John Du Cann (born John Cann, 1945 – 21 September 2011) was a guitarist primarily known through his work in the 1970s band,
Atomic Rooster. His early bands included the Wiltshire-based The Sonics (not to be confused with the 1960s US band of the same name) and London-based
The Attack, which released "Hi Ho Silver Lining" a few days prior to
Jeff Beck. He went on to lead a psychedelic, progressive, hard rock band called
Andromeda, before later being asked to join Atomic Rooster. Upon departing Andromeda in 1971, he led
Daemon, then
Hard Stuff, both of which were based more …
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