Charlie Harper

• Name — Charlie Harper • Birth Name — David Charles Perez • Born — 25 May 1944 • Birthplace — Gawber, Barnsley, England • Genre — * Punk rock • street punk • R&B • garage rock • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • Years Active — 1964–present • Current Member Of — U.K. Subs

Charlie Harper was born in Barnsley but moved to the Sussex countryside when he was eight years old. Harper attended a "radical secondary school" where he was the Chairman of the Young Farmer's Club. He left school at the age of 15 to take a job at Dodworth Colliery then went on to commence a hairdressing apprenticeship. Following the apprenticeship, Harper began busking, playing the guitar and harmonica. In 1970, Harper got married and began working as a hairdresser at his sister-in-law's shop. He was a veteran of the London R&B scene at the time of the UK Subs being formed in 1976. His first band in 1964 was named Charlie Harper Free Press Band. Prior to performing as the UK Subs, he was the frontman and founder of The Marauders, who were a pub rock band. After seeing a couple of punk rock shows at The Roxy, the band changed their name to the Subversives and started playing punk rock. The name was eventually modified to U.K. Subs. In 1980 his solo single release "Barmy London Army" spent one week at no. 68 in the UK Singles Chart. He has also recorded with his side project The Urban Dogs and released a solo album entitled Stolen Property and a second solo single "Freaked". As well as singing he also plays the harmonica and bass, he played rhythm guitar on the UK Subs album Diminished Responsibility. He still typically performs between 150 and 200 gigs per year with the UK Subs.

• Stolen Property (1981), Flicknife

• "Barmy London Army" / "Talk Is Cheap" (1980), Gem • "Freaked" / "Jo" (1981), Ramkup - UK Indie no. 17

see U.K. Subs discography

• Urban Dogs (1983), Fall Out - UK Indie no. 18 • No Pedigree (1985), Flicknife • Wipeout Beach (1998), Raw Power • Bonefield (2012), Time and Matter • Attack! (2016), Time and Matter

• "New Barbarians" (1982), Fall Out - UK Indie no. 15 • "Limo Life" (1983), Fall Out - UK Indie no. 16 • "(We Don't Want No) Millenium Dome" (1999), Raw Power • "Rebellion Song" (2014), Time and Matter • "Trick or Treat" (2016), Time and Matter

• "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" single (2012), Punkerama

• Too Much Reality EP (2013), Time and Matter

• New Barbarians: The Best Of Charlie Harper And The Urban Dogs (1999), Captain Oi!