All quotes are from Smokey Joe, first: "Who IS Alan Bates?" If I am not mistaken, Alan Bates is a British Actor (now deceased) who starred along side Jill Claybough in "An Un Married Women" I use to date a women who had a big crush on him. Very 70-'s retro. I diden't know he played harp Maybe this is a different Alan Bates!