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Article: CHRIS TOWNSON
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 27, 2008
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Drummer with John's Children
Although the group John's Children lasted for barely 18 months
during 1966 and 1967 and issued only five singles, they have
acquired a cult status which is due not just to the fact that Marc
Bolan spent a few months in their ranks on his way to becoming a
star with T. Rex. Rather, John's Children - named after their bass
player John Hewlett, with the singer Andy Ellison and his partner-
in-crime Chris Townson on drums completing the line-up - infused
their live performances with raw energy and power chords worthy of
The Who.
Indeed, in 1967, they upstaged their Track Records label-mates on
a tour of Germany, causing a riot at Ludwigshafen. On a few
occasions, ...