John McKenzie (musician)
John McKenzie | |
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Birth name | John Michael McKenzie |
Born | 1955 Paddington, London, England |
Died | 10 May 2020 (aged 64) |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, fretless bass, guitar, backing vocals |
Years active | 1970 – 2020 |
Labels | MCA, Columbia, RCA, Warner Music Vision, EMI Records |
John Michael McKenzie (1955 – 10 May 2020) was a British bass guitarist who was a member of bands such as
Career
McKenzie started his career in 1970 as a member of the
McKenzie came to prominence as the bass player of the rock band Man, which he joined in 1975, having auditioned for the role.[4] He recorded The Welsh Connection for which he also wrote one track, and which reached No 40 in the UK Album Chart.[5] During a US tour to promote the album, including performances with John Cipollina, in July/August 1976, differences between the band members arose, and on the next European tour McKenzie and Phil Ryan announced they would be leaving.[4] However, they remained together for a farewell tour, on which a live album, All's Well That Ends Well, was recorded at the Roundhouse in December 1976.
He then played on records of artists like Annette Peacock, Steve Hillage and Noel McCalla.[6]
The 1980s saw him playing on records by
In 1990, he played on The Pretenders' hit single "Hold a Candle to This", Alison Moyet's "It Won't Be Long" (and the album Hoodoo) and played on records by Patti Austin, Latin Quarter, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, Moyet's Essex, Matt Bianco, Pete Brown, Helen Watson and Kevin Rowland which later led to McKenzie playing for Dexys Midnight Runners. He also played on the UK hit single "You Better Believe It" by Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer for Children in Need.[7]
McKenzie also produced the record Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green featuring
He toured the world as a musician for
In 2012, he toured with
He died on 10 May 2020.[10]
Discography
- 1973 – Global Village Trucking Company – Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall
- 1976 – Global Village Trucking Company– Global Village Trucking Company
- 1976 – Man – The Welsh Connection
- 1977 – Man – All's Well That Ends Well
- 1978 – Iona – Cuckoo
- 1979 – Annette Peacock – The Perfect Release
- 1979 – Philip Rambow – Shooting Gallery
- 1979 – Oxendale and Shepard – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
- 1979 – Steve Hillage – Open
- 1979 – Noel McCalla – Night Time Emotion
- 1979 – Steve Hillage – Live Herald
- 1980 – Bob Young – In Quo Country
- 1980 – Shusha – Here I Love You
- 1981 – Deke Leonard – Before Your Very Eyes
- 1982 – John Mizarolli – Message from the 5th Stone
- 1982 – Morrissey–Mullen – Life on the Wire
- 1983 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Arrested
- 1983 – Chris Thompson – Out of the Night
- 1983 – Wham! – Fantastic
- 1983 – True For You
- 1984 – Claire Hamill – Touch Paper
- 1984 – Microdisney – Everybody Is Fantastic
- 1985 – Five Star – Luxury of Life
- 1985 – Jim Diamond – Double Crossed
- 1985 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce – Wildweed
- 1985 – Endgames – Natural
- 1985 – Space Monkey – On The Beam
- 1986 – Eurythmics – Revenge
- 1986 – Bob Dylan – Knocked Out Loaded
- 1986 – Al Corley – Riot of Colour
- 1986 – Jim Diamond – Desire For Freedom
- 1986 – The Pretenders – Get Close
- 1986 – Wham! – Music from the Edge of Heaven
- 1987 – Pulling Faces – Dance of Ghosts
- 1989 – Tyrone Berkeley – To Touch You
- 1989 – Phil Manzanera – Manzanera & McKay
- 1990 – Mary Coughlan – Uncertain Pleasures
- 1990 – The Pretenders – Packed!
- 1991 – Alison Moyet – Hoodoo
- 1991 – Steve Hillage – Ggggong-Go_Long
- 1992 – Helen Watson – Companion Gal
- 1992 – Faubert – Faubert
- 1993 – Latin Quarter – Long Pig
- 1994 – Patti Austin – That Secret Place
- 1994 – Alison Moyet – Essex
- 1995 – Matt Bianco – Gran Via
- 1996 – Pete Brown – The Land That Cream Forgot
- 1997 – Latin Quarter – Bringing Rosa Home
- 1999 – Darkstar – Heart of Darkness
- 1999 – Kevin Rowland – My Beauty
- 2001 – Jim Diamond – Jim Diamond
- 2002 – Bond – Shine
- 2002 – Adam Snyder – Across The Pond
- 2002 – Pete Brown & Phil Ryan – Ardours of the Lost Rake
- 2003 – Louis Philippe– My Favorite Part of You
- 2003 – Everything but the Girl – Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
- 2004 – Kokomo – To Be Cool
- 2004 – Paddy Casey – Living
- 2005 – Danny Seward – Where My Heart Is
- 2005 – Marti Pellow – Smile
- 2005 – Roots Manuva – Awfully Deep
- 2007 – Virginia Constantine – The Bumpy Road To Love
- 2008 – The Explorers – Live at the Palace
- 2009 – Antigone – AntigoneLand
- 2010 – Pete Brown – Road of Cobras
- 2010 – Cold River Lady – Better Late Than Never
- 2012 – Amandine Bourgeois – Sans Amour Mon Amour
Compilation albums
- 1994 – Steve Hillage – BBC Radio 1 Live
- 1995 – Phil Manzanera – Manzanera Collection
- 1999 – Man – Rare Man
- 2004 – Steve Hillage – Live at Deeply Vale Festival '78
- 2005 – Eurythmics – Boxed
- 2005 – Man – Live at the Keystone, Berkeley, 9 August 1976
- 2006 – The Pretenders – Pirate Radio
- 2008 – The Gun Club – The Life & Times of Jeffrey Lee Pierce & The Gun Club
- 2013 – Man – Many Man Are Called
- 2013 – Bob Dylan – The Complete Audio Collection Vol. 1
Others
- 1982 – La Boum 2
- 1995 – Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green
- 2000 – Peter Green Songbook
- 2001 – Arabesque Zoudge
- 2001 - David French - All The Difference
DVDs
- 2001 –
- 2003 – Everything but the Girl – Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
- 2003 – David Bowie – Inside Bowie & The Spiders
- 2004 – Seal – Live at the Point
- 2007 – Steve Hillage – Live in England 1979
References
- ^ Jefferies, Dinah (14 June 2014). "My children grew up in a commune". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Dave Thompson. "Global Village Trucking Company – Global Village Trucking Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "BBC Four – What Happened Next?, Global Village Trucking Co". Bbc.co.uk. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ a b "The MCA Years". Manband-archive.com. 16 December 1976. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Official Charts Company – Man". Archive.is. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "John McKenzie | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "John McKenzie Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "John Michael McKenzie". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Introducing Maksim's Band... 邁可森合作演出的樂團成員簡介 @ Croatian Pianist - Maksim Mrvica 鋼琴玩家 - 邁可森 :: 痞客邦 PIXNET ::". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Brown, Pete (30 June 2020). "John McKenzie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2023.