It was then that he adopted the stage name Wilko Johnson, a close anagram of John Wilkinson. After returning from Goa, he worked in 1972 as an English teacher. Feelgood – a mainstay of the 1970s pub rock movement. Īfter graduating, he travelled overland to India before returning to Essex to play with the Pigboy Charlie Band. His undergraduate courses included Anglo-Saxon and ancient Icelandic sagas.
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In 20 he appeared in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, as the mute executioner Ser Ilyn Payne.īorn on 12 July 1947 in Canvey Island, Essex, Johnson went to Westcliff High School for Boys and played in several local groups, before attending Newcastle University to study for a BA in English Language and Literature. And there are a lot of people who'll say the same. Paul Weller said of Johnson: "Wilko may not be as famous as some other guitarists, but he's right up there. Feelgood were an influence on the English punk movement. This enabled him to play rhythm guitar and riffs or solos at the same time creating a highly percussive guitar sound. Johnson was known for his distinctive guitar playing style which he achieved by not using a guitar pick but playing fingerstyle. He was a member of the pub rock/ rhythm and blues band Dr. John Andrew Wilkinson (12 July 1947 – 21 November 2022), better known by the stage name Wilko Johnson, was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter and occasional actor.
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