1. John Patrick 'Pugwash' Weathers was born on 7 February 1947 and is a retired Welsh rock drummer, best known for playing with the progressive rock band Gentle Giant.
12 Facts About John Weathers
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In 1966 John Weathers joined a Neath band The Eyes of Blue, along with Phil Ryan and Gary Pickford-Hopkins from The Smokestacks.
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John Weathers briefly played with Strawberry Dust, until they broke up, later reforming as Racing Cars.
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John Weathers then joined an embryonic Wild Turkey with Glenn Cornick, Gary Pickford-Hopkins and Graham Williams, but John Weathers and Williams left to join Graham Bond's Magick before Wild Turkey recorded any material.
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John Weathers appeared on Graham Bond's 1971 album, We Put Our Magick on You, and later that year joined The Grease Band.
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John Weathers joined Gentle Giant in 1972, as a temporary stand in for their drummer Malcolm Mortimore, who had been injured in a motorcycle accident.
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John Weathers first played on Gentle Giant's Octopus album, and his position soon became permanent, remaining with them until they broke up, after their last album Civilian.
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John Weathers was well liked by fans for his distinctive hard-bashing drum style, and played vibes and xylophone, among other percussion instruments.
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John Weathers added his vocals in both studio and live performances more and more frequently as time went on, even singing lead on the song "Friends", which he composed.
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Whilst with Gentle Giant, John Weathers occasionally played with Phil Ryan's band The Neutrons, including their 1974 album, Black Hole Star.
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John Weathers left Man shortly before Phil Ryan re-joined the band.
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John Weathers was featured in the 1986 S4C TV programme Rocking with a Sikh, backing the Sikh Elvis impersonator Peter Singh, along with Martin Ace and Micky Jones.