Alistair Macdonald "Zal" Cleminson (born 4 May 1949) is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his role in the Sensational Alex Harvey Band between 1972 and 1978. He was subsequently a member of Nazareth for three years.

Jan 24, 2024 · SAHB’s guitarist, Zal Cleminson, dressed up like a Pierrot clown – in full white-face makeup – and wielded a Gibson SG or Firebird to unleash an armada of truly fierce and unique solos, licks, rhythm parts, and sound effects. “Riffing – as opposed to rhythm – is where the lead guitarist started out.

May 3, 2019 · Zal Cleminson was a member of two of Scotland's most famous rock bands of the '70s but he fell out of love with the music scene. As he celebrates his 70th birthday,...

Jan 10, 2024 · Zal Cleminson was a member of two of Scotland’s most famous rock bands of the ’70s but he fell out of love with the music scene. As he celebrates his 70th birthday, the former Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Nazareth guitarist is back on stage and louder than ever.

May 1, 2022 · Zal Cleminson is legendary guitarist of Tear Gas and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Cleminson began his career in the late-1960s. His first band Tear Gas morphed into the backing band for Alex Harvey, and when that band split in 1977, he and other members continued on as The Zal Band, before he joined Nazareth in 1979.

Zal: I have two guitars, a Solar and an Ibanez Prestige. They stay in tune. Glenn: What were your original musical influences and is anyone from nowadays influencing you now and in what way and why? Zal: In my early teens I listened to Chuck Berry, Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell.

As a self-taught six-stringer, Zal Cleminson’s road to stardom amongst a hectic ’70s glam rock scene looked a bit different than some of his peers. A turbulent childhood gave way to an intense passion for music, specifically early rock ‘n’ roll, leading to …

We hear how he found fame during the heyday and excesses of the 1970s playing on hits such as Delilah, Boston Tea Party and the Faith Healer with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. We learn the...

Jan 1, 2024 · Orphans of the Ash is the ongoing collaboration of Zal Cleminson and Billy McGonagle. Their music has been described as Glasgow Grunge, Misanthropic Metal, Dystopian Angst, Subconscious Jazz.

May 3, 2024 · Scottish guitarist Zal Cleminson turns 75 this weekend. Best known for his time in the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, he also spent three years in Nazareth. In a 2023 piece on Alex Harvey, The Herald's Robert McNeil called Cleminson "one of Scotland’s greatest ever guitarists".