Eddie Hardin

Eddie Hardin
Background information
Birth name	Edward Harding
Born	19 February 1949 London, England
Died	22 July 2015 (aged 66)
Genres	Rock, blues-rock
Occupation(s)	Pianist, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Piano, vocals
Years active	1967–2015
Labels	Vertigo Eagle RCA Teldec See for Miles Repertoire
Associated acts	A Wild Uncertainty Spencer Davis Group Axis Point Pete York Jon Lord
Website	www.eddiehardin.com

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 Spencer Davis Group, Axis Point, and Hardin & York.^[1] Hardin, along with the drummer, Pete York, left the Spencer Davis Group on 26 October 1968, due to 'differences over musical policy'.^[2]

He died following a heart attack on 22 July 2015, at the age of 66.^[3]

Discography

a wild Uncertainty

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

Spencer Davis Group

• With Their New Face On United Artists UA 1192 (1968)
• Funky (1968)
• Taking Out Time 1967-69 (Letters From Edith)
• Gluggo Vertigo 6360088 (1973)
• Living in a Back Street Vertigo (1974)
• Catch You On The Rebop (Live in Europe 1973)

Reissues

• With Their New Face On Repertoire REP 4684-WY (1997)
• Funky One Way OW 34529
• The Masters (compilation) Eagle Records (1999)

Hardin & 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)
• Circumstancial Evidence RCA (1982)
• Eddie Hardin & Zak Starkey's Musical of Wind in the Willows President (1985)
• Situations President PTLS1089 (1988)
• Wind in the Willows Live (featuring Maggie Bell, Graham Bonnet, Rafael Ravenscroft, Jon Lord and Zak Starkey INAK/BOSE INAK 9010
• When We Were Young INAK 11005 (1996)
• Dusk Til Dawn Voiceprint BP316CD
• Survival
• Just Passing Through (2000)

Reissues

• You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks Repertoire REP4464WY (1994)
• Wind in the Willows Live Angel Air (1998)
• Circumstancial 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)

References

1. "Eddie Hardin". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
2. Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 189. CN 5585.
3. Jeff Giles (24 July 2015). "Former Spencer Davis Group and Axis Point Member Eddie Hardin Dies at 66". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

External links

• Eddie Hardin at the Internet Movie Database