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John "Gus" Gustafson also known as Johnny Gustafson (8 August 1942 – 11 September 2014), was an English bass guitar player and singer, who had a lengthy recording and live performance career. During his career, he was a member of the bands The Big Three, Ian Gillan Band, Roxy Music and his own group, Quatermass, among others. ==Career== Born in Liverpool to a Swedish father and Irish mother,〔(Obituary ), Independent newspaper.〕 he is known for his work with 1960s bands The Big Three and The Merseybeats, and for singing on the original recording of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' as Simon Zealotes. He made an appearance on Roger Glover's ''The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast'' album track, "Watch Out for the Bat", as a vocalist. He is probably best known for playing bass guitar for several re-incarnations of the Ian Gillan Band and for his earlier participation in the progressive rock band, Quatermass. He also re-formed The Pirates, originally the backing band for Johnny Kidd.〔(John Gustafson ) Brief biography by Bruce Eder at Allmusic〕 Gustafson was a member of Roxy Music for four years and performed on three studio albums. His final record with the band, ''Siren'', included their only American hit single, "Love Is the Drug". He was bassist on several tracks for Flamenco guitarist Juan Martin's 1981 concept album, Picasso Portraits (Flamencovision CD FV 03, 1994) namely: Harlequin – 1918, Desire Caught By The Tail – 1943, The Afficionado – 1912 and Girls of Algiers – 1955. In 1983 he was in the group Rowdy which included Ray Fenwick and Billy Bremner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Gustafson (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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