![]() ![]() A Superflous Man
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John Scott Cree leaves no genre unstamped with his sardonic wit and is all over the map with musical stylings while proving his impeccable musicianship. A brilliant musical trip through the humorous side of life. John Scott Cree's outline of a never was, but near miss Born: Farnham, Surrey at an early age, because he wanted to be near his mother Schools: St Joseph's Aldershot; St George's Weybridge 1956-65: Ash: early musical dabblings - 'Mummy-Daddy' drums with Dad; Woolworth's blue plastic mouth organ, piano lessons until aged 10; Tony Waite's guitar. Own guitar from Father Christmas at age 14. Played Mersey Beat, R&B, Rock 'n' Roll, Folk, primitive attempts at song writing; first solo gigs. 1967-8: JP Trio - Aldershot-based guitar dance band with Geoff Grinham, Tony Harrison and, later, George Gattner and Mick Clifford playing quick steps, fox trots, bits of jazz, Rock 'n' Roll etc. Depping The Keynotes 1969-70: Dover: resident Railway Club, Crabble - Frank Horton Trio; Pipe & Twee (acoustic with Ray Cooke) 1971-73: Bill Barnacle Quartet; depping Martin Brown Band, depping Bod Bowles Jazz Band - Louis Armstrong, Dover playing jazz, blues 1973: New City Jazzmen, Crawley 1973-77: resident with Ivor Aylesbury and Mike Worts at Folk at the Chequers, Horley; writing comedy songs; touring Folk Clubs; Cambridge Folk Festival (twice) 1975: recording Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer with Geoff Whitehorn, Simon Phillips, Pete Arnesen, Frank McDonald 1977-1979: Recording - Pye Records with Pete Kircher, Alan Jones, Cliff Hall, Ricky Hitchcock, Geoff Whitehorn; one-nighters, including Chris Rea, Iron Maiden 1979-80: resident - Half Moon, Putney 1990-date: resident - Brambles, Horley 1990: The Mid-Life Crisis band 1991-date: Fair Trade Duo/3 depping 5 piece 1995-date: with The Phatt B's 1997-date: depping Pendulum, Civil Minds 1998-99: writing/recording/promoting A superfluous man (FLAMS FCD 002) 1999: mastering and release of Vinyl tour (FLAMS FC 1070); recording with Eddie Hurdman and Mick Platt 2000: mastering and release of Wivabandon (FLAMS FCD 003); recording with George Wilson 2001: writing/recording with New City Jazzmen One for Bod (FLAMS FCD 004); writing/recording with Ron Trueman-Border 2002: writing/recording with Ron Trueman-Border Now then (FLAMS FCD 005) |
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