Deke Leonard

A veteran of a little but thriving Welsh defeat group picture, Roger “Deke” Leonard was an associate of Lucifer as well as the Corncrackers, the Jets, the Blackjacks, the Jets (again), the Smokeless Area, and the Desire prior to updating Vic Oakley within the Bystanders in 1968. Concurrently, this close-harmony take action had made a decision to pursue a far more intensifying path and became Guy upon the newcomer’s introduction. Affected by Mick Green from the Pirates and Bo Diddley, Leonard’s acoustic guitar function and compositional skill had been crucial within their development from concept recording acolytes to free-flowing improvisers. He remaining the music group in 1972, following a launch of Live in the Padgett Areas, Penarth, and instantly recorded an extraordinary single recording, Iceberg. This influenced the forming of a long term music group that coincidentally backed Guy on tour, but a unsatisfactory second recording, Kamikaze, doomed the task. Leonard consequently rejoined his previous co-workers, where he continued to be until their preliminary separation in 1976. In 1981, he finally finished a third recording and documented with Sean Tyla because the Push. Leonard continuing to pursue a profession in less stylish enclaves, both like a single attraction so when a member from the re-formed Guy. He later flipped his hands to music journalism with excellent impact, completing two witty amounts of Man memoirs. He passed away on January 31, 2017 at age 72.