John Stax

John Stax (born April 6th,1944) is an English musician best known as original bassist for The Pretty Things. He adopted the name "Stax" because of his fondness for the music produced by Stax Records.[1]

He played on all of their charting singles, which included Rosalyn, Don't Bring Me Down, Road Runner, and Cry to Me.[2] He also frequently contributed backing vocals as well as harmonica performance. He played on the Pretty Things first three albums “The Pretty Things”[3], “Get The Picture?”[4] and “Emotions” although his exact contributions to the latter are unknown. He also played on the band's first two EPs, The Pretty Things and Rainin' in My Heart. Stax left the band in January 1967, a month after rhythm guitarist Brian Pendleton. Stax imagrated to Australia where he currently resides. Stax currently builds and sells cigar box guitars. He rejoined the Pretty Things on their 2012 Australian tour, taking the stage on a couple of songs to play bass guitar and harmonica.

References

  1. ↑ Pretty Things, the Pretty Things Get the Picture? CD , liner notes by Pierre Perrone, Madfish, Snapper Music, 2011, liner notes
  2. ↑ Brown, Tony, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press, London, 2002 p. 795
  3. ↑ The Pretty Things, Fontana, TL 5239 1965, liner notes
  4. ↑ The Pretty Things, Get the Picture?, Fontana TL 5280, 1965, liner notes

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