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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,503 posts)
Fri Jun 14, 2019, 04:51 PM Jun 2019

Happy 74th birthday, Rod Argent

Hat tip, This Day in Rock:

1945 – BORN ON THIS DAY, ROD ARGENT, KEYBOARDS, THE ZOMBIES, (1964 UK NO.12
Posted on 12:05 AM by STU SWEATMAN

1945 – Born on this day, Rod Argent, keyboards, The Zombies, (1964 UK No.12 single ‘She’s Not There’). Argent, (1972 UK No.5 single ‘Hold Your Head Up’). Now a TV and film composer.

Rod Argent

Born 14 June 1945 (age 74); St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Website: rodargent.com

Rodney Terence "Rod" Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the founder and keyboardist of the English rock band the Zombies, and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of the Zombies.



The audio's not so great on these next two clips, but that's beside the point:





Still going? You bet.

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