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Eddie Harsch

Eddie Harsch, Canadian-American keyboard player and bass player (d. 2016)
Eddie Harsch (born Edward Hawrysch; May 27, 1957 – November 4, 2016) was a Canadian keyboardist and member of Detroit-based jam band Bulldog. Previous to that he was The Black Crowes' keyboardist from 1991 to 2006. Harsch was replaced on keyboards by Rob Clores and then Adam MacDougall.Harsch first joined Bulldog during The Black Crowes' hiatus, which lasted from early 2002 to early 2005. During that time he also played bass in the Detroit Cobras. In the 1980s, Harsch was a member of James Cotton's band.

In 2016, Harsch was to become a co founding member of The Magpie Salute, a band which also features his former Black Crowes bandmates Rich Robinson, Marc Ford and Sven Pipien.Harsch died in Toronto of heart failure on November 4, 2016, at the age of 59.

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Events on 1957

  • 9Jan

    Suez Crisis

    British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
  • 8Mar

    Suez Crisis

    Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
  • 24Jun

    First Amendment to the United States Constitution

    In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
  • 6Jul

    Paul McCartney

    John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
  • 24Sep

    101st Airborne Division

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.