Mark St. John
Mark St. John (born February 7, 1956 in Anaheim , California as Mark Leslie Norton , † April 5, 2007 ) was an American rock musician and at times guitarist for the group KISS .
St. John replaced Vinnie Vincent at Kiss in April 1984 . In the group he was an employee who received a fixed salary; He was contractually not entitled to income from author's rights. He recorded the album Animalize with the group ; Bruce Kulick added a solo to each of the two tracks . St. John fell ill during rehearsals for the following tour to Reiter's Disease and was replaced by Bruce Kulick at the concerts of Animalize tour in Europe, which was held from 30 September 1984 to 5 November 1984th
When Kiss returned to the USA, St. John took part in the tour that began on November 15, 1984, but was also represented here by Bruce Kulick and watched the concerts from the stage or the auditorium. It was only at the concert in Baltimore on November 27, 1984 that he was able to perform with Kiss for the first time. Bruce Kulick played the first third of the show, after the guitar solo by Paul Stanley he made way for St. John, who started with the title "Under the Gun". St. John also played at the next two concerts, each the entire show, but had to be completely replaced by Bruce Kulick on December 2, 1984 in Indianapolis.
St. John accompanied the band in the first week of December 1984, but received his notice on December 7, 1984 and was sent home. The unpredictable development of his illness was ultimately decisive for the decision to fire him. Bruce Kulick officially joined the band a day later.
After he recovered, St. John and his brother formed the band White Tiger , with whom he released an album in 1986. However, the group did not get beyond a respectable success, but the album was re-released in 1999; At the same time, "Raw" was also released, an album with old recordings made by the group after the first release was released.
After the end of White Tiger, St. John gave guitar lessons again and worked as a session musician. It appeared in 1989 in the video clip for David Hasselhoff 's song "Is Everybody Happy", but there are no indications that the guitarist was involved in the recordings for the Hasselhoff album "Looking for Freedom", on which the song is included. In 1989 and 1990 Mark St. John worked with Peter Criss on The Keep project, but there was no publication.
In 1999 he released the EP Mark St. John Project , which contained five titles. St. John had written two of the pieces with Peter Criss , and a third was written by Peter Criss and Phil Naro. The remaining two titles were instrumentals . In 2003 a full album entitled Magic Bullet Theory followed , in 2006 St. John appeared in Europe as part of the so-called "Kiss-Expos" and played together with a Kiss cover band .
Mark St. John died on April 5, 2007 at the age of 51 from a cerebral haemorrhage .
Discography
As a band musician
- Kiss - Animalize (1984)
- White Tiger - White Tiger (1986)
- White Tiger - Raw (1999)
solo
- Mark St. John Project - Mark St. John Project (1999)
- Mark St. John - Magic Bullet Theory (2003)
As a studio guitarist
- Ken Tamplin - Tamplin & Friends An Ax To Grind (1990)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julian Gill: The Kiss Album Focus - Hell Or High Water (1983-1996) . kissfaq.com 2010, ISBN 978-0-9822537-0-0 .
- ^ A b c d Curt Gooch, Jeff Suhs: Kiss Alive Forever - A Complete Touring History . Billboard Books 2002, first edition, ISBN 0-8230-8322-5 .
- ↑ David Leaf, Ken Sharp: Kiss: Behind the Mask . Warner Books, New York 2003, ISBN 0-446-53073-5 .
- ^ Dale Sherman: Black Diamond - The Unauthorized Biography of Kiss ; Collectors Guide Publishing Inc., 1997, ISBN 1-896522-35-1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | St. John, Mark |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Norton, Mark Leslie (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th February 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anaheim , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 2007 |