John Goodison

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John Goodison (born 1943 in Coventry, England, died 3 September 1988 in Coventry, England) is an English rock musician, producer and songwriter. He was an original member of Brotherhood of Man. Goodison used five different names during his career: Johnny B. Great/ Goodison used this name in the early 1960s as a solo artist. John Goodison/ Goodison used his real name when in the Brotherhood of Man. Big John/ Goodison used Big John when he fronted Big John's Rock and Roll Circus. Perer Simons/ Goodison occasionally used the name of his cousin Peter Simons as a songwriting pseudonym. Peter himself was however not involved with any of the actual songwriting. Sometimes, he also used Peter Simmons. He died of a heart attack on 3 September 1988.