Harvey James
Harvey William James Harrop
20 September 1952
Sheffield, England
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Rock
- pop
Musician
- Guitar
- backing vocals
1972–2010
Early life[edit]
Harvey James was born in Sheffield, England as Harvey William James Harrop in September 1952 to Jim and Vera Harrop.[1] He had a sister called Veronica.[1] The family migrated to Australia in the early 1960s.[1] He attended Lyndale High School and joined a local group, Sayla, on guitar with John Lee on drums.[1]
Illness and death[edit]
James was diagnosed with lung cancer in July 2010. A benefit gig, Gimme That Guitar, was organised by friends and supporters, in Melbourne on 18 November.[13] James performed with a reformed line-up of Ariel.[13] A second concert had been planned for Sydney on 17 February 2011. Harvey James died on 15 January 2011, aged 58.[14] He was survived by his three children from his first marriage, Gabriel, Alexandra and Joshua[1][15]
His family wrote on their Facebook page, "Dad passed away peacefully at 8.15pm tonight. We would like to thank everybody for all the wonderful support over the past 6 months. The love has been overwhelming. Rest in peace my gorgeous, funny, amazing father. We will miss you everyday forever."[14] Sherbet lead singer, Daryl Braithwaite, posted a message, "Rest in peace Harvey James, you will be sadly missed by everyone that saw you play and knew you. My condolences to your family and friends."[16]