jon lukas woodenman

jon lukas woodenman BIO


40 YEARS ON ....the pop music legend that is jon lukas woodenman has at long last been recognized as the son of his mother country Malta and nominated for his hand print at BAY STREET on 28th. NOV 2010
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and received a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the MMA'S 27th NOV 2010.
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jon lukas woodenman formerly known as jon lukas remembered in Maltese music history for achieving the first ever successful foreign pop chart placer in various foreign territories and first ever Maltese artiste major worldwide record company signing in 1970 an era in Malta with just REDIFFUSION radio no internet nor media connection to abroad other than pre paying for an overseas phone call booking to go out a couple of days later heralded by a telegram at the destination.
When Radio Luxemburg for Europe was the equivalent of today's MTV, Radio Luxemburg played Can't Afford to Lose twice nightly for a month's period with odd plays following for a year or so.
An era where there was no future in Malta and if one dreamt of becoming a pop star abroad one would become a classic contender for the local mental institution.


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Known for his evergreen classic called CAN't AffORD to LOSE released on EMI COLUMBIA label still played on RADIO stations to date and sang word for word by the public forty years on from the date it was recorded at EMI Abbey Rd. studios UK, London, same studio room, mikes and session musicians being used by ' The Beatles' at that time close to band break up with b side 'Can't Make you Mine' written by Paul Mc Cartney's brother Peter Mc Cartney (Mike Mc Gear) of THE SCAFFOLD at a phase when Elton John was doing backing vocals for them.


CAN't Afford to LOSE (The Hit)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-xj6Q8C0D8

CAN't AffORD to LOSE (live on PIAZZA TVM 07.08.09)
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Can't Afford to Lose reached the No. 1 chart spot in Lebanon for a full month, holdin' back the Beatles' ... The Long and Winding Road from that No 1 spot.
Tours in Lebanon, Abu Dhabi, Damascus, Iran, Bahrain and the rest of the Emirates followed for some time after. Billing with (NOT supporting) major artistes as Googoosh, Gilbert Becaud, Johnny Halliday, Michel Legrand, Mal, Modugno, Patti Bravo and Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Bannanarama, Lisa Stansfield, Level 42 and other US soul and Arab home names.
The song also touched the British top 50 charts climbing to the 40's plus other European territories.


1980's jon lukas woodenman formed a close personal friendship with Marvin Gaye during a disturbed personal life period pre SEXUAL HEALING production . Unfinished productions amongst other stuff transpired through this period close to Marvin's unfortunate death.


1993's near Malta Euro 2nd placer winning entry called Zommni u Ghannaqni / LOVE we SHARE which was later picked for production by BIDDU of KUNG fu FIGHTING production fame. This is the first time in his career that he sang in Maltese which then opened a deep wide feeling of belonging.
LOVE WE SHARE
http://twiturm.com/c5c2e
LOVE WE SHARE Maltese version called ZOMMNI u GHANNAQNI
http://twiturm.com/b8gyp


1998 found him in the web charts of peoplesound.com (pre myspace indie band site) No. 1 for the whole month of August with MY TIME in connection to his then alternative band called WOODENMAN.(hence the name extension later)
MY TIME
http://twiturm.com/8vpkm


Things quitened down after that due to his near fatal cadiac arrest that year and the post recovery.


In 2007 he was presented with an EFFIGY AWARD in Marbella Spain through ONDA CERO Radio / ABC Network Radio USA. Radio Plays in these territories followed with tracks called
FAR AWAY
http://twiturm.com/n92b6
BETTER MAN
http://twiturm.com/mhx66


Throughout this thirty five year period jon lukas woodenman was based in the UK and on a mountain in Spain . He rarely visited the Island .


Early 2009 found him back in Malta aside his mother's lingering death bed.


He had later on 2009 into 2010 featured as music guru on Malta's cool hit talent show on ONE TV called ID and started his distinctive cutting edge radio show on ONE RADIO called woodenman's jukebox which now repeat Editions of go out on air each Monday at 20.45 hrs Malta time and then uploaded to facebook woodenman's jukebox group page where it remains indefinitely for you to listen on-demand with all other previous show editions found on the group page wall.


Welcome to join this woodenman's jukebox on facebook group.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119931810577&ref=ts

He visited the Island to record seasons ahead for these shows on one long blast basis.


Later, Adrian Saliba of REWIND PRODUCTIONS had commissioned him to write ONE 4 U for Malta Eurosong 2010.
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In August 2010 a personal tribute by Winter Moods (Malta's biggest band of its music history) was given to woodenman during their 10.000 audience attended concert .....
( an attendance first, considering the size of this small Island )


However earlier on since, this year woodenman was diagnosed lung cancer positive and only now is he nearly recovering from a part lung cut out operation and a gruellin' four month chemo therapy course.
He is now in the start stage of the high 5 year cancer situation .
CANCER UPDATE link
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&¬e_id=154668304562472&id=13212079403


Listen to his PERSONAL music from
www.reverbnation.com/jonlukaswoodenman

www.myspace.com/jonlukaswoodenman

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AAHPiI-O4
For DISCOGRAPY
and to get your own
CAN't AffORD to LOSE
actual phone ring tone
P L U S more tunes