John MacKenzie 约翰·麦肯齐

John McKenzie (musician) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to searchJohn McKenzie Birth name John Michael McKenzie Born 1955 Paddington Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instruments Bass guitar, fretless bass, guitar, backing vocals Years active 1970 – present Labels MCA, Columbia, RCA,Warner Music Vision, EMI Records Associated acts Global Village Trucking Company, Man, Eurythmics,Bob Dylan, The Pretenders, Peter Green,Steve Hillage, Dexys Midnight Runners, Alison Moyet John Michael McKenzie is a British bass player, who has been a member of bands such as Global Village Trucking Company and Man; has played on numerous singles, notably for Eurythmics, The Pretenders and Alison Moyet; and been a touring musician with acts as diverse as Lionel Richie, Dr. John and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Contents [hide] 1Early career 2Discography2.1Compilation albums 2.2Others 2.3DVDs 3References 4External links Early career[edit] McKenzie started his career in 1970 as a member of the Global Village Trucking Company who all lived together in a Norfolk commune with their families, and become a well known live act by playing extended jams at numerous benefit concerts and free festivals.[1] Their first recording was as part of Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall, a benefit album recorded at Dingwalls and released in 1973. The same year, the BBC made and broadcast a documentary about the band, their commune and their shunning of record companies. In 2008 the BBC made a follow-up documentary for their What Happened Next series, which included the band performing a re-union gig, their first in over 30 years, which led to Global Village gigs at Glastonbury 2008 and other festivals.[2] In 1975 they recorded an eponymous album, but broke up shortly afterwards.

McKenzie came to prominence as the bass player of the rock band Man, which he joined in 1975, having had to audition for the role.[3]He recorded The Welsh Connection for which he also wrote one track, and which reached No 40 in the UK Album Chart.[4] During a US tour to promote the album, including performances with John Cipollina, in July/August 1976, differences between the band members arose, and on the next European tour McKenzie and Phil Ryan announced they would be leaving.[3] However they remained together for a farewell tour, on which a live album. All's Well That Ends Well was recorded at the Roundhouse in December 1976.

He then played on records of artists like Annette Peacock, Steve Hillage and Noel McCalla.[5]

The 1980s saw him playing on records by Bob Young, Shusha Guppy, Wham!, Deke Leonard, Morrissey-Mullen, Claire Hamill, Space Monkey,Jim Diamond, Bob Dylan, Al Corley, The Pretenders, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Microdisney, Five Star, Endgames (with Mel Gaynor), Atomic Rooster's John Mizarolli. He played on three Eurythmics hit singles "Thorn in My Side", "When Tomorrow Comes" and "The Miracle of Love". He also was featured on the soundtrack of the movie La Boum 2 and on albums including Gary Moore, Ian Paice, Jaki Graham, Don Airey, Richard Bailey, Peter Auty, Billy Bremner, Terry Stannard, Simon Kirke, Earl Slick, Graham Lyle and Chris Thompson. He also produced singles along with Candy McKenzie and Mel Gaynor. In 1984, he produced the LP Spell It Out, songs recorded by his father Mike McKenzie, and mother, the actress Elizabeth McKenzie.

In 1990 he played on The Pretender's hit single "Hold a Candle to This", Alison Moyet's "It Won't Be Long" (and the album Hoodoo) and played on records by Patti Austin, Latin Quarter, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, Moyet's Essex, Matt Bianco, Pete Brown, Helen Watsonand Kevin Rowland which later led to McKenzie playing for Dexys Midnight Runners. He also played on the UK hit single "You Better Believe It" by Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer for Children in Need.[6]

He also produced the record Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green featuring Ian Anderson, Arthur Brown, Rory Gallagher, Gregg Bissonette, Stuart Hamm, Luther Grosvenor, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Ken Hensley, Max Middleton, Zoot Money, Billy Sheehan, Bob Tench,Snowy White, Roy Z, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Savoy Brown and many more. His 1991 performance with Seal was released on DVD, entitledLive at the Point, in 2004. In 2005 he was featured on Roots Manuva's "The Falling". He also played on records by Bond, Antigone Foster, Jim Diamond, Kokomo, Paddy Casey, Louis Philippe, Wet Wet Wet's Marti Pellow and on East 17's UK hit single "Secret of My Life" in 2011.

He has toured the world as a musician for Lionel Richie, Shakira, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Eric Burdon, Kajagoogoo, Dr. John, Johnny Mathis, Everything But The Girl, Todd Sharpville, Branford Marsalis, Rui Veloso, Tim Finn, Ive Mendes, Tom Scott, David Dundas, Danny Tenaglia, The Christians, Phenix Horns, Duran Duran's Andy Taylor, Jimmy Iovine, Dave Stewart, Wild, Leon Ware, Eternal, James Ingram,Francis Rossi, Soft Machine's Karl Jenkins, Albert Lee, Barbara Dickson, Davy Spillane, Charles Aznavour, Raw Stylus, Linda Taylor,Blair Cunningham, Andy Newmark, Teresa Teng, Annabel Lamb, Nadirah X, Bob Clearmountain, Mitchell Froom, Arthur Louis, as well asRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra and Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra.[7]

