David Edward Sutch (10 November 1940 – 16 June 1999), also known as 3rd Earl of Harrow, or Screaming Lord Sutch, was an English musician and serial parliamentary candidate.
In the 1960s, inspired by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, he changed his stage name to "Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow", despite having no connection with the peerage.
His legal name remained David Edward Sutch. After his career as an early 1960s rock and roll attraction, it became customary for the UK press to refer to him as "Screaming Lord Sutch", or simply "Lord Sutch".
Early works included recordings produced by audio pioneer Joe Meek. During the 1960s Screaming Lord Sutch was known for his horror-themed stage show, dressing as Jack the Ripper, pre-dating the shock rock antics of Arthur Brown and Alice Cooper.
Musicians on the record included Ritchie Blackmore (guitar); Matthew Fisher (keyboard); Carlo Little (drums); Keith Moon (drums); Noel Redding (bass) and Nick Simper (bass). In 2017 his song "Flashing Lights" was featured in Logan Lucky, directed by Steven Soderbergh. ==Political activities== In the 1960s Sutch stood in parliamentary elections, often as representative of the National Teenage Party.
He holds the record for contesting the most Parliamentary elections, standing in 39 elections from 1963 to 1997.
As a singer he variously worked with Keith Moon, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Charlie Watts, John Bonham and Nicky Hopkins, and is known for his 1963 novelty hit "Jack the Ripper". ==Musical career== Sutch was born at New End Hospital, Hampstead, London.
His first was in 1963, when he contested the by-election in Stratford-upon-Avon caused by the resignation of John Profumo.
In 1966 Calvert was shot dead by Oliver Smedley over a financial dispute.
His next was at the 1966 general election when he stood in Harold Wilson's Huyton constituency.
Sutch tired of the station, and sold it to Calvert, after which it was renamed Radio City, and lasted until 1967.
In 1968 he officially added "lord" to his name by deed poll.
In the mid 1980s, the deposit paid by candidates was raised from £150 to £500.
He was the founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and served as its leader from 1983 to 1999, during which time he stood in numerous parliamentary elections.
Here he received 585 votes. He founded the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in 1983 and fought the Bermondsey by-election.
He contested 39 parliamentary elections - a record number - losing his deposit in all of them. He appeared as himself in the first episode of ITV comedy The New Statesman, coming second ahead of the Labour and SDP, in the 1987 election which saw Alan B'Stard elected to Parliament. Adverts in the 1990s for Heineken Pilsener boasted that "Only Heineken can do this".
He achieved his highest poll and vote share at Rotherham in 1994 with 1,114 votes and a 4.2 per cent vote share. At the Bootle by-election in May 1990, he secured more votes than the candidate of the Continuing Social Democratic Party (SDP), led by former Foreign Secretary David Owen.
He contested 39 parliamentary elections - a record number - losing his deposit in all of them. He appeared as himself in the first episode of ITV comedy The New Statesman, coming second ahead of the Labour and SDP, in the 1987 election which saw Alan B'Stard elected to Parliament. Adverts in the 1990s for Heineken Pilsener boasted that "Only Heineken can do this".
In 1993, when the British National Party gained its first local councillor, Derek Beackon, Sutch pointed out that the Official Monster Raving Loony Party already had six.
He achieved his highest poll and vote share at Rotherham in 1994 with 1,114 votes and a 4.2 per cent vote share. At the Bootle by-election in May 1990, he secured more votes than the candidate of the Continuing Social Democratic Party (SDP), led by former Foreign Secretary David Owen.
He holds the record for contesting the most Parliamentary elections, standing in 39 elections from 1963 to 1997.
Roger Warwick left to set up an R&B big band for Freddie Mack. Sutch's album Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends was named in a 1998 BBC poll as the worst album of all time, a status it also held in Colin Larkin's book The Top 1000 Albums of All Time, despite the fact that Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Jeff Beck, Noel Redding and Nicky Hopkins performed on it and helped write it.
David Edward Sutch (10 November 1940 – 16 June 1999), also known as 3rd Earl of Harrow, or Screaming Lord Sutch, was an English musician and serial parliamentary candidate.
He was the founder of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and served as its leader from 1983 to 1999, during which time he stood in numerous parliamentary elections.
One had Sutch at 10 Downing Street after becoming Prime Minister. In 1999 Sutch starred in a Coco Pops advert as a returning officer announcing the results of its renaming competition. ==Personal life== Sutch was friends with, and at one time lived at the house of, Cynthia Payne. He had a history of depression, and killed himself by [on 16 June 1999, at his mother's house.
Musicians on the record included Ritchie Blackmore (guitar); Matthew Fisher (keyboard); Carlo Little (drums); Keith Moon (drums); Noel Redding (bass) and Nick Simper (bass). In 2017 his song "Flashing Lights" was featured in Logan Lucky, directed by Steven Soderbergh. ==Political activities== In the 1960s Sutch stood in parliamentary elections, often as representative of the National Teenage Party.
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