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John Helliwell
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John Helliwell
Homepage
http://www.johnhelliwell.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1945-02-15,Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
John Anthony Helliwell (born 15 February 1945) is an English musician, best known as the saxophonist, secondary keyboardist, backing vocalist, and occasional songwriter for the rock band Supertramp. He also served as an MC during the band's concerts, talking and making jokes to the audience between songs. Helliwell played with The Alan Bown Set, replacing Dave Green when he joined in January 1966, before joining Supertramp in 1973 along with bassist Dougie Thomson, who convinced Helliwell to make the move. In 2004, Helliwell formed the band Crème Anglaise with Mark Hart, who had joined Supertramp in 1985. This group recorded their eponymous debut album in 2005. In 1987 Helliwell played on Pink Floyd's album A Momentary Lapse of Reason; his name was misspelled as "Halliwell". This was after Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour had played on Supertramp's album Brother Where You Bound. Helliwell also played on French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman's 1985 album Positif, and clarinet on Sara Hickman's 1990 album Shortstop. During a professional lull in the 1990s, Helliwell began studying for a music degree at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, but he discontinued his studies to join Supertramp on tour when Some Things Never Change was released. In 2004 he contributed saxophone work on the Simon Apple album River to the Sea. Helliwell contributed clarinet to The Pineapple Thief's song "Fend For Yourself" from their Your Wilderness album which was released in 2016. Helliwell fronts the Super Big Tramp Band, which has a jazz big band line-up of trumpets, trombones, saxophones and rhythm section. It plays versions of Supertramp tunes, arranged by members of the band, with no vocals, but with Helliwell as the chief soloist. The band first played in Manchester in June 2013. In 2019 the band played at the Manchester Jazz Festival in May and was scheduled to play in Hull and Hamburg later in the year. In October 2020, Helliwell released Ever Open Door, a CD album of ballads with Helliwell on saxophone and clarinet, with a string quartet and Hammond organ. Source: Article "John Helliwell" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

Supertramp - BBC in Concert

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Supertramp - BBC in Concert
1977-11-17

Inside Supertramp 1974-1978

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Inside Supertramp 1974-1978
2004-12-14

Supertramp: Breakfast in America

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Supertramp: Breakfast in America
2013-10-21

Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour

6

Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
2011-01-01

Supertramp - Live in Munich, Germany

5.3

Supertramp - Live in Munich, Germany
1983-11-26

Supertramp : Live in Paris '79

7.5

Supertramp : Live in Paris '79
2012-09-04

ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom

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ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom
2019-05-24

The Pineapple Thief: Your Wilderness

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The Pineapple Thief: Your Wilderness
2017-11-03

Supertramp: Crime of the Century

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Supertramp: Crime of the Century
2014-12-09

Supertramp: In Performance

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Supertramp: In Performance
2006-01-01

Supertramp - The Story So Far...

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Supertramp - The Story So Far...
2002-03-26

Supertramp: Crime of the Century in Concert at Hammersmith Odeon 1975

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Supertramp: Crime of the Century in Concert at Hammersmith Odeon 1975
2026-05-29

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

Young Music Show

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Young Music Show
1978-12-12

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

9

Midi Première
1975-01-06

6.75

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

Rockpop in Concert

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Rockpop in Concert
1978-11-18