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English bass guitarist (1945–2009)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1945-04-29
Active to
2009-06-07

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Listeners
5,878
Total plays
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Progressive rockCanterburyAvant-GardeCanterbury Scenejazz

Hugh Hopper (29 April 1945 - 7 June 2009) was a composer and bass player from Canterbury, United Kingdom who achieved his highest public profile through his work with Soft Machine between 1968 and 1972. Though mass-market acceptance was never high on his list of priorities, Hopper will be remembered by connoisseurs of British experimental art-rock for his instrumental gifts and his idiosyncratic composing style, with The Soft Machine, as well as on a long string of solo albums, the most recent o

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Colin
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Canterbury
Occupation
bassist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Columbia Records
Official website
www.hugh-hopper.com
Image
Hh peavey 01.jpg
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cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1945-04-29
date of death
2009-06-07
birth name
Hugh Colin Hopper
name in native language
Hugh Hopper
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1963-00-00
Commons category
Hugh Hopper
end of work period
2009-00-00
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