Geoff Britton

Geoffrey Britton (born 1 August 1943) is an English rock drummer known for his work with Wings^[1] from May 1974 to January 1975, where he was featured on the Venus and Mars album.

Geoff Britton
Birth name	Geoffrey Britton
Born	(1943-08-01) 1 August 1943 (age 81) Lewisham, South East London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock Power pop
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1960s–present

Career

Britton was born in Lewisham, South East London. He was a member of the progressive rock band East of Eden which formed in Bristol from June to December 1969 and recorded the album Snafu. Afterward he joined the Wild Angels.^[2] After leaving Wings in early 1975 Britton was a member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1978 to 1979, playing on the Angel Station album.^[3] In 1977 he was in the supergroup Rough Diamond,^[4] recording in London's Roundhouse Studios. In the early 1980s, he joined the power pop group the Keys, whose one album was produced by Joe Jackson.^[5]

Kickboxing

With Meiji Suzuki, based at the AMA HQ in London, Britton ran the Mugendo kickboxing school. The school had several successful fighters. Britton's team competed at many kickboxing events in London during the late 1970s and early 1980s.