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Before recording the album, he performed a series of farewell gigs in Japan, France, and the United Kingdom. Wilko Johnson, Roger Daltrey Record Album By Chris Payne Andrew Benge/Redferns via Getty Images Wilko Johnson performs on stage at Bingley Music Live 2013 on Augin Bingley. Johnson first announced his condition last January via press release, saying he'd decided against chemotherapy and was not yet suffering from any noticeable ill effects of the cancer. Instead of whiling away his final days, Johnson set out on a final tour and, finding himself still standing at the end of it, received an invitation from Who singer Roger Daltrey to go into the studio and record an album of whatever songs the guitarist wanted. "That heavy power-trio sound, backing up a singer it’s a British institution. Johnson met the Who frontman at an awards ceremony in 2010, where they bonded over a love of British groups like Johnny Kidd & the Pirates: "They’d been a big influence on both our bands," Daltrey says, according to the Guardian. Feelgood Guitarist Wilko Johnson Has Terminal Cancer It will come out on the influential blues, soul, and R&B label Chess Records, which is being revived for this release.ĭr. Feelgood and Solid Senders, along with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" The LP was recorded last November at Yellow Fish in Uckfield, England.
"Going Back Home" is set for release this March, and will feature 10 originals from Johnson, from both his solo career and his bands Dr. That hasn't stopped the 66-year old from making music, as he's set to release a new album in collaboration with the Who's Roger Daltrey.
Feelgood, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and was told he had only months to live. Last January, British guitarist Wilko Johnson, best known for his work with the pub rock band Dr.
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