Global Village Trucking Company
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The Honourable James Lascelles |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Edward Lascelles 5 October 1953 Bayswater, London, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Frederica Ann Duhrssen (m. 1973; div. 1985) Lori "Shadow" Susan Lee (m. 1985; div. 1996) Joy Elias-Rilwan (m. 1999) |
| Children |
Sophie Lascelles Rowan Lascelles Tanit Lascelles Tewa Lascelles |
| Parents |
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood Marion Stein |
| Relatives | Queen Elizabeth II (first cousin, once removed) |
| Musical career | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
James Edward Lascelles (born 5 October 1953), styled The Hon. James Lascelles, is a British musician and the second son of the 7th Earl of Harewood and his first wife, the former Marion Stein (subsequently Mrs. Jeremy Thorpe). His father was a first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, making Lascelles a first cousin, once removed, of Queen Elizabeth II and in line of succession to the British throne.
When young, Lascelles had classical piano and drum lessons, and claims that "John Tavener 'taught' him to improvise" by performing duets on a church organ.
He then became interested in jazz, blues, and rock and roll.
Lascelles was a co-founder of the Global Village Trucking Company, known to its fans as "The Glob's", in the early 1970s. The band, the road crew and their families all lived together in a Norfolk commune, and undertook numerous benefit concerts and free festivals, playing extended free-form jams, making them a well known UK live act. The band shunned record companies, but played on the Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall benefit album at Dingwalls in 1973, and in November 1974 they recorded an eponymous album at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales.
In 1973 the BBC made a documentary about Global Village Trucking Company, their communal living and their aim to make it without a record company. The BBC updated the documentary for the What Happened Next series, shown in May 2008, which included their first gig in 30 years. This re-union led to other Global Village gigs at Glastonbury 2008 and other festivals.
Lascelles then became a session musician, until in 1980 he joined The Breakfast Band, a jazz/funk band, which released two albums, Dolphin Ride and Waters Edge, and had a dance hit, "L.A. 14".
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