British musician (–)
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Spinks in | |
| Birth name | John Frederick Spinks |
| Born | ()28 November East End of London, England |
| Died | 9 July () (aged&#;60) Kent, England |
| Genres | Pop rock, power pop, new wave |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | – |
| Formerly of | The Outfield |
Musical artist
John Frederick Spinks (28 November − 9 July ) was an English musician and songwriter. He was best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the Outfield.
John Spinks was born in the East End of London in November [1] Spinks, Tony Lewis, and Alan Jackman first played together in the s band Sirius B. After rehearsing for six months, the group disbanded due to the advent of punk rock. In the s, Spinks recorded several demos under the name Baseball Boys, a name chosen because it closely resembled a gang called the Baseball Furies from the film The Warriors. "Just to be outrageous, I put what I felt was a stupid name on the demos," said Spinks, "and the people I took them to said, `Sounds great. Can we see the band?` And there wasn't really a band." Spinks joined together with Lewis and Jackman to perform as Baseball Boys, and then changed their name to the Outfield in [2] Their debut album, Play Deep, became a multiplatinum-selling smash upon release in Spinks wrote the band's biggest hit, "Your Love", which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot in The Outfield went on hiatus in the s but reconvened to record Replay in [3]
Spinks died on 9 July , aged 60, after having liver cancer for years. He was survived by his wife Jean Spinks and two children, Lee and Paul. Spinks and the band wrote new material shortly before his death, but it is unclear whether it will be released.[3][4]