK/BOSE INAK 9010 (1992) * ''When We Were Young'', in-akustik INAK 11005 (1996) * ''Just Passing Through'', self-released (2000)

Reissues

* ''You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks'' Repertoire REP4464WY (1994) * ''Wind in the Willows Live'' Angel Air (1998) * ''Circumstantial Evidence'' Angel Air SJPCD024 * ''Eddie Hardin & Zak Starkey's Musical of Wind in the Willows'' RPM 327 (2002) * ''Home Is Where You Find It'' RPM 271 (2004)

Composer

The 1975 pop song "

" from the album ''

'' by

was credited to "Roger Glover & Friends" in the credits but was in reality sung by

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and composed by Hardin.

As sideman

With

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*'' The London Bo Diddley Sessions'' (Chess, 1973)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardin, Eddie 1949 births 2015 deaths English rock keyboardists English male singer-songwriters Singers from London People educated at Alleyn's School British rhythm and blues boom musicians The Spencer Davis Group members