![Chris Rainbow, Singer With Alan Parsons Project and Camel, Dies](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2015/02/Chris-Rainbow-Polydor.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Chris Rainbow, Singer With Alan Parsons Project and Camel, Dies
Chris Rainbow, a singer whose credits include a string of hit albums with the Alan Parsons Project and a stint in Camel, has died. He was 68.
Parsons broke the news on his website with the following statement: "It was with great sadness that I read today of the passing of Chris Rainbow. He was an amazing talent and an integral part of the Project sound. [Keyboardist and co-writer] Eric [Woolfson] and I used to call him the 'One Man Beach Boys.' I will always remember his funny stories, his mimicking ability and his hilarious catch phrases. Sessions with him were always filled with laughter. I will miss him greatly."
Rainbow began working with the Alan Parsons Project on 1979's Eve, which coincided with their rise to fame. Although he usually sang lead on only one song per album, he was frequently called upon to provide multitracked background vocals in the studio until Parsons dissolved the group after 1987's Gaudi.
During this time, Rainbow also recorded and toured with Camel, contributing to The Single Factor (1982) and Stationary Traveller (1984), and appeared on a couple of solo records made by Yes' Jon Anderson. Rainbow released several albums under his own name in the mid-to-late '70s.
Team Rock quotes Camel's Andy Latimer as saying, “So sad to hear of the passing of Chris Rainbow. He was an amazing talent and a friend. RIP.”
Rainbow was born Christopher Harley in Glasgow on Nov. 18, 1946. No cause of death has been revealed at this point.
Rock's Tragic '27 Club'
See Other Rockers We've Lost in 2015
More From Ultimate Classic Rock
![Alan Parsons and Kate Bush Guitarist Ian Bairnson Dead at 69](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/04/attachment-ian-bairnson-jim-steinfeldt.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alan Parsons, ‘From the New World': Album Review](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/07/attachment-Frontiers-Music-s.r.l..jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alan Parsons Undergoes ‘Urgent Spinal Surgery’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/06/attachment-parsons.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alan Parsons to Release New Album, ‘From the New World’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/05/attachment-ParsonsAlbFeat.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alan Parsons Project Reissuing ‘I Robot’ and ‘Eye in the Sky’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/05/attachment-MoFi_UD1S_Alan_Parsons_Project_IRobot_Render_Box_Scene_3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Jimmy Page and Alan Parsons Project Vocalist John Miles Dies at 72](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/12/attachment-John-Miles-Alan-Parsons-Project-Jimmy-Page-YouTube-Image.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alan Parsons Teases Possible ‘Get Back’ Cameo, New Project Music](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/11/attachment-attachment-Windom-Newman-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alan Parsons and Marillion to Headline Cruise to the Edge 2022](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/06/CTTE.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![45 Years Ago: Alan Parsons Project Make Bold Start on ‘Tales of Mystery and Imagination’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/04/Alan-Parsons-Project-Tales-of-Mystery-and-Imagination-Album-Image.jpg?w=980&q=75)