John Locke (musician)

For other people named John Locke, see John Locke (disambiguation).

John Locke
Locke playing keyboards at 'My Father's Place', Roslyn, L.I. Halloween night 1975
Background information
Birth name	John Tilden Locke
Born	(1943-09-25)September 25, 1943 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2006(2006-08-04) (aged 62) Ojai, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, rock
Occupation	Keyboardist
Years active	1962–2006
Formerly of	Spirit, Nazareth

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.[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 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. 1970. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
3. "Nazareth (2) – The Fool Circle". Discogs. February 1981. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
4. "Nazareth (2) – 'Snaz". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
5. "Nazareth (2) – 2XS". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
6. "Stray Cats – Gonna Ball". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
7. "John Locke". The Independent. August 15, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2017.

External links

• John Locke at AllMusic
• John Locke discography at Discogs
• John Locke at IMDb