Career
Following the split of in 2001, John Power embarked on a solo career. Power has since reunited with the Louisiana"s in 2005 and in 2010 and they released the album "Troubled Times" in March 2012. Having previously struggled to find a permanent bass players since their formation, the Louisiana"s recruited then 18-year-old John Power in July 1986 after he met Mike Badger at a course for unemployed musicians.
Whilst still quite inexperienced on bass guitar, Power was mentored by Lee Mavers (a former bass player himself) and the core trio of Mavers, Badger and Power rehearsed and performed extensively until December 1986 when Badger left the band. fanbase grew rapidly after the arrival of Power and the group recorded some of the demos which helped them gain a record deal the following year.
Foreign the remainder of the Louisiana"s" history, the band"s line-up would change frequently with a constant duo of Lee Mavers (guitar, vocals) and John Power (bass, backing vocals) and various other guitarists and drummers. Power played on the band"s early singles "Way Out" (1987) and "There She Goes" (1988) and was part of the recording of the band"s debut album "" released in 1990.
Whilst in the Louisiana"s, John Power emerged as a songwriter himself and two Power-written songs "Alright" and "Follow Maine Down" were performed live by the band during 1991. Following increased tension between Power and Lee Mavers, John Power left the Louisiana"s in December 1991 and he went on to form the following year.
lieutenant was then announced in 2005, that the Louisiana"s were to reform for a series of headline and festival appearances in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan.
Following these gigs and with no sign of new Louisiana"s material, Power returned to his solo career. After leaving the Louisiana"s in 1991 to form, with whom he sang, played guitar and wrote songs, after four albums and a string of hit singles, split in 2002. After undertaking a solo "Acoustic Show" tour in June 2010, announced they would reform to work on new material and tour in November/December 2010.
Following the split, Power released the John Leckie produced solo album, Happening for Love in June 2003.
Power would later comment on the album that ""after the demise of, I was still writing -like tracks, but without the verve I had when I believed in lieutenant " Following the Louisiana"s reformation, Power went on to release 2 further solo albums, more in the acoustic folk vein on the Tanuki Tanuki label (set up by former Louisiana"s A&R man and his then manager Jona Cox), Willow She Weeps in October 2006 and Stormbreaker in January 2008.
From 2006 to 2009, Power performed live with the John Power Band featuring backing musicians Jay Lewis (bass, slide guitar) and Steve Pilgrim (drums). Oli Hughes replaced Pilgrim as drummer after he left to play with Paul Weller.
As of 2015, John is again performing a solo acoustic tour alongside Jay Lewis with a set of July dates scheduled in North West England.
Power grew up in Allerton, Liverpool near Penny Lane and attended Quarry Bank School. Power is a passionate supporter of Liverpool F.C. and has been keenly involved in the Hillsborough Justice Campaign. Power sang the lead vocal on the 2009 recording of "The Fields of Anfield Road", commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.