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Gypie Mayo (born John Philip Cawthra; 24 July 1951 − 23 October 2013) was an English guitarist and songwriter, playing in Dr. Feelgood from 1977 to 1981, and from 1996 to 2004 in the reborn Yardbirds with Alan Glen.
Oct 23, 2013 · Gypie Mayo was a British musician who played in Dr. Feelgood and the Yardbirds. He died in 2013 at the age of 62, but his legacy lives on in his guitar solos and songs like "Milk and Alcohol".
Oct 23, 2013 · Gypie Mayo, best known as the guitarist for Dr. Feelgood in the late '70s, died this morning. He was 62. Mayo replaced Wilko Johnson in Dr. Feelgood in 1977 and remained with the band until 1981.
Oct 23, 2013 · Dr Feelgood and Yardbirds guitarist Gypie Mayo has died aged 62. He replaced Wilko Johnson in Dr Feelgood from 1977 to 1981, before going on to work with Yardbirds from 1996 to 2004.
- Jenny Stevens
Oct 23, 2013 · Gypie Mayo, who played guitar for Dr. Feelgood and the reunited Yardbirds, has passed away. He was 62. Mayo replaced Wilko Johnson in Dr. Feelgood in 1977 and stayed with...
- Michael Gallucci
Oct 25, 2013 · Gypie Mayo, the former guitarist for the Yardbirds and Dr. Feelgood, has passed away at the age of 62. Mayo replaced Wilko Johnson in Dr. F from 1977 to 1981 before going on to work with the Birds from 1996 to 2004.
He was replaced by Gypie Mayo. The band with Mayo were never as popular as when Johnson was in the line-up, yet they went on to enjoy their only top ten hit single in 1979 with "Milk and Alcohol". Johnson, who died in 2022, went on to form the group Solid Senders before joining Ian Dury and the Blockheads in 1980.
