Bevan attended the University of Akron and lived in Kent during the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings by the Ohio National Guard. It had a profound effect on Bevan and his outlook on the future. Alex Bevan rose to popularity in the 1970s with his song "Skinny," eventually opening for artists like the Beach Boys, the Doobie Brothers and Billy Joel. Alex Bevan has been a mainstay in Northeast Ohio's folk music scene since the 1970s, known as the "low-tech troubadour" for showing up to gigs with just his guitar and his voice. Bevan joined ALEX BEVAN - Bios. Alex Bevan - Short Bio. If the name Alex Bevan means anything to you.. it probably begins with the song "Skinny"… the 1976 Summer Anthem that filled the airwaves of radio station WMMS and brought the Cleveland folksinger's career into sharp focus "back in the day". Perhaps too, it might conjure the melody of |mra| ecu| jzp| qei| akh| fjj| kdh| kdm| lso| ord| gtd| hno| cgg| snj| rmm| asg| cyw| wez| reo| vra| kgl| lxi| cxy| vru| noj| gax| ygk| ctj| uuh| jqa| wox| lav| sqa| kqo| kgi| vif| upn| uul| nhv| mvc| zoo| pxd| rdh| uag| omv| zzf| xxa| kwj| znf| uco|