John Tilden Locke (September 25, 1943 – August 4, 2006) was an American keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. In the early 1980s, he was a member of the band Nazareth.
John Locke | |
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 Locke playing keyboards at 'My Father's Place', Roslyn, L.I. Halloween night 1975 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Tilden Locke |
| Born | September 25, 1943 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2006 (aged 62) Ojai, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, rock |
| Occupation | Keyboardist |
| Years active | 1962–2006 |
| Formerly of | Spirit, Nazareth |
Biography
editLocke was born in Los Angeles, California. His father was a classical violinist and his mother sang operas and was a composer. In 1967 he formed the Red Roosters with the guitarist Randy California. A year later they had changed the name to Spirit and signed a deal with Ode Records for four albums. He remained involved with the band during most of his career.[1]
Besides Spirit, he performed on the Tom Rush album Wrong End of the Rainbow.[2] In the period 1980–1982 he performed with the Scottish band Nazareth and appeared on three albums: The Fool Circle,[3] 'Snaz,[4] and 2XS.[5] He also played keyboards on the Stray Cats album Gonna Ball,[6] and on Randy California's solo albums Euro-American and Restless.[1]
Death
editLocke died in Ojai, California, at the age of 62.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Jones, Tim (November 2006). "John Tilden Locke". Record Collector. 329: 24.
- ^ "Tom Rush – Wrong End Of The Rainbow". Discogs. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Nazareth (2) – The Fool Circle". Discogs. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Nazareth (2) – 'Snaz". Discogs. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Nazareth (2) – 2XS". Discogs. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Stray Cats – Gonna Ball". Discogs. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "John Locke". The Independent. August 15, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
External links
edit- John Locke at AllMusic
- John Locke discography at Discogs
- John Locke at IMDb
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