John McGeoch Musical artist

John Alexander McGeoch (25 August 1955 – 4 March 2004) was a Scottish guitarist who played with several bands of the post-punk era, including Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage and Public Image Ltd.He was described as "one of the most influential guitarists of his generation" and he was also considered as "the new wave Jimmy Page". In 1996, he was listed by Mojo in their "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" for his work on the Siouxsie and the Banshees song "Spellbound".

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 25, 1955
Birth place
Inverclyde , Greenock
Date of deathMarch 04, 2004

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Musical artist

Career started1970
Career ended1995
associated musical artist
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Visage
The Armoury Show
Public Image Ltd
Magazine (band)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
New wave music
Alternative rock
Gothic rock
Synthpop
Post-punk
instrument
Guitar
Piano
Yamaha Corporation
record label
Geffen Records
Polydor Records

John McGeoch on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://america.net/~davdmock/armoury1.htm
  2. http://shotbybothsides.com/mag_john.htm
  3. http://shotbybothsides.com/zig_0284.htm
  4. http://www.fodderstompf.com/MEMBERS/mcgeoch.html
  5. https://www.myspace.com/j_mcgeoch