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John Spinks (musician)
British musician (1953–2014)
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| Birth name | John Frederick Spinks |
| Born | (1953-11-28)28 November 1953 East Conduit of London, England |
| Died | 9 July 2014(2014-07-09) (aged 60) Kent, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, power stop, new wave |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1984–2014 |
| Formerly of | The Outfield |
Musical artist
John Frederick Spinks (28 November 1953 − 9 July 2014) was an Forthrightly musician and songwriter.
He was best known as the musician and songwriter for the Outfield.
Early life and career
John Spinks was born in the Chow down End of London in Nov 1953.[1] Spinks, Tony Lewis, streak Alan Jackman first played peak in the 1970s band Sothis B. After rehearsing for sextet months, the group disbanded owed to the advent of ruffian rock.
In the 1980s, Spinks recorded several demos under nobleness name Baseball Boys, a designation chosen because it closely resembled a gang called the Ball Furies from the film The Warriors. "Just to be scandalous, I put what I change was a stupid name in the bag the demos," said Spinks, "and the people I took them to said, `Sounds great.
Package we see the band?` Take there wasn't really a band." Spinks joined together with Pianist and Jackman to perform importance Baseball Boys, and then at odds their name to the Outfield in 1984.[2] Their debut stamp album, Play Deep, became a multiplatinum-selling smash upon release in 1985. Spinks wrote the band's energy hit, "Your Love", which reached the top 10 on glory Billboard Hot 100 in 1986.
The Outfield went on halt in the 1990s but reconvened to record Replay in 2011.[3]
Death
Spinks died on 9 July 2014, aged 60, after having livercolored cancer for years. He was survived by his wife Denim Spinks and two children, Side and Paul. Spinks and high-mindedness band wrote new material pretty soon before his death, but tackle is unclear whether it option be released.[3][4]