Chris Copping (born 29 August 1945 in Manchester, England) is a musician and singer-songwriter who has also composed for tv and film. He predominantly plays organ, piano and bass guitar.

In 1960 he joined a group called The Paramounts as a guitarist but left in December 1962 to go to study chemistry at Leicester University. (Diz Derrick replaced him in the group until they split up in October 1966.)

After graduating he joined Procol Harum replacing both Matthew Fisher on organ and Dave Knights on bass. At this point Procol Harum was in effect The Paramounts with the addition of lyricist Keith Reid. Between December 1969 and March 1977 he recorded 7 albums with the group and toured extensively. During this time Chris alternated between bass guitar and Hammond organ as other musicians jointed the group. After recording the album Something Magic Chris left the group and was replaced by Dee Murray for the accompanying tour, after which the group broke up.

In 1978 he moved Australia where he continues to play and compose. In recent years he worked with artists such as Mark Hilton, JoJo Leslie and Astrid Munday as well as composing music for a number of short fims (Miss Fortune, The Web and Slim Pickings).

External link

• Procol Harum.com biography of Chris Copping
• Chris's home page