Alan Price

Alan Price came up through the clubs in Newcastle upon Tyne, playing keyboards and harmonica. His group, The Alan Price Set, had a breakthrough with their version of 'I Put a Spell On You' in the mid-1960s. The record's arrangement gave Screamin' Jay Hawkins's classic a different, more insistent kind of pull.

He wrote songs like 'Poor People' and 'Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)' for the band. Their albums included titles like 'The Price of Love' and 'A Price on His Head.' The lineup changed around him over those years, but Price kept the group going as its central figure.

He was known for being direct about his views, which didn't always sit well with everyone. That frankness was just part of how he operated. The music kept coming, with songs like 'Look Over Your Shoulder' and 'O Lucky Man!' adding to the catalog.