Steve Browning Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Wilko Johnson death: Dr Feelgood guitarist dies aged 75 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer | The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/wilko-johnson-death-dr-feelgood-pancreatic-cancer-b2231269.html 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Sad to hear this. He did spend his bonus time well fair play to him. We could all learn from that. Everyday we get is a bonus... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 His greatest performance, the electric mouse on rails...... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchwife Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Wilks was a frequent flyer over this way and I think we all considered him semi-immortal; in a musical sense we weren't wrong. Sure going to miss him a lot. Hope that Norman's doing alright. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 RIP Wilko. I saw Dr Feelgood many times in the 70's, I just loved the high energy of Wilko and Lee. I played in a Dr Feelgood tribute for a while until 2019. By his own admission, he was not the greatest guitarist around, but his style was truly unique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMZiJ-MnjqU&list=OLAK5uy_mlan47NllKtLN1FdwMEwD1HzMaANajKB0&index=34&ab_channel=JohnnyKidd%26thePirates-Topic A great illustration of the great Mick Green, from whom Wilko derived his style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, Steve Browning said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMZiJ-MnjqU&list=OLAK5uy_mlan47NllKtLN1FdwMEwD1HzMaANajKB0&index=34&ab_channel=JohnnyKidd%26thePirates-Topic A great illustration of the great Mick Green, from whom Wilko derived his style. Yes, I'll concede that Mick Green came first, and I love the Pirates as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 There';s a great similarity but Wilko took it a step further. Either way, it was an excuse to post a great old Johnny Kidd number. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Edwards69 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 As a fellow born and bred Canvey Islander for 30 years, I am deeply upset at his passing. A true Canvey icon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne58 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Greg Edwards69 said: As a fellow born and bred Canvey Islander for 30 years, I am deeply upset at his passing. A true Canvey icon. I can well imagine Greg, it hit me hard too. My band did a short UK tour with Wilko when the ' Oil City Confidential' film was released, great memories. Edited November 23, 2022 by wayne58 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On the 21st apparently... RIP Sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petecarlton Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Very sad, one of music's real characters. I saw him with Solid Senders in 1978 - you couldn't take your eyes off him. He'll be much missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham56 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Sad, but he made the most of what time he had. The Southend live clip is one of my favourite YT clips... Southend live 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Here's my old band "Stupidity" playing She Does it Right, we only covered the Wilko era, and we only played about a dozen gigs, we weren't the greatest band around, but playing those Wilko inspired songs was so much fun for us. It was recorded on a mobile phone so the audio isn't that great. We all miss him so much! She Does It Right - Stupidity.mov Edited November 23, 2022 by thebrig 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Great shame, was lucky enough to catch him & Norm on the bill as support for The Stranglers a few years back. Bags of energy and supremely good musicianship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Aw, one of my favourite guitarists in my favourite bands, and such a larger than life character. Circa 1976 I was briefly known as “Wliko” at school as I had the same haircut as him...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 In their day, they were an brilliant band. Here is my personal favourite of theirs. RIP Wilko. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Only saw him once, mid 80's in a tiny dive of a club with Norman on bass (though I did see DF without Wilko). Not particularly my first choice of music but it was slick and professional and he had charisma. A mate of mine loaned Julian Temple a load of rare DF memoribilia to use for the 'Oil City Confidential' documentary. RIP 'Mr Johnson'. Edited November 23, 2022 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Graham56 said: ...Southend live Good to see, and hear, what can be done in this style of music with an HH amp (no pedals...) and a Fender Bassman rig (no pedals either...). Not even a P-bass, so 'Yes, it can be done..!'. Well recorded and filmed, especially for the times. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Dad3353 said: style of music with an HH amp (no pedals...) Saw a Wilko documentory... on the subject of his style/gear/technique/etc the interviewer asked about his pedals. Response: "Pedals? I'm not driving a car!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 A sad day. I saw the news on my FB feed this morning (I was following him). A great character and distinctive and original musician. His autobiography is well worth a read. I'm so glad he had those extra years and he certainly made full use of them. RIP Wilko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Genuinely shocked to read this news. Very sad news indeed. But as others have said, he was given some extra time and he made full use of it. It's still a shock nonetheless. 🥺 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSeagull Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Stupidity, one of the great live albums. Last saw him supporting Quo on their reunion tour in 2014. Unique, another one of the greats lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Shaggy said: Aw, one of my favourite guitarists in my favourite bands, and such a larger than life character. Circa 1976 I was briefly known as “Wliko” at school as I had the same haircut as him...... Sadly at around the same time I was known as Purdy, although for much the same reason 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 BBC News today described how Wilko, who'd played with the Feelgoods since 1972, enjoyed a four-decade career. I not normally angered by poor maths but today i was. Five decades of honest, take it or leave it, straight ahead gigging. Well done Wilko, hope you and Lee are enjoying a glass or two and a bit of reminiscing this evening 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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