Kevin Wilkinson

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Kevin Wilkinson
Birth name	Kevin Michael Wilkinson
Born	(1958-06-11)11 June 1958 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Died	17 July 1999(1999-07-17) (aged 41) Baydon, Wiltshire, England
Genres	Pop, rock, new wave
Occupation	Drummer
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1979–1999
Labels	Various

Kevin Michael Wilkinson (11 June 1958 – 17 July 1999)^[1] was an English drummer, who was based in Baydon, Wiltshire, England.^[2]

Career

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Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,^[1] Wilkinson is credited as a former official member of several successful British new wave acts, including the League of Gentlemen (1980), the Waterboys (1983–84), China Crisis (1983–89) and Squeeze (1995–96), as well as drummer for Holly Beth Vincent (1981–82).^[2] He also appeared in some of his affiliated bands' music videos.

Throughout the course of his career, Wilkinson was a session musician, performing with other artists as diverse as Fish, the Proclaimers and Howard Jones.^[2] He was not related to Squeeze's bassist, Keith Wilkinson, although he was briefly a member of Squeeze at the same time as his namesake, and they can be seen in the video for "This Summer".

Personal life

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Wilkinson was married to Marilyn Fitzgerald. They had three children.^[3]

Death

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Wilkinson died by suicide on 17 July 1999, aged 41, by hanging himself in the family home in Baydon, near Swindon.^[4]^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1998 - 1999". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tim Bullamore. "Obituary: Kevin Wilkinson | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b [1] Archived 21 June 2004 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Suicide Page in Fuller Up, Dead Musician Directory". Elvispelvis.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

External links

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Kevin Wilkinson discography at Discogs
AllMusic credits listing

v t e Squeeze
Chris Difford Glenn Tilbrook Stephen Large Simon Hanson Steve Smith Owen Biddle Melvin Duffy Jools Holland Gilson Lavis John Bentley Paul Carrack Don Snow Christopher Holland Keith Wilkinson Andy Metcalfe Matt Irving Pete Thomas Kevin Wilkinson Ash Soan Steve Nieve Nick Harper Yolanda Charles
Studio albums	Squeeze Cool for Cats Argybargy East Side Story Sweets from a Stranger Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti Babylon and On Frank Play Some Fantastic Place Ridiculous Domino Spot the Difference Cradle to the Grave The Knowledge
EPs	Packet of Three
Compilations	Singles – 45's and Under
Singles	"Take Me I'm Yours" "Bang Bang" "Goodbye Girl" "Cool for Cats" "Up the Junction" "Slap and Tickle" "Christmas Day" "Another Nail in My Heart" "If I Didn't Love You" "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)" "Farfisa Beat" "Is That Love" "Tempted" "Labelled with Love" "Messed Around" "Black Coffee in Bed" "When the Hangover Strikes" "I've Returned" "Annie Get Your Gun" "Last Time Forever" "No Place Like Home" "Hits of the Year" "Heartbreaking World" "King George Street" "Hourglass" "Trust Me to Open My Mouth" "The Waiting Game" "853-5937" "Footprints" "If It's Love" "Love Circles" "Sunday Street" "Satisfied" "Crying in My Sleep" "Third Rail" "Everything in the World" "Some Fantastic Place" "Loving You Tonight" "It's Over" "This Summer" "Electric Trains" "Heaven Knows" "This Summer (Remix)" "Down in the Valley"
Other songs	"I Think I'm Go Go" "In Quintessence" "The Elephant Ride"
Related articles	Discography Band members Difford & Tilbrook Difford & Tilbrook (album) "Love's Crashing Waves"

v t e The Waterboys
Mike Scott James Hallawell Brother Paul Brown Aongus Ralston Eamon Ferris Anthony Thistlethwaite Kevin Wilkinson Preston Heyman Adrian Johnston Karl Wallinger Roddy Lorimer Chris Whitten Lu Edmonds Steve Wickham Guy Chambers Trevor Hutchinson Leo Moran Vinnie Kilduff Tomás Mac Eoin Jay Dee Daugherty Sharon Shannon Noel Bridgeman Scott Thunes Carla Azar Richard Naiff Jeremy Stacey Ian McNabb Geoff Dugmore Liam Ó Maonlaí Mark Smith Katie Kim Ash Soan Joe Chester Simon Wallace Kate St John Sarah Calderwood David Hood Jess Kavanagh
Studio albums	The Waterboys (1983) A Pagan Place (1984) This Is the Sea (1985) Fisherman's Blues (1988) Room to Roam (1990) Dream Harder (1993) A Rock in the Weary Land (2000) Universal Hall (2003) Book of Lightning (2007) An Appointment with Mr Yeats (2011) Modern Blues (2015) Out of All This Blue (2017) Where the Action Is (2019) Good Luck, Seeker (2020) All Souls Hill (2022)
Live albums	The Live Adventures of the Waterboys (1998) Karma to Burn (2005)
Compilations	The Best of the Waterboys 81–90 (1991) The Secret Life of the Waterboys 81–85 (1994) The Whole of the Moon: The Music of Mike Scott and the Waterboys (1998) Too Close to Heaven (2001) In a Special Place – The Piano Demos for This Is the Sea (2011)
Singles	"A Girl Called Johnny" "December" "The Big Music" "The Whole of the Moon" "Don't Bang the Drum" "Fisherman's Blues" "And a Bang on the Ear" "How Long Will I Love You?" "The Return of Pan" "Glastonbury Song" "Everybody Takes a Tumble"
Other songs	"World Party" "A Life of Sundays"
Related articles	List of Waterboys members World Party

v t e China Crisis
Gary Daly Eddie Lundon Dave Reilly Gazza Johnson Kevin Wilkinson Walter Becker Brian McNeill
Studio albums	Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two Flaunt the Imperfection What Price Paradise Diary of a Hollow Horse
Other albums	Diary: A Collection
Singles	"African and White" "No More Blue Horizons (Fool, Fool, Fool)" "Christian" "Tragedy and Mystery" "Working with Fire and Steel" "Wishful Thinking" "Hanna Hanna" "Black Man Ray" "King in a Catholic Style" "You Did Cut Me"

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