Wilko Johnson

thermionic

Just announced on Facebook and Twitter. I hadn’t really heard of him until BBC’s Rockschool in the 80s, when myself and my guitar-playing friends became instant fans. Intelligent and instantly likeable character. Will hammer out some R&B riffs on my black Telecaster later.

https://twitter.com/wilkojohnson/status/1595358840400248832?s=46&t=UAr8zOzX5WKIjxMZQIdCZg

Rowby1

One of my heroes, RIP.

DrCornelius

Shit, that's really sad news. Absolute legend

Jimbro66

^^^^ this. The driving Mick Green influenced Tele, the manic stare and jutting head. An unmistakable stage presence. He fought cancer some years ago and carried on playing (his biography is worth a read). Another of the icons gone.

merlin

Rowby1 said:

One of my heroes, RIP.

I was 14 when I saw him running back and forth across a stage with a telecaster and a long coiled cable and tonking out amazing choppy sounds. Blown away then, still blown away now by the energy. 

So long Wilko. 

Kittyfrisk

Damn, this is really bad news to hear. He was a brilliant original performer, full of humour & a zest for life, even beating cancer in 2014.
RIP Wilko.

springhead

Oh no. That’s terrible. Amazing that he was able to have the surgery and get back to work, I guess it left him weakened though. Blimey. I used to go and see him when he still had hair.  

EricTheWeary

Oh no, that's awful news. The versions of Dr Feelgood I've seen were post Wilko but I've heard his playing thousands of times, read his books and enjoyed him as an interviewee on various things. Stumbled my way through a couple of YouTube lessons on his style and played a few of his songs in bands. Such an interesting man and musician 
RIP

Jalapeno

RIP Wilko

Thought he was indestructable !

mudslide73

RIP Wilko. A big hero of mine. 

Offset

Shit.  I only saw him a couple of months ago!

* Edit:  July 16th.  So four months ago.  He must have been ill then.  RIP.

stonevibe

Gutted...

RIP Wilko 

guitars4you

A true character and was always him self - no bull - said and did what he believed in -did well to fight surgery and come back for more of life - sad to hear he has now left us  - RIP

Funkfingers

No Mo'.  

benmurray85

When we were teenagers my best friends band supported him at a local club. We were there all afternoon soundchecking. Wilco turned up later afternoon with that tele in a bin bag. He was super nice and had plenty of time for everyone. 

Absolute gent of a man. 

Stevepage

Sad to see this. I was so pleased for him when he announced he was cancer free and started living life to his fullest. 

roberty

That is a real shame. A true one off

Here he is demonstrating his technique with an HH solid state amp

Caffeine_Vampire

Damn.

Just damn.

Devil#20

That's real shame. He very nearly checked out a few years ago and beat the odds stacked against him. He was a one-off that's for sure. Need to spin Down by the Jetty this evening. 

DrCornelius

roberty said:

That is a real shame. A true one off

Here he is demonstrating his technique with an HH solid state amp

I remember that well , brings a smile to your face even now 

richardhomer

Ah that’s sad. Very few people manage to survive pancreatic cancer - but he did and had many more years.  

Dr Feelgood performing Roxette on the OGWT is one of those things I’ll never forget.

RIP.