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John Goodison

real name John Kenneth Goodison

John Goodison is credited on 942 releases across 227 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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942

Credits

227

Albums

7

Decades active

55

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John Goodison (born 1943 in Coventry, England, died 3 September 1988 in Coventry, England) is an English rock musician, producer and songwriter. He was an original member of Brotherhood of Man.
Goodison used five different names during his career:
Johnny B. Great/ Goodison used this name in the early 1960s as a solo artist.
John Goodison/ Goodison used his real name when in the Brotherhood of Man.
Big John/ Goodison used Big John when he fronted Big John's Rock and Roll Circus.
Perer Simons/ Goodison occasionally used the name of his cousin Peter Simons as a songwriting pseudonym. Peter himself was however not involved with any of the actual songwriting. Sometimes, he also used Peter Simmons.
He died of a heart attack on 3 September 1988.

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942 releases · 227 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 896
  • Production · 282
  • Other credits · 15

Studios: Chipping Norton Recording Studios · Audio International Studios · Kingsway Recorders · Mayfair Studios

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