User:TheInfotainer/John Gordon (The Infotainer)
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John Gordon was born in Cambridge. He was a close friend of Syd Barrett and went to the Cambridgeshire High School for Boys together. Out of school hours they spent much time together developing their interest in art and playing guitar. During the 1960s, whilst at Art School, John was a member of Joker's Wild.
Jokers Wild were a mid 1960s blues-rock band from Cambridge, England.
The line-up included guitarist David Gilmour, who went on to join Pink Floyd.
Their only releases were a privately-pressed, single-sided album and single, of which only fifty copies each were made. A tape recording of the LP is held by the British Library's National Sound Archive.
Together with Jonathan King (record producer), they recorded what was to be the UK cover of Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'", but the original was released in the UK, so Jokers Wild's version was not released.
John went on to become a successful, award winning design consultant.
John is also a professional magician.