James Lascelles
- George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
- Marion Stein
James Edward Lascelles (born 5 October 1953) is a British musician and the second son of the 7th Earl of Harewood and his first wife, Marion. Lascelles is a second cousin to King Charles III.
Music
When young, Lascelles had classical piano and drum lessons, and claims that "John Tavener 'taught' him to improvise" by performing duets on a church organ.[1]
He then became interested in jazz, blues, and rock and roll.
Global Village Trucking Company
Lascelles was a co-founder of the Global Village Trucking Company, known to its fans as "The Globs", in the early 1970s. The band, the road crew and their families all lived together in a commune in an old farmhouse in Sotherton, Suffolk,[2][3] and undertook numerous benefit concerts and free festivals, playing extended free-form jams,[4] making them a well known UK live act. The band shunned record companies, but played on the Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall benefit album at Dingwalls in 1973, and in November 1974 they recorded an eponymous album at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales.
In 1973 the BBC made a documentary about Global Village Trucking Company, their communal living and their aim to make it without a record company. The BBC updated the documentary for the What Happened Next series, shown in May 2008, which included their first gig in 30 years.[5] This re-union led to other Global Village gigs at Glastonbury 2008 and other festivals.
Later career
Lascelles then became a session musician, until in 1980 he joined The Breakfast Band, a jazz/funk band, which released two albums, Dolphin Ride and Waters Edge, and had a dance hit, "L.A. 14".
He then took an interest in world music, recording tribal music in North Africa and New Mexico, and releasing this on his own label, Tribal Music International. He also started composing music for theatre, The Footsbarn Travelling Theatre Company and Tiata Fahodzi,[6] and film. Lascelles played keyboards, synthesisers, and percussion for Cockney Rebel between 2000 and 2023, and continues to perform this role with his own world music band, Talking Spirits, as of 2024. Lascelles also works with disaffected inner-city children.[1] As of 2011 Lascelles was appearing with Mike Storey as "The Ivory Brothers".[7]
Personal life
Lascelles has been married three times. First, on 4 April 1973 in Wortham, to Frederica Ann Duhrssen (born 12 June 1954, Newport, Maine). They had two children before divorcing in 1985:
- Sophie Amber Lascelles (born 1 October 1973, Thorpeness, Suffolk) married 11 June 2011 at Luton Hoo to Timothy Pearce. They had a daughter, Lilianda Rose, in 2010 before their marriage.
- Rowan Nash Lascelles (born 6 November 1977, Sotherton, Suffolk)
Secondly, on 4 May 1985 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Lori "Shadow" Susan Lee (29 August 1954, Albuquerque – 29 June 2001). They had two children:
- Tanit Lascelles (born 1 July 1981, Santa Eulària des Riu, Spain)
- Tewa Ziyane Robert George Lascelles (born 8 June 1985, Edgewood, New Mexico) has been married to Cynthia Lascelles, née Ramirez, since 2008. They had a son, Fran, in 2014.
James and Lori divorced in 1996.
Thirdly, Lascelles married Joy Elias-Rilwan. The Hon. Mrs. Lascelles is an actress and is actively involved in efforts to combat AIDS. She has four children of her own, and is a member of the Elias family of Yoruba chieftains in Lagos.
Lascelles' younger brother Jeremy Lascelles is a prominent British music industry executive, who played percussion for the Global Village Trucking Company.
Discography
Global Village Trucking Company
- Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall (1974)
- Global Village Trucking Company (1975) (Caroline 1516) (Allmusic rating )[4]
The Breakfast Band
- Dolphin Ride
- Waters Edge
Solo
- Turn off the Lights (2004) (Large 3)
- Fire & Snow (2008)
Notes and sources
- ^ a b "James Lascelles biography". jameslascelles.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Pop Group Settle For Commune In The Country". East Anglian Film Archive - UEA. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Jefferies, Dinah (14 June 2014). "My children grew up in a commune". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b Dave Thompson, Allmusic review of Global Village Trucking Company. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ "What Happened Next: Global Village Trucking Co". BBC Four. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ Tiata Fahodzi programme 2007 Retrieved 28 August 2009
- ^ "Barsham and Albion Fairs Revisited". Diss Cornhall. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
External links
- James Lascelles' website
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- Steve Harley
- Stuart Elliott
- James Lascelles
- Barry Wickens
- Kuma Harada
- Robbie Gladwell
- David Delarre
- Oli Hayhurst
- John Crocker
- Adam Houghton
- Paul Jeffreys
- Nick Jones
- Pete Newnham
- Milton Reame-James
- Jim Cregan
- George Ford
- Francis Monkman
- Duncan Mackay
- Lindsey Elliott
- Jo Partridge
- Ian Nice
- Lincoln Anderson
- Paul Cuddeford
- Marty Prior
(Cockney Rebel)
- The Human Menagerie (1973)
- The Psychomodo (1974)
(Steve Harley
& Cockney Rebel)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1975)
- Timeless Flight (1976)
- Love's a Prima Donna (1976)
- The Quality of Mercy (2005)
(Steve Harley)
- Hobo with a Grin (1978)
- The Candidate (1979)
- Yes You Can (1992)
- Poetic Justice (1996)
- Stranger Comes to Town (2010)
- Uncovered (2020)
- Face to Face: A Live Recording (1977)
- Stripped to the Bare Bones (1999)
- Acoustic and Pure: Live (2003)
- Anytime! (A Live Set) (as The Steve Harley Band, 2004)
- Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir) (2013)
- A Closer Look (1975)
- The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (1980)
- Greatest Hits (1987)
- Make Me Smile – The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (1992)
- Live at the BBC (1995)
- More Than Somewhat – The Very Best of Steve Harley (1998)
- The Cream of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1999)
- Best of the '70s (2000)
- The Cockney Rebel – A Steve Harley Anthology (2006)
- The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (2008)
- Cavaliers: An Anthology 1973–1974 (2012)
- "Sebastian"
- "Judy Teen"
- "Hideaway"
- "Psychomodo"
- "Mr. Soft"
- "Tumbling Down"
& Cockney Rebel)
- "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"
- "Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)"
- "Black or White"
- "White, White Dove"
- "Here Comes the Sun"
- "(I Believe) Love's a Prima Donna"
- "(Love) Compared with You"
- "The Best Years of Our Lives (live)"
- "I Can't Even Touch You"
- "Irresistible"
- "The Last Goodbye"
- "Big Big Deal"
- "Roll the Dice"
- "Someone's Coming"
- "Freedom's Prisoner"
- "Ballerina (Prima Donna)"
- "Heartbeat Like Thunder"
- "Irresistible"
- "The Phantom of the Opera" (with Sarah Brightman)
- "Whatever You Believe" (as Anderson, Harley & Batt)
- "When I'm with You"
- "Star for a Week (Dino)"
- "A Friend for Life"
- "Faith & Virtue"
- "For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never Worn"
- "Ordinary People"
- "I've Just Seen a Face"
- "Out of Time"
- Live from London (1985)
- The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live (1989)
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival (2005)
- Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir) (2013)
- Discography
- List of songs recorded by Steve Harley
- Beam of Light
- Score
- "Dandy in the Underworld"
- "Madman"
- "Somebody Special"
- "Gi' Me Wings"
- The Alan Parsons Project