John Mayhew
John Mayhew (born March 27, 1947 in Ipswich , † March 26, 2009 in Glasgow ) was the third drummer of the British band Genesis .
Live and act
He replaced his predecessor John Silver in July 1969 and can be heard on the album Trespass . In August 1970 he was replaced by Phil Collins himself . Then he played in various other bands and finally went to Australia, where he worked as a carpenter in his learned profession. It was "lost" for a long time and was only tracked down by fans after 2000. Among other things, he attended a Genesis fan convention in London in 2006, where he played drums on The Knife for the tribute band ReGenesis . Mayhew also received outstanding royalties of £ 78,000 from Genesis management for serving on Trespass . He spent the following years in Glasgow, where he worked as a carpenter for a furniture company. One day before his 62nd birthday, he died in 2009 in a Glasgow hospital of complications from heart disease.
Well-known recordings with Genesis (cast: Peter Gabriel , Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford , Anthony Phillips , Mayhew):
- August 20, 1969: Demo tape with the songs White Mountain , Pacidy, Family (an early version of Dusk ) and Going Out to Get You . The latter two were first published in June 1998 on Archive I - 1967–1975 .
- January 9, 1970: Jackson Tapes - Genesis recorded four pieces for a never-aired BBC television documentary about the painter Mick Jackson. The recordings Provocation , Frustration , Manipulation and Resignation produced by Paul Samwell-Smith (formerly Yardbirds ) were released in November 2008 in the box set 1970–1975.
- February 22, 1970: BBC Nightride session - Genesis recorded Shepherd , Pacidy , Let Us Now Make Love , Stagnation , Looking for Someone and Dusk live for the radio show of the same name at BBC Maida Vale Studios . Three of them can be found on Archive I - 1967–1975 .
- June / July 1970: Trespass . By the time the album was released on October 23, 1970, Mayhew had already been replaced by Collins.
Web links
- Message to John Mayhew's death of the newspaper Evening Star (English)
- Obituaries of Tony Banks ( Memento from 1 June 2009 at the Internet Archive ), Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett (English)
- Interview with John Mayhew 2006 (English)
- Another interview from 2006 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayhew, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ipswich |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 2009 |
| Place of death | Glasgow |