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Dr. Feelgood are an English pub rock band from Canvey Island, Essex.Formed in January 1971, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist, harmonicist and slide guitarist Lee Brilleaux (real name Lee Collinson), lead guitarist and second vocalist Wilko Johnson (real name John Wilkinson), bassist John B. "Sparko" Sparks, pianist John Potter and drummer Terry "Bandsman" Howarth.
The band with Mayo were never as popular as when Johnson was in the line-up, yet they went on to enjoy their only top ten hit single in 1979 with "Milk and Alcohol". Johnson, who died in 2022, [8] went on to form the group Solid Senders before joining Ian Dury and the Blockheads in 1980. Guitarist Steve Walwyn in Barcelona, 18 March 2009
John Andrew Wilkinson (12 July 1947 – 21 November 2022), better known by the stage name Wilko Johnson, was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter and occasional actor.. He was a member of the pub rock/rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 197
Avicii was found dead in the afternoon hours of April 20, 2018, according to a statement from his rep. His tragic death came two years after he announced his retirement from touring in March 2016.
Lee Brilleaux (born Lee John Collinson; 10 May 1952 – 7 April 1994) [1] was an English rhythm-and-blues singer and musician with the band Dr. Feelgood.. Lee John Collinson was born in Durban, South Africa, to English parents, [2] was brought up in Ealing, and moved to Canvey Island with his family when he was 13. [3]
The Goonies actor and his band spent much of last summer traveling around the country for the Loservile Tour, which wrapped at the end of August. Fans took to Feldman’s replies to share their ...
Mayo had been relatively unknown until early 1977 when he replaced Wilko Johnson in Dr. Feelgood, although Henry McCullough had temporarily stood in when Johnson left. [4] He was known as John Mayo until, having suffered several minor ailments, Dr. Feelgood's Lee Brilleaux said "you've always got the gyp" and the nickname stuck.
Roy Edward Ayers Jr. (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025) was an American vibraphonist, record producer, and composer. [1] Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk. [2]