Chris Glen
Christopher Thomas 'Chris' Glen (born 6 November 1950, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) is a Scottish bass guitarist, who has played in The Jade, Tear Gas, The Party Boys, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB) (1972–78),John Martyn, and The Michael Schenker Group (1980–84, 2008-2010).
With GMT and Ian Gillan
Glen has performed with Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy), Robin McAuley and Phil Taylor in a band called GMT (GLEN/MCAULEY/TAYLOR), and they recorded an album in 1985 titled Wargames. He also toured with Ian Gillan in 1990 for the Naked Thunder World Tour alongside fellow SAHB band member, drummer Ted McKenna.
With The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
In 1992, Glen teamed up with former SAHB members Zal Cleminson & Ted McKenna to form The Party Boys which featured guest vocalists such as FISH, Dan McCafferty, and Stevie Doherty with Stone The Crows keyboardist Ronnie Leahy. This band lasted about 2 years before they decided to recruit SAHB keyboard player Hugh McKenna, and reform as SAHB, and also release a live album Live in Glasgow 93 featuring Stevie Doherty on vocals. This line-up of SAHB disbanded in 1995, before reforming in 2002 for a tribute night to Frankie Miller at The Barrowlands in Glasgow with ex Nazareth guitarist Billy Rankin on vocals. After a year 'Mad' Max Maxwell replaced Rankin on vocals.
Podcasts:
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by Chris Calhoun
Honky Tonk Queen
by: Chris CalhounWhile the jukebox plays those country songs, ‘neath the flashing neon
lights
In a smoky bar she waits on tables, just so she can get by
She hates this life she has to live, it’s a long way from her dreams
But she gets by the best she can, as a honky tonk queen
Such a lovely fine young lady, the Lord knows how she tries
When she leaves that ol’ bar each night, she goes home and cries
Cause the man she loved with all her heart left her without a thing
And she has to fight the wolves each night as a honky tonk queen
CHORUS
She’s just a honky tonk queen
She’s just a honky tonk queen
She’s a broken hearted angel in her old faded jeans
She’s just a honky tonk queen
She’s heard all those lines at least a thousand times, every night from
eight ‘til two
A lonely girl is only human so she might go out with you
She was not brought up to live this way: she’s not the way she seems
But to the cowboys and the rednecks, she’s a honky tonk queen
REPEAT CHORUS
TAG: Yeah, she’s a broken hearted angel in her old faded jeans
She’s just a honky tonk queen