Henry Priestman
Birth name	Henry Christian Priestman
Born	21 July 1955 (1955-07-21) (age 54) Kingston upon Hull, England
Genres	Pop music Folk music Soft rock
Occupations	Singer, keyboardist, record producer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Stiff Records
Associated acts	The Christians, Yachts, Bette Bright, Mike Badger

Henry Priestman (born Henry Christian Priestman, 21 July 1955, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England^[1]) is an English rock singer, keyboardist, record producer and songwriter.

Contents 1 Biography 2 The Chronicles of Modern Life 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Priestman studied music at the Liverpool College of Art. In the late 1970s he played with the British power pop band, Yachts. In 1980, Priestman was one of the co-founders of It's Immaterial. During the 1980s and 1990s he was a member of The Christians. Priestman has also been used as a session musician by both Bette Bright and Mike Badger. Priestman played keyboards on Badger's albums, Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends (2004), The Onset (2005), and Lo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends (2006).

Priestman was the producer of Mark Owen's 2003 Top 5 album, In Your Own Time. On 22 September 2008 Priestman released his debut solo album, The Chronicles of Modern Life.^[2] On 6 April 2009, he was interviewed by James Hoggarth on BBC Radio Humberside.^[3]

[edit] The Chronicles of Modern Life

Album track listing:

1. "Don't You Love Me No More"
2. "Old"
3. "What You Doin' With Me?"
4. "It's Called A Heart"
5. "Grey's The New Blonde"
6. "He Ain't Good Enough For You"
7. "The Idiot"
8. "The Sacred Scrolls Of Pop"
9. "No To The Logo"
10. "Did I Fight In The Punk Wars For This"
11. "It's What You Leave Behind"
12. "Goodbye Mr. Lee (...And Thanks)"

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 2004 interview with Henry Priestman