![]() Feelgood who had an unexpected career renaissance after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, has died. Browse 279 the wilko johnson band photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. ![]() Feelgood's 'Stupidity', which hit No.1 in 1976. The Associated Press LONDON - Wilko Johnson, the guitarist with British blues-rock band Dr. Punk icon Wilko Johnson a guitarist whose distinctive choppy style shaped generations of musicians, though he never had any ambition to be a rock star has died at the age of 75. The musician found fame with the 1970s pub-rock band Dr Feelgood, and later. It entered the UK album chart at No.3, making it Daltrey's highest ranking album since The Who's 1981 'Face Dances', and Johnson's highest since Dr. Sunday 17 May found Wilko Johnson headlining the Lincoln Blues Festival, almost a year to the day after cancelling his planned 2014 headline performance. Wilko Johnson, whose machine-gun guitar style and manic stage presence was a major influence on punk, has died. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson and the Who lead vocalist Roger Daltrey released in 2014. The two recorded the critically-acclaimed covers album 'Going Back Home' in the space of just one week, with Johnson saying "I thought that was going to be the last thing I ever did." Going Back Home is a collaborative studio album by former Dr. After the announcement and subsequent publicity, The Who frontman Roger Daltrey contacted Johnson expressing his desire to make an album with him. In 2013, Johnson revealed to the world that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer with nine or ten months to live, and announced a farewell tour. Looking daggers at people is what I do all the time, it's like second nature to me." On being cast in the role Johnson recalled: " They said they wanted somebody really sinister who went around looking daggers at people before killing them. Feelgood, whose ferociously minimalist fretwork served as an early influence for punk-rock luminaries in the 1970s. ![]() Johnson's famous gimlet stare was employed in his role as mute executioner Ser Ilyn Payne in the first and second series of Game of Thrones, bringing him to a whole new audience. Wilko Johnson, the searing yet stoical guitarist for the British band Dr. Even more unexpectedly, the documentary also brought Johnson to the attention of the producers of Game of Thrones.
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