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10. März 2015 · Dr. Feelgood’s bassist during their glory years was John B. Sparks – who rendered supportive pocket passages which fortified the frantic performances Wilko and Brilleaux. Sparks was a heavy handed plectrum player working a Gibson Ripper and/or Fender Precision.
The Histomap of World History is a piece of art and a visual snapshot of the past four thousand years of civilization. The Histomap was originally designed by John B. Sparks and published by Rand McNally in 1931 and was presented as an easy-to-understand visual infographic of world history.
Brilleaux, Johnson, Sparks, Potter and Howarth formed Dr. Feelgood in January 1971, although by April both Potter and Howarth had left, with John "The Big Figure" Martin taking over on drums. [1] [2] This line-up released three studio albums and one live collection, before Johnson left on 2 April 1977 due to tensions with other members of the band.
ImageNameYears ActiveInstrumentsLee Brilleaux (Lee Collinson)1971–1982 1983–1994 (until his ...lead vocals harmonica slide guitarall Dr. Feelgood releases from Down by ...John B. "Sparko" Sparks1971–1982bass backing vocalsall Dr. Feelgood releases from Down by ...Wilko Johnson (John Wilkinson)1971–1977 (died 2022)guitar piano backing and lead vocalsall Dr. Feelgood releases from Down by ...John Potter1971pianonone- An All-Encompassing Timeline?
- Timeline Caveats
- The Legacy of Histomap
Today’s infographic, created all the way back in 1931 by a man named John B. Sparks, maps the ebb and flow of global power going all the way back to 2,000 B.C. on one coherent timeline. View a high resolution versionof this graphic Histomap, published by Rand McNally in 1931, is an ambitious attempt at fitting a mountain of historical information o...
Crowning a world leader at certain points in history is relatively easy, but divvying up influence or power to everyone across 4,000 years requires some creativity, and likely some guesswork, as well. Some would argue that the lack of hard data makes it impossible to draw these types of conclusions (though there have been othermore quantitative app...
John Spark’s creation is an admirable attempt at making history more approachable and entertaining. Today, we have seemingly limitless access to information, but in the 1930s an all encompassing timeline of history would have been incredibly useful and groundbreaking. Indeed, the map’s publisher characterized the piece as a useful tool for examinin...
In a whimsical mood, I bought the CD of it this week and the inlay photos revealed that John B. "Sparko" Sparks, forever identified with P Basses, played a Grabber in the Stupidity era. By then the Feelgoods had become a credible live draw and were the Brit music press' darlings so Sparko's pay cheques probably allowed him a new bass. Not the ...
Der Name der Band wurde auf Vorschlag von Sparks dem Song Dr. Feelgood der englischen Band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates entlehnt. Wie viele andere Pub-Rock-Bands, zum Beispiel die ebenfalls aus Southend stammenden Eddie & the Hot Rods, waren Dr. Feelgood hauptsächlich durch ihre Live-Auftritte bekannt.
28. Apr. 2015 · Anfang der 1930er Jahre hat John B. Sparks vom heute noch existierenden US-Verlag Rand McNally ein sehr ambitioniertes Projekt gestartet. Die Washington Post zeigt nun seine Grafik, die...
