John Locke (musician)

John Tilden Locke (September 25, 1943 – August 4, 2006) was an American rock keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. Locke was also a member of the band Nazareth in the early 1980s.

John Locke of Spirit playing keyboards at 'My Father's Place', Roslyn, L.I. Halloween night 1975.
For other people named John Locke, see John Locke (disambiguation).
John Locke
Birth nameJohn Tilden Locke
Born(1943-09-25)25 September 1943
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OriginUnited States of America
Died4 August 2006(2006-08-04) (aged 62)
Ojai, California, U.S.
GenresHard rock, rock
Occupation(s)Keyboardist
InstrumentsKeyboard
Years active1962 - 2006
Associated actsSpirit, 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 record deal 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

Locke died of cancer in Ojai, California at the age of 62.[7]

References
  1. Jones, Tim (November 2006). "John Tilden Locke". Record Collector. 329: 24.
  2. "Tom Rush - Wrong End Of The Rainbow". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  3. "Nazareth (2) - The Fool Circle". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  4. "Nazareth (2) - 'Snaz". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  5. "Nazareth (2) - 2XS". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  6. "Stray Cats - Gonna Ball". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  7. "John Locke". The Independent. 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2017-02-05.


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