John Anthony

John Anthony was one of the busiest producers of the progressive rock era, playing a key role in shaping the records of such diverse groups as Genesis, Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, and Lindisfarne. During the mid-'60s, Anthony was a serious soul enthusiast whose early professional music credits were as a deejay at London clubs such as the Pheasantry and the Speakeasy. By 1968, he was alternating American soul with the early sounds of Pink Floyd and other psychedelic pioneers. He subsequently started singing with a Windsor-based band called Hogsnort Rupert, but it wa...