Mel Pritchard

Mel Pritchard
Birth name	Melvyn Paul Pritchard
Born	20 January 1948(1948-01-20)
Origin	Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died	28 January 2004(2004-01-28) (aged 56)
Genres	Rock Classic rock Progressive rock
Occupations	Musician, drummer
Instruments	drums
Years active	1960s–2004
Labels	Harvest, Polydor
Associated acts	Barclay James Harvest

Mel Pritchard (20 January 1948 – 28 January 2004^[1]) was the former drummer with the British progressive rock band, Barclay James Harvest.

Biography

Melvyn Paul Pritchard (usually credited as Mel or Melv) was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He played with Barclay James Harvest throughout their career and following the band's split, worked with Les Holroyd in his spin-off band, 'Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd'.

Pritchard died of a heart attack in 2004, at the age of 56.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Thedeadrockstarsclub.com – accessed August 2009

External links

• Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd

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Name	Pritchard, Mel
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Date of birth	20 January 1948
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Date of death	28 January 2004
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