John McGeoch, (May 28 1955 - March 4 2004), was a Scottish guitarist who played with some of the biggest bands of the post-punk era, including: Magazine, Visage, The Armoury Show, Public Image Ltd., and Siouxsie & the Banshees. Siouxsie Sioux described him as her favourite guitarist of all time. McGeoch was born in Greenock, Inverclyde, but moved to Manchester when he was a teenager. Wikipedia
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While McGeoch's back catalogue is matched by few British guitarists of his generation, his influence continues to reverberate. shotbybothsides.com/mag_john.htm