John Goodison (musician)

rdf:langString John Goodison (musician)

rdf:langString John Kenneth Goodison (born 1943 Coventry, Warwickshire, England died September 3, 1988 Coventry, England) who first appeared as Johnny B. Great, was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He was best known as vocalist for his later project Big John's Rock and Roll Circus, which had a number 1 hit in South Africa. He also used the pseudonyms Peter Simmons and Peter Simons for co-writing songs for such as The Brotherhood of Man; Goodison was in the Brotherhood's original line-up from its foundation in 1969, co-writing and performing its 1970 chart hits "United We Stand" and "Where Are You Going to My Love" as well as other songs before leaving the group in 1971. In 1975 he co-wrote and co-produced The Bay City Rollers' second No. 1 "Give a Little Love" with Phil Wainman, and Status Quo had a Top 40 hit in 1988 with "Who Gets The Love", co-written by Goodison and Pip Williams. Goodison used to back The Walker Brothers on tour. He also worked for CBS Records and recorded "Race with the Devil" by Gun. He appears (as Johnny B. Great) in the 1964 film "Just For You" singing "If I Had a Hammer" with his own distinctive piano accompaniment, available as a clip on YouTube.