John Purdell ( July 8, 1959 - July 10, 2003 ) - American musician and producer , known for his participation in the recording of Ozzy Osbourne 's albums " No More Tears " and " Awake " Dream Theater .
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| Date of Birth | July 8, 1959 |
| Place of Birth | San Diego , United States |
| Date of death | July 10, 2003 (44 years) |
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | producer , musician |
| Father | John Purdell (Senior) |
| Mother | Arria Purdell |
| Site | johnpurdell.com |
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Biography
Born in San Diego and raised in Los Angeles . Both parents - father John Purdell (senior) ( Great Britain ) and mother Arria Purdell ( USA ) were captains in the Salvation Army . John graduated from Verdago Hills High School in the Tahung area (Los Angeles, California ) in 1977. His professional career began there. [one]
In addition to producing a number of well-known albums by artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Abandon Shame, Poison , LA Guns , Dream Theater, KIX , Alice Cooper , Cinderella , Demolition Pit, he also toured with Quiet Riot , Lou Gramm Band and Foreigner as keyboardist. Purdell produced Ozzy Osbourne 's best selling album, “No More Tears,” where he co-wrote the title song. He also wrote lyrics for three songs on Osborne's album Ozzmosis . [one]
He died of cancer on July 10, 2003.
Discography
- 1998 - Hindsight
Record Participation
incomplete list
- 1986 - Quiet Riot - QR III - co-producer, keyboards
- 1991 - Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears - co-producer, co-author of the title song
- 1992 - Foreigner - The Very Best ... and Beyond - co-producer, keyboards, backing vocals
- 1993 - Heart - Desire Walks On - co-producer, keyboards, backing vocals
- 1994 - Alice Cooper - The Last Temptation - keyboards on 3 songs
- 1994 - Cinderella - Still Climbing (1994) - co-producer
- 1994 - Dream Theater - Awake - co-producer, backing vocals on "The Silent Man"
- 1995 - Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis - co-author of "Perry Mason", "Old LA Tonight", "Tomorrow"
Sources
- 2 1 2 John Purdell Verdugo Hills High School Class of 1977 (In memoriam: 2003) . The appeal date is May 15, 2015.