John Verity

John Verity, born 3 July 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England was a member of the band Argent from 1973 to 1976.

When Argent split up he formed Phoenix with Bob Henrit and Jim Rodford from Argent. The band recorded three albums with CBS Records and toured Europe before disbanding. Rodford joined the Kinks, John and Bob joined Charlie, to record an album with RCA Records. John produced the Phoenix albums and Charlie album as well as the first Saxon album.

During the early 1980s Verity worked with Brian Connolly (former vocalist with Sweet) in an attempt to launch him as a solo artist. A single, "Hypnotised" was released on Carrere Records in 1982 produced by Verity and written by Joe Lynn Turner of Rainbow fame. Verity was part of Connolly's backing band Encore when they supported Pat Benatar at the beginning of 1983. The line up of this band formed the basis of Verity's own band, imaginatively entitled Verity which went on release several albums including "Interrupted Journey".

He frequently plays with his band in and around Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. He also has many acoustic gigs as a duo with either Max Milligan or Mark Griffiths as well as with the band. The usual line up features Bob Henrit on drums and Mark Griffiths on bass.

Discography

ALBUMS

*"John Verity Band - John Verity Band" (1972)
*"Argent - Circus" (Epic Records) (1975)
*"Argent - Counterpoints" (RCA Records) (1978)
*"Phoenix - In Full View" (Charisma Records) (1979)
*"Charlie - Good Morning America" (RCA Records) (1981)
*"John Verity - Interrupted Journey" (PRT Records) (1983)
*"John Verity - Truth of the Matter" (PRT Records)(1985)
*"John Verity - Rock Solid" (1989)
*"John Verity Band - Hold Your Head Up" (1995)
*"John Verity Band - Whole Lotta Love" (1995)
*"John Verity - From the Heart" (2001)
*"John Verity Band - "Routes" (Vavoom records) (2004)
*"John Verity and Max Milligan - Unplugged and Unhinged" (Vavoom records) (2005)
*"John Verity Band - Live" (Vavoom records) (2006)
*"John Verity Band - Say Why?" (Vavoom records) (2007)

SINGLES

*"Phoenix - Easy" (1976)
*"Phoenix - Time Of The Season" (1977)
*"Phoenix - Juliet" (1980)
*"Charlie - Perfect Lover" (1981)
*"Brian Connolly - Hypnotized" (1982) prod. & feat. John Verity
*"Verity - Stay With Me" (1983)
*"Verity - Rescue Me" (Rescue Me)
*"John Verity - What About Me" (1984)
*"John Verity - Honesty and Emotion" (1985)
*"Verity - 2 Hearts Burning" (1987)
*"John Verity - Want You" (1987)

External links

* [http://www.johnverity.com John Verity official website]