John Keeble
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Leslie Keeble |
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6 July 1959 Hampstead, London, England |
| Genres | Pop, new wave, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts | Spandau Ballet, Fish |
John Leslie Keeble (born 6 July 1959 in Hampstead, London) is an English pop and rock drummer. He is best known for his membership of the 1980s new wave band Spandau Ballet.
John Keeble was born in Hampstead, London. He was athletic as a child, playing both football and cricket. He bought his first drum kit at the age of 16 and started pursuing an interest in music in a Dame Alice Owen's School band called The Cut with Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley and Steve Norman in 1976. The band soon recruited Kemp's brother Martin on bass, which completed the line-up. The band was later named The Makers, The Gentry and then Spandau Ballet.
Spandau Ballet produced a number of international hits including "True", "Gold" and "Through the Barricades." In 1984 the band participated in the Band Aid charity project and Live Aid the following year. The band broke up in 1990, after their final studio album, Heart Like a Sky, failed to live up to the critical and commercial success of their earlier albums, such as True and Parade.
In 1999, John Keeble, along with fellow band members Tony Hadley and Steve Norman, attempted to sue former Spandau Ballet guitarist, Gary Kemp, for alleged unpaid royalties. They claimed that an agreement had existed between Kemp and the rest of the band, whereby Kemp, who was the main songwriter in the band, would pay his bandmates a share of the royalties earned. The claims were vigorously denied by Kemp, and Keeble, Hadley and Norman subsequently lost their court case. Although initially vowing to appeal the verdict, they later decided against this.
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