rAlex Lester pays tribute to blues rocker Alex Harvey , whose Sensational Alex
Harvey Band captured the spirit of Glaswegian street culture.
No stranger to personal tragedy, Harvey died of an alcohol-induced heart attack in 1982, one day before his 47th birthday. This programme features the unsung, radically unconventional hero in archive interviews and performances. Contributors include Harvey-inspired popular artists Richard O'Brien , Billy Connolly , Noddy Holder Lulu and Jim Kerr , with further input from biographer
Martin Kielty , Harvey's widow Trudy, and band members Zal Cleminson , Ted McKenna and Chris Glen.
Producers Elizabeth Clark and Carol Purcell