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John Crawford
12+ albums
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There are at least two artists with the name John Crawford. 1. A singer-songwriter (active from the the 1980s to present) 2. A jazz/latin pianist from London (active from the 1990's to the present) 1, John Buckner Crawford (born January 17, 1960) is a singer-songwriter whose efforts with the band 'Berlin' were an essential part of their rise to fame in the early 1980s. After 'Berlin' disbanded John formed 'The Big F' With Crawford on bass and vocals, The Big F’s self-titled debut album for Elektra in 1988 represented a kind of experiment in anti-commercialism, with its dark themes and aggressive hard rock sound. Before courting the attention of record labels, Crawford and Brill deliberately concealed their identities to avoid any association with Berlin. Crawford took on the name John Shreve while Brill became Rob Donin. Mark Christian rounded out the trio in his role as guitarist. They contributed a cover version of the MC5 song "Kick Out the Jams" to the 1990 Elektra compilation Rubáiyát. The Big F’s second album, Is, was released on Chrysalis in 1993, and like the first, failed to find a large audience, possibly due to the dense, dark sound of the music and challenging lyrics. For the Is tour, the band hired a bassist, allowing Crawford/Shreve to concentrate solely on vocals. In 1995, The Big F called it quits once and for all. In 2005 John self released the album Surrender, this release represents 12 tracks of Crawford’s masterful songwriting and vocals emphasizin
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