John Turnbull (musician)

John George Turnbull (born 27 August 1950^[1]) is an English pop and rock guitarist and singer. He is currently a member of The Blockheads.

John Turnbull
Turnbull with The Blockheads, at Water Rats, July 2011
Background information
Birth name	John George Turnbull
Born	(1950-08-27) 27 August 1950 (age 74) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Origin	London, England
Genres	Pop, rock
Years active	1966–present

Early life and education

Turnbull was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, on 27 August 1950.^[1]

Career

He has played in various bands, including Skip Bifferty, The Chosen Few, Arc, Loving Awareness, Glencoe, Nick Lowe, Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys, Eurythmics, Talk Talk, Londonbeat, Paul Young, Bob Geldof, World Party, Kaos Band and Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

He has played and sung on a number of film soundtracks, including Get Carter (1971), starring Michael Caine.^[1]

He was one of the few artists to have performed at both Live Aid (with Paul Young, 1985) and Live 8 (with Bob Geldof, 2005).^{[citation needed]}