Influential British musician and occasional actor Wilko Johnson is dead. Feelgood died on Monday at the age of 75. This was confirmed by his management at the German Press Agency. The news of Johnson’s death had previously been posted on his Facebook page. The cause of death was not known.
Johnson was born in the 1970s as a member of the rock band Dr. Feelgood (“She Does It Right”, “Milk and Alcohol”), which had a major influence on the later punk movement. In the 80’s Johnson was a member of Ian Dury
In 2013, Johnson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The musician decided against chemotherapy and went on a farewell tour instead. It later turned out, however, that it had been a misdiagnosis. In fact, Johnson had a rare, non-aggressive tumor that was removed in a complex operation. In 2014 he was considered cancer-free.
The musician was active with his Wilko Johnson Band until shortly before his death. The group was still on tour in October. Further concerts in Great Britain were planned for the coming year. But the performance a few weeks ago in London was Wilko Johnson’s last concert.
