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Rod Argent

<p><b>Rodney Terence Argent</b> (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band <a href="/en/The_Zombies" title="The Zombies" class="wl">the Zombies</a>,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> and went on to form the band <a href="/en/Argent_(band)" title="Argent (band)" class="wl">Argent</a> after the first break-up of the Zombies.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></p>

<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt1">British rock musician</div>
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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Rod Argent, Background information, Birth nam...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard plainlist mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn">Rod Argent</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" title="Argent singing into a microphone onstage" data-hash="File:Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg"><img loading="lazy"alt="Argent singing into a microphone onstage" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg/220px-Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="2688" data-file-height="2952" data-file-type="bitmap" height="242" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg/330px-Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg/440px-Rod_Argent_in_September_2019.jpg 2x"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Argent performing in September 2019</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Rodney Terence Argent</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1945-06-14</span>) </span>14 June 1945<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age<span>&nbsp;</span>77)</span><br><a href="/en/St_Albans" title="St Albans" class="wl">St Albans</a>, <a href="/en/Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire" class="wl">Hertfordshire</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist ">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Rock_music" title="Rock music" class="wl">Rock</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Pop_music" title="Pop music" class="wl">pop</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Psychedelic_rock" title="Psychedelic rock" class="wl">psychedelic rock</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock" class="wl">progressive rock</a></li>
<li>classical</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><div class="hlist ">
<ul><li>Musician</li>
<li>singer</li>
<li>songwriter</li>
<li>composer</li>
<li>record producer</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note"><div class="hlist ">
<ul><li>Keyboards</li>
<li>vocals</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1958–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records" class="wl">Decca</a>, <a href="/en/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records" class="wl">CBS</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://rodargent.com" class="external text" target="_blank">rodargent<wbr>.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt4">Musical artist</div>
<p>Argent is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. As the band's keyboardist he used a variety of instruments, including <a href="/en/Hohner_Pianet" title="Hohner Pianet" class="wl">Hohner Pianet</a>, <a href="/en/Mellotron" title="Mellotron" class="wl">Mellotron</a>, <a href="/en/Harpsichord" title="Harpsichord" class="wl">harpsichord</a>, and <a href="/en/Organ_(music)" title="Organ (music)" class="wl">organ</a>.</p>

<p>In addition to his work with the Zombies and Argent, Argent has made music for television series, been a session musician, produced albums by other artists, and had a solo career which has included three studio albums: <i>Moving Home</i>, <i>Red House</i>, and <i>Classically Speaking</i>. Argent was inducted into the <a href="/en/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" class="wl">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> as a member of the Zombies in Brooklyn in March 2019.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>



Rodney Terence Argent is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band the Zombies, Argent is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. As the band's keyboardist he used a variety of instruments, including Hohner Pianet, Mellotron, harpsichord, and organ. In addition to his work with the Zombies and Argent, Argent has made music for television series, been a session musician, produced albums by other artists, and had a solo career which has included three studio albums: Moving Home, Red House, and Classically Speaking. Argent was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Zombies in Brooklyn in March 2019. 