Jonathan Silver is an English musician who was the second drummer for the English rock band Genesis. He replaced Chris Stewart in the summer of 1968 and appears on their first full-length album, From Genesis to Revelation, and on the Genesis Archive 1967-75 box set. He left the band in August 1969 and was replaced by John Mayhew after leaving to study at Cornell University.[2]
John Silver | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Silver |
| Born | 22 February 1949[1] |
| Origin | Oxford, England |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1968–1969 |
| Formerly of | Genesis |
John Silver was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford, and Genesis rehearsed at his parents' house in Oxford.[3]
Silver lives in London with his wife, Lucy, and children, Leo, Max, and Libby.[citation needed] Silver worked briefly at Thames Television in London in the 1980s.[citation needed]
In 1973, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins recorded a song dedicated to Silver, called "Silver Song".[4] This recording and other versions of the song have been included on albums by Phillips. Silver also appears on the 1973 recording "Fantomas Opening Theme" which appears on Phillips' Archive Collection Volume II.
References edit
- ^ Giammetti, Mario, Genesis - 1967 to 1975: The Peter Gabriel Years (p.22)
- ^ "Genesis on Trespass Complete Interview 3 of 3". YouTube. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl, Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel
- ^ "Phil Collins, Anthony Phillips and the Song That Wouldn't Die".