Richard Willis Hawley is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s. After that group broke up in 2000, he joined the band Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker, for a short time. As a solo musician, Hawley has released eight studio albums. He has been nominated for a Mercury prize twice and once for a Brit Award. He has collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley, Shakespears Sister, Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Elbow, Duane Eddy and Paul Weller.
Hawley performing in 2013
Hawley and Norma Waterson in 2016
Hawley in 2012
Pulp are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. At their critical and commercial peak, the band consisted of Jarvis Cocker, Russell Senior, Candida Doyle (keyboards), Nick Banks, Steve Mackey (bass) and Mark Webber.
Jarvis Cocker and Nick Banks performing with Pulp at the Coachella Festival in 2012.
Bassist Steve Mackey performing with Pulp at On the Bright Side in Perth in 2011.
Jarvis Cocker at the Sziget Festival in Budapest with Pulp in 2011.
Touring guitarist Richard Hawley in 2013