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John Richardson | |
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Birth name | John George Richardson |
Also known as | Jayadev |
Born | South Ockendon, Essex, England | 3 May 1948
Genres | glam rock, pop |
Occupation(s) | Drummer, hypnotherapist, reflexologist |
Instrument(s) | drums, vocals |
Formerly of | The Rubettes |
John George Richardson (also known as Jayadeva Das, born 3 May 1947[1]) is a British drummer and session percussionist and hypnotherapist. He is the former drummer for The Rubettes. He played drums on Carl Douglas' hit song "Kung Fu Fighting".
He has played drums in four Rubettes bands: The first Rubettes from 1973 to 1980, The Rubettes featuring Alan Williams from 2000 to 2019, The Rubettes featuring John, Mick & Steve from 2019 to 2023, and The Sugarbabyloves (same as The Rubettes featuring J M & S but with a fourth member) from 2023 onwards.
Early life
[edit]Richardson was born and raised in Essex and is a self taught drummer.[2] At age fourteen, John had a dream where he was played the drums on a shiny white drum kit, and knew that was what he wanted to do, and set up a paper round and delivered milk to buy his first drum kit, which he accomplished a year later.[3] Richardson's first band, The Medium, included Alan Williams on guitar and vocals.[4]
Career
[edit]Early career and session work
[edit]Pre–Rubettes, Richardson and Williams sang in the pop duo Baskin & Copperfield.[5][6] They appeared on Top of the Pops and Hits à Go-Go singing the song "I Never See The Sun", despite the song never charting in the UK. He played one record for the group "Sky Pony" in 1970.[7]
John started work as a session player, and is credited for playing the drums on songs like "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas" (UK no.1[8]), "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" by Barry Blue (UK no.2), and "Born with a Smile on My Face" by Stephanie De Sykes (UK no.2[9]).[3][10] He also played drums on low profile artists such as Gerry Morris, Paul Ryder & The Time Machine, and Parker-Moeller Reunion.[7]
The Rubettes
[edit]In 1973, Richardson, Wiliams, Pete Arnesen, and Paul Da Vinci took part in the recording "Sugar Baby Love",[11] which was put together by songwriting duo Tony Waddington and Wayne Bickerton. Mick Clarke, Bill Hurd, and Tony Thorpe were later added in, and the studio project became The Rubettes. Sugar Baby Love entered the UK charts at number one, staying at number one in the UK for five weeks, sold over 500,000 copies in the UK, and over 3 million worldwide.[12][1][13] Richardson is known for his spoken word part in the song, "People, take my advice. If you love somebody, don't think twice."
Subsequent singles "Juke Box Jive" and "I Can Do It", also hit the top 10 in the UK.[14] The Rubettes disbanded in 1980, and reformed two years later without Richardson. In 1975, Richardson and Wiliams a single, "I Still Love You / Love Bonds" under "Alan & John".[7]
John met up with Williams and Clark again in 2000 to form their own Rubettes.[15] From 2002 onwards, this group has to be billed as "The Rubbettes featuring Alan Williams" because of legal issues with this band and another Rubettes group led by original pianist Bill Hurd.[15] In 2019, Richardson released the album "The Original Superheroes", under the name "Jayadev's Mantra Crew".[16]
In late 2018, original bassist Mick Clarke was sacked by Williams due to fee disputes, and soon after, Clarke registered rights to use the Rubettes name in the UK,[17] and Richardson and keyboardist Steve Etherington left the band, and made their own group "The Rubettes featuring John, Mick, and Steve". The group was formed because of Williams announcing on Dutch television he was moving to Australia, and decided to carry on without him; in addition, Richardson was growing tired of Alan's control over the band.[18][19] In July 2022, John, Mick, and Steve were sued by Williams over the use of the Rubettes name. Wiliams won the lawsuit.[20][18] The three joined guitarist Mark Wright of The Trems and became The Sugar Baby Loves in 2023.[21]
Personal life
[edit]John went on a spiritual journey following the Rubettes split, and would learn about hypnotherapy, past life regression therapy and reflexology, and also became a vegetarian and quit drinking and smoking.[2] John opened his own herbal remedy and wholefoods shop in Romford. His work in past life regression therapy includes curing a young woman from Multiple sclerosis.[3] In 1989 Richardson came into contact with Srila Sivarama Swami Maharaja and was awarded Hari Nama initiation followed by the Gayatri mantra in 1992.[2] He was initiated into International Society for Krishna Consciousness as Jayadeva Das.[22] In 2010, John opened the Mantra Choir. He wrote the book "The Beat of Different Drums".[23]
Richardson was hospitalised in January 2017 after suffering a heart attack.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 350. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ a b c "Jayadev John Richardson, singer songwriter New World Music". Spiritsongs.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b c "Jayadev Dasa: Listening to the Rhythm of the Soul". ISKCON News. 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Alan Williams". www.alwynwturner.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Artist: Baskin & Copperfield | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "The Rubettes: The Singles – 1974-1977". Spectrum Culture. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b c "Music credits for John Richardson". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart on 15/9/1974". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "STEPHANIE DE SYKES". Official Charts. 1974-07-20. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Under The Radar - Record Collector Magazine". Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ The Rubettes Story by Alan Rowett ISBN 9780952377207 first published 1994
- ^ Roberts, David (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 44. ISBN 0-85156-156-X.
- ^ "Rubettes Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More | ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "RUBETTES". Official Charts. 1974-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b "therubettes.de". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Jayadev Das to Release Dance Album "The Original Superheroes"". ISKCON News. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20220602/282084870437977. Retrieved 2025-01-20 – via PressReader.
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(help) - ^ Ayling, Nev (2022-06-02). "The Rubettes' members feud over who gets to keep the bands name". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Editor, Jonathan Ames, Legal (2024-08-21). "Sugar love goes sour for glam rock band the Rubettes". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
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- ^ "Jayadev John Richardson - Dear Lord". ISKCON News. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Editorial Stories - September 2011". www.harekrsna.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.