In 2012, he has toured with Dexy's Midnight Runners including an appearance on Later with Jools Holland. As of December 2013 McKenzie is touring with classical crossover pianist Maksim Mrvica.[8]

Discography[edit] 1973 – Global Village Trucking Company – Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall 1976 – Global Village Trucking Company – Global Village Trucking Company 1976 – Man – The Welsh Connection 1977 – Man – All's Well That Ends Well 1978 – Iona – Cuckoo 1979 – Annette Peacock – The Perfect Release 1979 – Philip Rambow – Shooting Gallery 1979 – Oxendale and Shepard – Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 1979 – Steve Hillage – Open 1979 – Noel McCalla – Night Time Emotion 1979 – Steve Hillage – Live Herald 1980 – Bob Young – In Quo Country 1980 – Shusha – Here I Love You 1981 – Deke Leonard – Before Your Very Eyes 1982 – John Mizarolli – Message from the 5th Stone 1982 – Morrissey–Mullen – Life on the Wire 1983 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Arrested 1983 – Chris Thompson – Out of the Night 1983 – Wham! – Fantastic 1983 – Paul Brady – True For You 1984 – Claire Hamill – Touch Paper 1984 – Microdisney – Everybody Is Fantastic 1985 – Five Star – Luxury of Life 1985 – Jim Diamond – Double Crossed 1985 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce – Wildweed 1985 – Endgames – Natural 1985 – Space Monkey – On The Beam 1986 – Eurythmics – Revenge 1986 – Bob Dylan – Knocked Out Loaded 1986 – Al Corley – Riot of Colour 1986 – Jim Diamond – Desire For Freedom 1986 – The Pretenders – Get Close 1986 – Wham! – Music from the Edge of Heaven 1987 – Pulling Faces – Dance of Ghosts 1989 – Tyrone Berkeley – To Touch You 1989 – Phil Manzanera – Manzanera & McKay 1990 – Mary Coughlan – Uncertain Pleasures 1990 – The Pretenders – Packed! 1991 – Alison Moyet – Hoodoo 1991 – Steve Hillage – Ggggong-Go_Long 1992 – Helen Watson – Companion Gal 1992 – Faubert – Faubert 1993 – Latin Quarter – Long Pig 1994 – Patti Austin – That Secret Place 1994 – Alison Moyet – Essex 1995 – Matt Bianco – Gran Via 1996 – Pete Brown – The Land That Cream Forgot 1997 – Latin Quarter – Bringing Rosa Home 1999 – Darkstar – Heart of Darkness 1999 – Kevin Rowland – My Beauty 2001 – Jim Diamond – Jim Diamond 2002 – Bond – Shine 2002 – Adam Snyder – Across The Pond 2002 – Pete Brown & Phil Ryan – Ardours of the Lost Rake 2003 – Louis Philippe – My Favorite Part of You 2003 – Everything but the Girl – Like the Deserts Miss the Rain 2004 – Kokomo – To Be Cool 2004 – Paddy Casey – Living 2005 – Danny Seward – Where My Heart Is 2005 – Marti Pellow – Smile 2005 – Roots Manuva – Awfully Deep 2007 – Virginia Constantine – The Bumpy Road To Love 2008 – The Explorers – Live at the Palace 2009 – Antigone – AntigoneLand 2010 – Pete Brown – Road of Cobras 2010 – Cold River Lady – Better Late Than Never 2012 – Amandine Bourgeois – Sans Amour Mon Amour Compilation albums[edit] 1994 – Steve Hillage – BBC Radio 1 Live 1995 – Phil Manzanera – Manzanera Collection 1999 – Man – Rare Man 2004 – Steve Hillage – Live at Deeply Vale Festival '78 2005 – Eurythmics – Boxed 2005 – Man – Live at the Keystone, Berkeley, 9 August 1976 2006 – The Pretenders – Pirate Radio 2008 – The Gun Club – The Life & Times of Jeffrey Lee Pierce & The Gun Club 2013 – Man – Many Man Are Called 2013 – Bob Dylan – The Complete Audio Collection Vol. 1 Others[edit] 1982 – La Boum 2 1995 – Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music of Peter Green 2000 – Peter Green Songbook 2001 – Arabesque Zoudge 2001 - David French - All The Difference DVDs[edit] 2001 – Bond – Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2003 – Everything but the Girl – Like the Deserts Miss the Rain 2003 – David Bowie – Inside Bowie & The Spiders 2004 – Seal – Live at the Point 2007 – Steve Hillage – Live in England 1979 References[edit] Jump up^ Dave Thompson. "Global Village Trucking Company – Global Village Trucking Company | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved6 August 2014. Jump up^ "BBC Four – What Happened Next?, Global Village Trucking Co". Bbc.co.uk. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2014. ^ Jump up to:a b "The MCA Years". Manband-archive.com. 16 December 1976. Retrieved 6 August 2014. Jump up^ "ChartArchive – Man". Archive.is. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2014. Jump up^ "John McKenzie | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2014. Jump up^ "John McKenzie Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014. Jump up^ "John Michael McKenzie". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013. Jump up^ [1]