Jay Darlington
Encyclopedia
Jay Darlington is an English
keyboardist
who has played as a member of the band Kula Shaker
and as a live member of Oasis
.
, Surrey
, England
. He joined Kula Shaker
as an organ player in 1994. He departed in 1999.
would introduce and thank both Darlington and new drummer Chris Sharrock
. He sometimes did this with Zak Starkey on the previous album's tours, as they were both essentially touring members. During these introductions and thank yous, Gallagher would often refer to him as "The Shroud", or more popularly, "Jesus Christ", a reference to Darlington's hair and facial hair arrangement. 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 "Gandalf
".
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
who has played as a member of the band Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles...
and as a live member of Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
.
Early life and Kula Shaker: 1968-1999
Darlington was born on May 3, 1968, in Sidcup, Kent. He went to Oxted County Senior School in OxtedOxted
Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He joined Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker
Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills, the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the UK between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles...
as an organ player in 1994. He departed in 1999.
Oasis: 2000-2009
He originally joined Oasis in 2004 as a live keyboardist. He played on the subsequent tours, up until the very last tour in the summer of 2009. During the tours of the last album, Noel GallagherNoel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and principal songwriter of the English rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.Raised in Burnage, Manchester with his...
would introduce and thank both Darlington and new drummer Chris Sharrock
Chris Sharrock
Chris Sharrock is an English drummer from Bebington, Merseyside, England who has a long history of being an official member of many noted British bands, including The Icicle Works, The La's, The Wild Swans, World Party, The Lightning Seeds, The Robbie Williams Band, Oasis, and Beady...
. He sometimes did this with Zak Starkey on the previous album's tours, as they were both essentially touring members. During these introductions and thank yous, Gallagher would often refer to him as "The Shroud", or more popularly, "Jesus Christ", a reference to Darlington's hair and facial hair arrangement. 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 "Gandalf
Gandalf
Gandalf is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In these stories, Gandalf appears as a wizard, member and later the head of the order known as the Istari, as well as leader of the Fellowship of the Ring and the army of the West...
".
With Kula Shaker
- K (1996)
- Summer Sun EPSummer Sun EPSummer Sun E.P. is an EP by Kula Shaker. All the tracks on the EP had previously appeared as B-sides to the band's UK singles.-Track listing:# "Govinda '97, Hari & St. George"# "Gokula"# "Dance in Your Shadow"# "Raagy One "...
(1997) - Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts (1999)
With Oasis
- Dig Out Your SoulDig Out Your SoulDig Out Your Soul is the seventh and final studio album by English rock band Oasis. It was released in October 2008. The first single, "The Shock of the Lightning", was released on 29 September 2008. In promotion of the album, the band embarked on a world tour, debuting in Seattle, Washington at...
(2008) - iTunes Live: London Festival (2009)