Jay Peter Darlington (born 3 May 1968 in

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) is an

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, best known as a member of

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. He went on to work as a touring member of Oasis and is currently a member of the

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based prog band, Magic Bus.

History

Darlington attended Oxted County Senior School in

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. He joined

as an organ player in 1994 and stayed with the band until their split in 1999. He didn't re-join the band when they reformed in 2004. In 2002, Darlington joined Oasis as a live keyboardist. He toured with the band up until their last tour in the summer of 2009.

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would often introduce Darlington as "The Shroud", or more popularly, "Jesus Christ", a reference to Darlington's hair and facial hair. This led to chants of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus ..." at the later concerts. In the ''Lord Don't Slow Me Down'' film's commentary, Gallagher refers to him as "

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". Since Oasis split up, Darlington has taken part in a

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reunion gig, and joined prog band Magic Bus. In 2014, Darlington presented "The Psychedelic Shed Radio Show" on

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Discography

Kula Shaker

* '' K'' (1996) * ''

Summer Sun EP Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a num ...

'' (1997) * '' Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts'' (1999)

Oasis

* '' iTunes Live: London Festival'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2008) - on the track "Falling Down"

Magic Bus

* ''Magic Bus'' (2010) * ''Transmission from Sogmore's Garden'' (2014) * ''Phillip The Egg'' (2017)

References

1968 births Living people English rock keyboardists People from Sidcup Britpop musicians Musicians from London {{UK-keyboardist-stub