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John Stax
British musician

John Stax

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British musician
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Crayford, United Kingdom
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80 years
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John Stax (born John Edward Lee Fulligar, April 6th, 1944, Crayford, Kent) is an English musician best known as original bassist for the Pretty Things.He adopted the name "Stax" because of his fondness for the music produced by Stax Records.

He played on all of their charting singles, which included "Rosalyn," "Don't Bring Me Down," "Road Runner," and "Cry to Me." He also frequentlycontributed backing vocals as well as harmonica performance. He played on the Pretty Things' first three albums: The Pretty Things, Get the Picture? and Emotions, although his exact contributions to the latter are unknown.He also played on the band's first two EPs, The Pretty Things and Rainin' in My Heart. Stax left the band in January 1967, a month after rhythm guitarist Brian Pendleton. Stax emigrated to Australia where he currently resides. Stax currently builds and sells cigar box guitars. He rejoined the Pretty Things on their 2012 Australian tour, taking the stage on a couple of songs to play bass guitar and harmonica.

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