- Zal Cleminson
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Name = Zal Cleminson
Img_capt = Zal in Perth, Scotland, December 2004
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Alasdair Cleminson
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Born = birth date and age|1949|05|04 inGlasgow
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Instrument =guitar
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Genre = Rock
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Associated_acts = Tear GasSensational Alex Harvey Band
Nazareth
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Notable_instruments =Alasdair 'Zal' Cleminson is a Scottish
guitarist , best known for his prominent role in theSensational Alex Harvey Band during the 1970s.Career
A self-taught guitarist, at the start of the 1970s he played and recorded with the Glasgow based band 'Tear Gas'. The
musician s in that band then provided the backbone for the Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB). In his white-facepierrot make-up, audiences could not mistake him, or his guitar solos on stage with SAHB.Through a comparison of live performances it is evident that
Gene Simmons ofKiss was quite heavily influenced by Cleminson.In 1979 he joined Nazareth and recorded two
album s with them; "No Mean City " (1979) and "Malice in Wonderland " (1980).He was a regular guitarist with UK songstress
Elkie Brooks on many of her tours throughout 1980s. He also wrote and played on the Brooks' album "Minutes".In 2006 he appeared in his début acting role as Wilson in the western, "
A Shot in the West ". In early 2008 he announced his retirement from the music business and stated he would never perform live again.External links
* [http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?storyCode=13912 Interview in Guitar Player (May 2006)]
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