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Career. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, [1] Wilkinson is credited as a former official member of several successful British new wave acts, including the League of Gentlemen (1980), the Waterboys (1983–84), China Crisis (1983–89) and Squeeze (1995–96), as well as drummer for Holly Beth Vincent (1981–82). [2]
21 de jul. de 1999 · 2:00 PM. Waterboys drummer Kevin Wilkinson was found dead at his home in Wiltshire, England over the weekend. According to the "Scottish Daily Record," Wilkinson apparently hanged himself after...
Kevin Wilkinson was a versatile and in-demand drummer who played with China Crisis, Squeeze, Marillion and the Waterboys. He also organised a successful charity concert for Kosovo in his hometown of Swindon in 1999.
On 17 July 1999, drummer Kevin Wilkinson died by suicide, hanging himself at the age of 41. Wilkinson had played with a wide variety of other artists including the Waterboys, Fish, the Proclaimers, Squeeze and with Howard Jones. In 2000, Daly contributed a track to a tribute compilation album to Wilkinson, Green Indians.
It was the band's eleventh studio album, and it introduced their latest drummer Kevin Wilkinson (no relation to bassist Keith Wilkinson ). As on the previous album, Some Fantastic Place, the band recorded one song penned by Keith Wilkinson. This time, however, Wilkinson did not perform the lead vocals.
21 de jul. de 1999 · Kevin Wilkinson, who played drums for the Waterboys, Squeeze, Proclaimers and Howard Jones, killed himself in 1999. He was a member of the Waterboys for their first two albums, but left the band in 1984.
27 de nov. de 2022 · Yet they’ve also had to come to terms with the death of a band member (drummer Kevin Wilkinson in 1999) and dwindling success in the 90s which threatened the very future of the band. However, buoyed by a hugely successful Pledge Music campaign, they released the critically-acclaimed comeback album Autumn In The Neighbourhood in 2015.
