John Locke (musician)
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{{Short description|American keyboardist (1943–2006)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = John Locke
| image = John Locke played keyboards for the Rock Band 'Spirit'.jpg
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| alt =
| caption = Locke playing keyboards at 'My Father's Place', Roslyn, L.I. Halloween night 1975
| birth_name = John Tilden Locke
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|9|25}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|8|4|1943|9|25}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_place = Ojai, California, U.S.
| occupation = Keyboardist
| years_active = 1962–2006
| label =
| past_member_of = Spirit, Nazareth
| website =
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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.
Biography
Locke 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.{{Cite journal|last=Jones|first=Tim|date=November 2006|title=John Tilden Locke|journal=Record Collector|volume=329|pages=24}}
Besides Spirit, he performed on the Tom Rush album Wrong End of the Rainbow.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tom-Rush-Wrong-End-Of-The-Rainbow/release/8763444|title=Tom Rush – Wrong End Of The Rainbow|website=Discogs|date=1970 |language=en|access-date=February 5, 2017}} In the period 1980–1982 he performed with the Scottish band Nazareth and appeared on three albums: The Fool Circle,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Nazareth-The-Fool-Circle/release/1713850|title=Nazareth (2) – The Fool Circle|website=Discogs|date=February 1981 |language=en|access-date=February 5, 2017}}
Death
References
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External links
- {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p99061|label=John Locke}}
- {{discogs artist|John Locke}}
- {{IMDb name|8560027}}
{{Nazareth}}
{{Spirit (band)|Spirit}}
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Category:American rock keyboardists
Category:Musicians from Los Angeles
Category:Spirit (band) members
Category:Nazareth (band) members
Category:20th-century American keyboardists
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