John Walker

New York born, John Maus, grew up in California and taught Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys to play guitar! His first success was as a duo with his big sister, Judy, but she left and John was joined by Scott Engel and Gary Leeds and it was then they made the huge decision to go to England. Gary takes the credit for persuading John and Scott to step out of their Californian comfort zone to head for Swinging London where everything was hip and happening! It was Garys father who wisely invested the $10,000 needed to pay for their flights and initial living costs and on a bitterly cold and snowy day this young, handsome, musically talented trio, landed on British soil in February 1965. The biggest gamble of their lives was about to pay off!