J.W. Hodkinson
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John William Hodkinson (29 December 1942 – 9 June 2013), also known as J.W. Hodkinson or J.W. Hodgkinson, was a British rock vocalist.[1]
Hodkinson was born in Leigh, Lancashire, now in Greater Manchester, England. After performing as Johnny Goode, with Larry Parnes' "The Big New Rock 'n' Trad Spectacular", and billed as a "Teenage Idol" with Billy Raymond, Georgie Fame, Billy Fury and Jimmie Nicol, in 1961, he recorded, as Tony Allen, the first of a series of 45s for Philips, all with arrangements by Ivor Raymonde. In 1966, he sang the theme track for the United Artists spy thriller film Triple Cross , starring Christopher Plummer and Yul Brynner. In 1964, he joined The Shubdubs with Jimmie Nicol, Bob Garner, Johnny Harris, Quincy Davis, and Roger Coulam.
In the late 1960s, he became a founding member of the pioneering British jazz-rock band If, appearing on their first five albums. When the band's first line-up broke up, in 1972-3, he joined Darryl Way's Wolf,[2] and appeared on the album Night Music (1974).[3]
In 1975, Hodkinson, alongside Guy Fletcher and Al Hodge, became a founder-member of the soft rock band Rogue.
Discography
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- As leader/co-leader
- "Time to Swing" - 43361 BE
- 1961: "When Love Comes to Call" c/w "Mr. Happiness" - Philips PB 1117
- 1962: "There Is Always a First Time" - Philips 326539 BF
- 1963: "That Little Touch of Magic" - Philips BF 1252
- 1966: "Triple Cross" - United Artists
With If
[edit ]With Darryl Way's Wolf
[edit ]- 1974: Night Music
With Rogue
[edit ]- 1975: Fallen Angel
- 1977: Let It Go
- 1979: Would You Let Your Daughter
References
[edit ]- ^ Brooks, Ken (1999) The Adventures of Michael Bloomfield & Al Kooper: With Paul Butterfield and David Clayton Thomas, p. 161. Agenda At Google Books. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Night Music Review AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
