John Weathers joined Gentle Giant in 1972, as a temporary stand in for their drummer Malcolm Mortimore, who had been injured in a car crash. He first played on Gentle Giant's Octopus album, and his position soon became permanent, remaining with them until they broke up, after their last album Civilian. After Gentle Giant disbanded in 1980, Weathers played a number of temporary positions, until he joined the progressive rock band "Man" when they reformed in 1983. he stayed with "Man" until 1996. John has appeared on several Welsh TV soundtracks, and in 2006 rejoined the latest re incarnation of Wild Turkey, to record their album You & Me In The Jungle and tour Europe.