Colin Sharp

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| birth_name = Colin Ainsley Sharp

| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|9|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = United Kingdom

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|9|7|1953|9|5|df=y}}

| death_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

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| known_for = {{•}}Singer of The Durutti Column
{{•}}College drama educator in Newcastle

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Actor
educator
percussionist
singer-songwriter

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Colin Ainsley Sharp{{cite web|url=http://www.soundunwound.com/sp/contributor/view/Colin-Sharp?contributorId=15855846&ref=SA |title=Colin Sharp – Discography, biography, music, MP3s, credits, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound |publisher=Soundunwound.com |date= 9 September 1953 |accessdate= 2 January 2012}} (5 September 1953 – 7 September 2009) was an English actor, biographer, percussionist and singer-songwriter,{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAllCustom&friendId=2016815&swapped=true&page=2 |title=Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |accessdate=1 January 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708160311/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAllCustom&friendId=2016815&swapped=true&page=2 |archive-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead }} who was part of the Manchester music scene of the late 1970s and dedicated to arts in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Career

In the late 1970s, he joined post-punk band The Durutti Column as singer during the last months of 1978, replacing original vocalist Phil Rainford. The band featured Vini Reilly and Dave Rowbotham as guitarists and future Simply Red members Tony Bowers on bass and Chris Joyce on drums. With him, the band continued to play live performances and recorded two songs, "No Communication" and "Thin Ice (Detail)", for the A Factory Sample EP (a various artist compilation which featured also other artists from Factory Records (label who signed the band): Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire and John Dowie). Shortly afterwards, only Reilly remained in the band.

In 1978, by the time he joined and left The Durutti Column, he formed a glam-punk band, The Roaring 80s, who were active until their split in 1981, opening shows for Magazine, Joy Division and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.soundunwound.com/sp/contributor/view/The-Roaring-80s?contributorId=15855856&ref=DI |title=The Roaring 80s – Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound |publisher=Soundunwound.com |accessdate= 2 January 2012}}

In 1983, he founded, in Newcastle, the rock band SF Jive, which lasted until 1990; he was the band's vocalist and percussionist.{{cite web|url=http://www.soundunwound.com/sp/contributor/view/SF-Jive?contributorId=15856921&ref=GP |title=SF Jive – Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound |publisher=Soundunwound.com |accessdate= 2 January 2012}}

In 1988, he formed an experimental music trio called Glow, but they were active only one year.{{cite web|url=http://www.soundunwound.com/sp/contributor/view/Glow?contributorId=15856862&ref=GP |title=Glow – Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound |publisher=Soundunwound.com |accessdate= 2 January 2012}}

In 2006, he reappeared in the post-punk scene, when his collaboration with American band Vernian Process was released within the band's second album The Forgotten Age. It included the song "Where Are The Young Men?", which Sharp composed in memory of his late friends who were part of the new wave music scene, including Ian Curtis, Martin Hannett, Billy Mackenzie, Adrian Borland.{{cite web|url=http://www.girlsandcorpses.com/issue10_vernian.html |title=Girls & Corpses |publisher=Girlsandcorpses.com |accessdate= 2 January 2012}}[http://www.vernianprocess.com/http%3A/%252Fwww.vernianprocess.com/discography]. Vernian Process. {{Cite web |url=http://www.vernianprocess.com/http%3A//www.vernianprocess.com/discography |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 August 2017 |archive-date=10 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910085409/http://www.vernianprocess.com/http%3A//www.vernianprocess.com/discography |url-status=bot: unknown }}

In 2007, he published his book Who Killed Martin Hannett?{{spaced ndash}} The History of Factory Records' Musical Magician, a biography of his close friend, the producer Martin Hannett.{{cite web|author= Staff|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/07/10/100707_hannett_sharp_feature.shtml |title= Zeroing in on Martin |publisher= BBC Manchester |date= 21 December 2007 |accessdate= 2 January 2012}}

He taught drama at Tyne Metropolitan College until July 2008.{{clarify|date=September 2013|reason=starting when? also his imdb profile has "Became the first Creative Director of Tyneside's Tom Hadaway Theatre." if can be better sourced, should be included}}

Acting

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Between 1979 and 2005, Sharp appeared in several television and film productions.Database (undated). [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789024/filmotype?ref_=nm_flmg_shw_1 "Filmography by Type for Colin Sharp"]. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 25 September 2013

Death

Sharp died, age 56, after suffering a brain haemorrhage.{{cite book|last1=Sharp|first1=Adam|title=Daddy Was a Punk Rocker|date=25 March 2013 |publisher=25 March 2013) |url=https://www.amazon.com/Daddy-Punk-Rocker-Adam-Sharp-ebook/dp/B00C1KOO72|accessdate=27 December 2014}}

Bibliography

{{cite book|author = Sharp, Colin | year = 2007 | title = Who Killed Martin Hannett? – The History of Factory Records' Musical Magician | location = London | publisher = Aurum Press | isbn = 978-1-845-13174-6}}

References

External links

{{AllMusic|id=mn0001458608|label=Colin Sharp}}
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{{IMDb name | id = 0789024 | name = Colin Sharp}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090728050630/http://www.movementproductions.net/memorial.html Post-Punk.com – In Memoriam] Colin Sharp on Tony Wilson
[http://is-is.facebook.com/group.php?gid=131055543679 Facebook – Colin Sharp The Legend] Tribute Facebook site

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