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Keith "Keef" Hartley (8 April 1944 – 26 November 2011)〔(Thedeadrockstarsclub.com )〕 was an English drummer and bandleader. He fronted his own eponymous band, known as the Keef Hartley Band or the Keef Hartley Big Band, and played at Woodstock.〔("Preston drummer who played at Woodstock dies aged 67" ), ''Lancashire Evening Post'', 1 December 2011.〕 He was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm, The Artwoods and John Mayall.〔 ==Biography== Keith Hartley was born in Preston, Lancashire. He studied drumming under Lloyd Ryan, who also taught Phil Collins the drum rudiments. His career began as the replacement for Ringo Starr as a drummer for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, a Liverpool-based band. Subsequently he played and recorded with The Artwoods, then achieved some notability as John Mayall's drummer (including his role as the only musician, other than Mayall, to play on Mayall's 1967 "solo" record ''The Blues Alone''〔Lee Zimmerman, ("Happy Birthday, John Mayall!" ) ''New Times Broward-Palm Beach'', 29 November 2011.〕). He then formed The Keef Hartley (Big) Band, mixing elements of jazz, blues, and rock and roll; the group played at Woodstock in 1969. They released five albums, including ''Halfbreed'' and ''The Battle of North West Six'' (characterised by a reviewer for the ''Vancouver Sun'' as "an amazing display of virtuosity").〔Al Rudis, ("The Best of the British" ), ''Vancouver Sun'', 25 May 1970, p.95.〕 After that Hartley released a 'solo' album (''Lancashire Hustler'', 1973) and then he formed Dog Soldier with Miller Anderson (guitar), Paul Bliss (bass), Derek Griffiths (guitar) and Mel Simpson (keyboards). They released an eponymous album in 1975, which had a remastered release in early 2011 on CD on the Esoteric label. In 2007, Hartley released a ghostwritten autobiography, ''Halfbreed (A Rock and Roll Journey That Happened Against All the Odds)''.〔Gary Graff, ("Woodstock at 40: Where are they now" ), ''Billboard'', 30 July 2009.〕 Hartley wrote about his life growing up in Preston, and his career as a drummer and bandleader, including the Keef Hartley Band's appearance at Woodstock. Hartley died on 26 November 2011, aged 67, at Royal Preston Hospital in Preston.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keef Hartley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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