John Grimaldi was a British musician, songwriter, and visual artist.
13 Facts About John Grimaldi
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John Grimaldi's career was focused on jazz, although he played in other genres.
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John Grimaldi formed several bands and wrote and performed until his death from multiple sclerosis in 1983.
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John Grimaldi became interested in music after he joined his school's orchestra in his early teenage years.
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John Grimaldi played guitar; Pasterfield became the drummer; Dave Shackley played bass; and Ian Wilson, Quentin Bryar, and Steve Bellingham played keyboard.
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John Grimaldi was replaced by circuit pro Jon Gifford.
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In 1974, Russ Ballard left Argent; Grimaldi and John Verity joined the band to replace him.
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John Grimaldi was involved in their albums Circus and Counterpoints, contributing to the album artwork as well as the music.
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The John Grimaldi Band turned into Captain Sussex, a jazz rock band.
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John Grimaldi invited former Motiffe member Mark Pasterfield to join the band.
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John Grimaldi created Adrian Stamford, an alter ego, under which he wrote experimental sounds that would not fit in with his other projects.
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Casual Athletes was the last project John Grimaldi was involved in.
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John Grimaldi experimented with a drum machine during these sessions, as a suitable drummer was not available.