John Evan/s

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John Spencer Evans was Tull's flamboyant keyboard player, who joined the band in 1970.

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Not known for displaying any shyness on stage, his theatrical leanings and stage presence was a major part of Tull's early memorable shows.

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He left the band in 1980 and at some point moved to Australia.

It would seem though that the love of music and performance has always stayed with him.

He's now to be found singing (baritone -who knew?) in the Victoria Welsh Male Voice Choir.

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A quote from their newsletter;

"...Right after interval, David came on holding a mysterious striped plastic bag. Observing that the choir is made up of men from a remarkable diversity of backgrounds and careers, he proceeded to empty the contents to reveal his personal collection of vintage Jethro Tull LPs and asked our John Evans, ex-keyboard player for that UK group, to step forward and join him. After a bit of banter, David was very pleased to get John to autograph one of his records."


John recently contributed ( by video) to the 50th tour by introducing Heavy Horses.




Thank you John, for your role in the grand history of Tull.

One special memory for me is this - the opening bar in one of my favourite songs.




Victoria Welsh Choir

[steelmonkey]

When you give 'Thick as a Brick a close listen, you hear so much John Evan brilliance...he really holds it together. Such a major part of Tull history and permanent legacy.

[maddogfagin]

www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/friday_top_25_best_keyboard_players_of_all_time-96560



Friday Top: 25 Best Keyboard Players of All Time
As voted by UG community. Posted 15 hours ago

This week's traditional Wednesday Question saw the people of UG community discussing the matter of the best keyboard players of all time. Based on votes and over 200 comments, we summed this one up into a Top 25 rundown.

25. John Evan
We open this week's list with a musician best known for his work in Jethro Tull. John Evan later had his own band called Tallis for a while but eventually retreated from the music business altogether.




12. Don Airey
There are not enough words to describe the greatness of someone like Don Airey. He is, without any doubts, one of the most prolific musicians in rock music and has collaborated with some of the biggest artists in the genre – Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Gary Moore, and ELO being just some of the names. He's been a member of Deep Purple for quite some time now.

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