Kris Gray

"Kris Gray was born in Barking on 29th September 1952 and became interested in the guitar when he first saw the Beatles on TV, and wanted to be just like John Lennon. Despite the opposition of parents, particularly his father, He eventually bought a cheap Rossetti acoustic guitar from a neighbour and taught himself some chords. There was a boy in the same class as Kris at school who could play drums so together they formed his first band with two others, whom Kris also taught to play. [...]"

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