John Locke
Locke playing keyboards at 'My Father's Place', Roslyn, L.I. Halloween night 1975
Background information
Birth name	John Tilden Locke
Born	(1943-09-25)September 25, 1943 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2006(2006-08-04) (aged 62) Ojai, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, rock
Occupation(s)	Keyboardist
Years active	1962–2006
Formerly of	Spirit, Nazareth

John Tilden Locke (September 25, 1943 – August 4, 2006) was an American keyboardist and a member of the rock group Spirit. In the early 1980s, he was a member of the band Nazareth.

Biography

Locke was born in Los Angeles, California. His father was a classical violinist and his mother sang operas and was a composer. In 1967 he formed the Red Roosters with the guitarist Randy California. A year later they had changed the name to Spirit and signed a deal with Ode Records for four albums. He remained involved with the band during most of his career.^[1]

Besides Spirit, he performed on the Tom Rush album Wrong End of the Rainbow.^[2] In the period 1980–1982 he performed with the Scottish band Nazareth and appeared on three albums: The Fool Circle,^[3] 'Snaz,^[4] and 2XS.^[5] He also played keyboards on the Stray Cats album Gonna Ball,^[6] and on Randy California's solo albums Euro-American and Restless.^[1]

Death

Locke died in Ojai, California, at the age of 62.^[7]