John Weathers

Nascimento : 1947-02-07, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

História

John Patrick 'Pugwash' Weathers (nascido em 7 de fevereiro de 1947, em Carmarthen, País de Gales) é um baterista galês que participou do inovador grupo de rock progressivo Gentle Giant. Tocou também com as bandas Pete Brown & Piblokto!, Wild Turkey e Man. No Gentle Giant, substituiu o segundo baterista, Malcolm Mortimore, tocando em todos os álbuns do conjunto até seu fim, em 1980, totalizando 8 discos de estúdio e mais de 15 outros entre gravações ao vivo e coletâneas. Multi-instrumentista, Weathers serviu à banda não só tocando bateria, mas também inúmeros instrumentos de percussão em geral, flauta doce, violão e até mesmo fazendo o vocal principal em uma canção (Friends, de Giant for a Day). Atualmente, encontra grande dificuldade em tocar seu instrumento predileto por conta de uma condição degenerativa rara e progressiva chamada Degeneração espinocerebelar, que destrói células nervosas do cerebelo, do tronco cerebral e da medula espinhal. Weathers também é entusiasta de ornitologia, sendo esta uma de suas atividades de lazer.

Filmes

Spring Eddy
Spring Eddy
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Eddy, a small-time Chicago criminal with a penchant for dim-witted schemes, is on the run. After ripping off his boss, Eddy hightails it for Mexico, but gets distracted by a pretty hitchhiker on the way. What begins as a simple tryst ends with Eddy beaten up, broken down, and penniless in Wynot, TX. Inadvertently witnessing a murder by Willet Nash, the county's all powerful Sheriff, Eddy tries to hold up a bank and make a run for it, but his cockamamie plan goes awry and he's caught in the act by Nash himself. Eddy's only chance to make it out of jail alive is his fiancé Jeannie, who he left jilted at the alter back in Chicago.
Gentle Giant - Giant on the Box
Gentle Giant - Giant on the Box
Giant on the Box features two longish television performances. First up is a '74 German broadcast that finds them on tour in support of what was ultimately to become their biggest-selling record, The Power and the Glory. During the 50-minute set, comprised of material from that album as well as a tune from their cult hit (mind you, at over 150,000 units sold at the time - and as a British import, no less - it may be more than a cult record after all) In a Glass House , a medley of tunes from Octopus and a dip back to their first, self-titled, album for an extended version of "Funny Ways," Gentle Giant demonstrate why they were such a compelling band, especially in concert.