Editing Rod Argent (section)

{{short description|British rock musician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = Rod Argent in September 2019.jpg
| caption           = Argent performing in September 2019
| alt               = Argent singing into a microphone onstage
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Rodney Terence Argent
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|6|14}}
| birth_place       = [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[psychedelic rock]]|[[progressive rock]]|classical}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|composer|record producer}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. -->
| instrument        = {{hlist|Keyboards|vocals}}<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed or removed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
| years_active      = 1958–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Decca Records|Decca]]|[[Columbia Records|CBS]]}}
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
* [[The Zombies]]
* [[Argent (band)|Argent]]
* [[Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band]]
* [[Soraya (musician)|Soraya]]
}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. -->
| website           = {{URL|rodargent.com}}
}}
'''Rodney Terence Argent''' (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band [[the Zombies]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Richie |last=Unterberger |author-link=Richie Unterberger |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-zombies-mn0000582313/biography |title=The Zombies &#124; Biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2014-07-17}}</ref> and went on to form the band [[Argent (band)|Argent]] after the first break-up of the Zombies.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|first=Steve |last=Huey |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rod-argent-mn0000291826 |title=Rod Argent &#124; Biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2014-07-17}}</ref>

Argent is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. As the band's keyboardist he used a variety of instruments, including [[Hohner Pianet]], [[Mellotron]], [[harpsichord]], and [[Organ (music)|organ]].

In addition to his work with the Zombies and Argent, Argent has made music for television series, been a session musician, produced albums by other artists, and had a solo career which has included three studio albums: ''Moving Home'', ''Red House'', and ''Classically Speaking''. Argent was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of the Zombies in Brooklyn in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Zombies|url=https://www.rockhall.com/2019-inductees/the-zombies/|publisher=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=13 December 2018|language=en}}</ref>