John Evan


For other people named John Evans, see John Evans (disambiguation).




















John Evan

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John Evan in concert with Jethro Tull, 1973

Background information
Birth nameJohn Spencer Evans
Also known asJohn Evans
Born
(1948-03-28) 28 March 1948 (age 70)
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
GenresProgressive rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer
InstrumentsKeyboards, drums, accordion
Years active1960s–present
Labels
Chrysalis Records, A New Day Records
Associated actsJethro Tull

John Evan (born John Spencer Evans, born 28 March 1948, Blackpool, Lancashire) is a British musician and composer. He is best known for having played keyboards for Jethro Tull from April 1970 to June 1980.[1] He was educated at King's College London.




Contents





  • 1 Early career


  • 2 Jethro Tull


  • 3 After Jethro Tull


  • 4 Album discography

    • 4.1 With The John Evan Band


    • 4.2 With Jethro Tull



  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Early career


Evans changed his name when his first band, The Blades, changed their name to The John Evan Band. Jeffrey Hammond apparently thought 'The John Evan Band' sounded better than 'The John Evans Band'. He participated in the Blackpool musical scene, with most of the musicians that would become Jethro Tull, including Barrie Barlow and Ian Anderson.


Later on, Evan was attending college when he happened to recognize his former bandmates on the radio with the song Living in the Past, remarking years later that it stood out to him because of its quite unusual time signature for a pop song (5
4).



Jethro Tull


In 1970, he played as a session musician on Jethro Tull's Benefit album (where his acknowledgement reads: "...and John Evan, who played keyboards for our 'benefit'"), and was eventually convinced by Ian Anderson to leave school to become a full-fledged member of the band. In addition to his many distinctive contributions to the group's overall musical sound and stage personality, it is also notable that Evan composed the memorable piano introduction to Locomotive Breath, having achieved this task in studio while some of the other band members were out to lunch.


Whilst with Jethro Tull, Evan had a penchant for wearing his trademark white suit, along with a yellow shirt underneath and a pink-and-yellow polka-dot tie. Evan can be seen wearing this outfit in photographs on the album War Child, and the live album Bursting Out, while a painted version of him is seen wearing the suit and tie on the inside cover of the Aqualung album. During concerts, Evan's wildly rendered pantomime gestures would conjure visions for audiences of a cross between Harpo Marx and The Hatter from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (sans the hat). Because of the familiar white suit, Anderson was known to jokingly refer to Evan (during band member introductions) as "everyone's favourite ice cream salesman".



After Jethro Tull


Evan departed Jethro Tull in July 1980, with the "Big Split" of the band. He then went on to form Tallis with fellow departing Tull member, David Palmer.[2] After many years running his own construction company, during which he would occasionally be recognized by die-hard Tull fans, he now resides in Australia. He also appeared in the 2004 DVD Jethro Tull – A New Day Yesterday: The 25th Anniversary Collection (1969–1994) (originally released in 1994 on VHS), the 2008 DVD Jethro Tull – Their Fully Authorised Story (1968–2008), and the 2009 CD/DVD combo Jethro Tull – Live at Madison Square Garden (1978). In 2018, Evan appeared in a video segment, dressed as a flower, during Ian Anderson's Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary tour.[3]



Album discography



With The John Evan Band



  • Live 1966 (A New Day Records)


With Jethro Tull


Studio albums

  • Benefit (1970 - as session musician)


  • Aqualung (1971)


  • Thick as a Brick (1972)


  • A Passion Play (1973)


  • War Child (1974)


  • Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)


  • Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (1976)


  • Songs from the Wood (1977)


  • Heavy Horses (1978)


  • Stormwatch (1979)

Compilations

  • Living in the Past (1972)

  • 20 Years of Jethro Tull

  • 25th Anniversary Box Set

  • Nightcap

Live albums

  • Bursting Out (1978)


  • Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (as session musician, released in 2004)


  • Live at Carnegie Hall 1970 (as session musician, released in 2015)

  • Live at Madison Square Garden 1978


References




  1. ^ Hill, Gary. "Biography: John Evan". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 April 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 344. CN 5585.


  3. ^ Kluft, Alex (2018-06-07). "Ian Anderson Presents Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary". Music Connection. Retrieved 2018-06-18.




External links


  • Biography on official Jethro Tull website








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