Very sad news.

[philmcg]

I've just heard the sad news that my friend John Skelton has passed away.

Some of you may remember him as the lead guitarist in the Jet Harris band he also posted on this site from time to time.
John had a stroke in May and was making a good recovery but yesterday while out walking he suffered a fatal heart attack.

I made several duets with John for YouTube and John had his own channel with the name "Loxsilan"
Probably best known for his recording of "Sleepwalk"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoQ5vy9krOY

He will be sadly missed.

Phil

[Charlie Hall]

Very sorry to hear this. RIP John Skelton.
Charlie

[driftin]

sad indeed phil...……………..that is probably,for me ( at least ) among the very best renditions of the beautiful tune condolences to his family

les

[garyallen]

Sorry to hear this Phil,my condolences to his family and friends.His version of "The Girl from Ipanema " is the best I've ever heard. gary

[driftin]

morning phil...……...just finished listening to john's other tracks, they are really, spot on . do you have any inkling as to the gear he used and the method used to record, I think maybe there is a lesson for us all

regards

les

[philmcg]

Sept 26, 2018 7:22:02 GMT driftin said:

morning phil...……...just finished listening to john's other tracks, they are really, spot on . do you have any inkling as to the gear he used and the method used to record, I think maybe there is a lesson for us all

regards

les

Hi Les,
He did all the video's at my house using the same method as me. ie no Amp - O/P taken from the Alesis Q2 into Cubase.(usually patch 0-36) He was fond of using a Boss CS2 compressor at the start of the link rather than adding it in the mix.

He used a Fullerton Stratocaster which was from the '80s.

Regards.. Phil

[grip]

Hi Phil,
Very saddened to read of John's death, I can recall some of the fine recordings you and he did together, he was a talented guitarist.


R.I.P. John

[timryland]

Hi Phil,

Sorry to hear the sad news. It was his version of Sleepwalk which spurred me on to learn it. It’s still one of the nicest versions I’ve heard.

Tim.

[driftin]

thanks for the info phil.....just proves it, I am almost there with the same gear but 2000 miles away on talent

cheers
mate

regards

les

[shawbridge]

Very very sad to here this Phil, I enjoyed his version of Peace Pipe, using his long Tom echo, was great to listen to.
my condolences to his family.
Pete

[jase]

Hi Phil, so sorry to hear this sad news, I know you were big pals.

[bor64]

Sad news indeed Phil...
RIP John, thanks for the music!

Anja&Rob

[martyn]

I was only watching his Sleepwalk video the other day and loving his sound. Sad news indeed, Phil.

[Steve Reynolds]

Sorry to hear this Phil. I was a big fan of John's videos but didn't realise he played with jet or that he created the fabulous painting of Jet from a few years ago. Such a multi talent God bless

[Roger...]

Hi Phil,

So sorry to hear this news. I know that he was a good playing partner of yours and like yourself, a fine player. RIP John, you will be missed.

Roger

[Stu's Dad]

I've seen some of your duets with John, Phil. You must miss him, my sympathies to you.

A sad loss indeed. R.I.P. John.

Len

[philmcg]

Thanks guys for all your kind comments about John. It's just to make people aware of what's happened.

Up until John had a stroke in May we were in a local band called "Amnesia" :-)- John was the lead guitarist, I was rhythm plus a bass,keyboard,drummer and Female singer.We only ever did 1 live gig last November and just used to practice every couple of weeks and were building up a full set.
John was making a good recovery - his voice was gradually improving and he could still play the guitar.
The whole band met up a couple of weeks ago to discuss the future of the band and John reckoned around Christmas he would be up to rehearsing again.
We are all so glad we met with him on that day and had no idea things would take a turn for the worse.

Regards... Phil

[BillyB.]

Hello Phil, Very sorry to hear this sad news, RIP John Skelton. an excellent guitar player he will be sadly missed.

regards BillyB.

[audrey013]

Hi Phil

I'm very sorry to hear this sad news. John was a talented guitarist. My sympathies to you ... you must miss him.
Last year, whilst I was having hospital treatment, John sent me some extremely nice messages of encouragement and support. His kindness meant a lot to me.
My sincere condolences to his wife and family. R.I.P John

Regards
Audrey

[allclaphands]

Sad News indeed a real genuine good guy and guitarist John will be greatly missed by his family and friends

R.I.P. John Skelton

Regards
Pete

[philmcg]

Hi BillyB, Audrey and Pete - thank you all for your kind replies - Yes miss him loads, now is about the time we would have discussed which Christmas duet video to make this year.

I've just heard that John's funeral will take place on Monday 15th October at Gloucester Crematorium at 11:00 AM.

Kind regards.. Phil

Correction to the time it's 11.00 AM not 1.00 PM as was previously shown.

[alanfgb]

Hi philmcg,

Very sad news indeed esp. to his family and you, and to the shadows music world in general. My condolence to his family and to you.

RIP, John Skelton.

Alan

[philmcg]

Thanks Alan - I'm sure John would of appreciated all these nice comments.
Kind regards.. Phil