Geoffrey Britton (born 1 August 1943) is an English rock drummer known for his work with

Wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...

from August 1974 to January 1975, where he was featured on the '' Venus and Mars'' album.

Career

Britton was born in

Lewisham Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one o ...

, South East London). He was a member of the

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...

band East of Eden which formed in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...

from June to December 1969 and recorded the album ''Snafu''. Afterward he joined

the Wild Angels ''The Wild Angels'' is a 1966 American outlaw biker film produced and directed by Roger Corman. Made on location in Southern California, ''The Wild Angels'' was the first film to associate actor Peter Fonda with Harley-Davidson motorcycles and 19 ...

. After leaving Wings in early 1975 Britton was a member of

Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann's Earth Band are an English rock band formed by South African musician Manfred Mann. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's " For You", "Blinded by the Light" and "Spirit in the Night". After forming in 1971 and with a ...

from 1978 to 1979, playing on the '' Angel Station'' album. In 1977 he was in the supergroup Rough Diamond, recording in London's Roundhouse Studios. In the early 1980s, he joined the

power pop Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, an energetic performance, and ...

group the Keys, whose one album was produced by Joe Jackson.

Kickboxing

With Maeji Suzuki, based at the AMA HQ in London, Britton ran the Mugendo

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school. The school had several successful fighters. Britton's team competed at many kickboxing events in London during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

References

English rock drummers Manfred Mann's Earth Band members 1943 births Living people People from Lewisham Musicians from Kent Paul McCartney and Wings members English kickboxers {{UK-drummer-stub