Martin Gilks

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Martin Gilks

dr, perc, 1965-2006 GB, Stourbridge
Musician of Rock
A.k.a. Martin Richard Gilks

Martin Richard Gilks (2 March 1965 – 3 April 2006) was an English musician. He was a founder member and original drummer for The Wonder Stuff, based in Stourbridge (West Midlands, England).Gilks who was born in Stourbridge, was originally the drummer with Midlands-based The Mighty Lemon Drops before leaving in 1985 (allegedly sacked for not wanting to cut his hair), and later joined Miles Hunt, Malcolm Treece, and Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones to form The Wonder Stuff in March 1986. As part of The Wonder Stuff, Martin went on to have a string of top-forty singles and album as well as being voted the best drummer on the planet in an NME poll in 1989. The group split up in 1994.

Instruments

Drums
Percussion
Bass

Genres

Rock
Pop
Alternative

Plays With

The Mighty Lemon Drops

The Wonder Stuff

We Know Where You Live

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

MusicBrainz

Discogs

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