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Brian Hopper

Brian Hopper

English guitarist and saxophonist

Brian Hopper (born 3 January 1943) is an English guitarist and saxophonist.

Brian Hopper (second from left) as part of The Wilde Flowers in 1966

Hopper was born in Whitstable, Kent, England, and is the older brother of the late bassist Hugh Hopper. With Hugh, he was a member in the early Canterbury scene band Wilde Flowers. He co-wrote several tracks on Soft Machine's 1968 debut album. After guesting on saxophone during the sessions for the follow-up album Volume Two in early 1969, he joined Soft Machine full-time for five months from May to October 1969. The death of two bandmates in the early 1970s discouraged Hopper from pursuing a proper career in music, so he went into agricultural crop protection research and development instead.[1]

Only in the latter part of the 1990s, did Hopper re-emerge as an artist of contemporary as well as historical significance. One of his projects was Canterburied Sounds, a four-CD compilation of archival Canterbury scene recordings from his private collection.

Discography

Year Artist Title
1962Various ArtistsCanterburied Sounds (volumes 1 to 4, released 1998)
1965The Wilde FlowersThe Wilde Flowers (released 1994)
1969Soft MachineVolume Two
2003Brian Hopper (with Robert Fenner)Virtuality
2004Brian HopperIf Ever I Am
2006Brian Hopper & Robert FennerJust Desserts[2]

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "Brian Hopper". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Stores". Burningshed.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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