An Evening with John Gaughan of Herman's Hermits

27 Oct 2009 - 7:30pm
27 Oct 2009 - 10:00pm
Event Location: 
The Grange Centre, Midhurst GU29 9HD
Contact Details: 
Peter Spreckley: 01428 741 250 Email: peterandmary@woodmansgreen.fsnet.co.uk
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Come and hear

John Gaughan

Tuesday 27th October

7.30pm

The Grange Centre, Midhurst


All Welcome -     

                  Entry Free

 

From his early teens John decided that he wanted to be a singer / songwriter and aim for the very top in the world of popular music. By the time he was 19 he had achieved that goal; singing with Herman’s Hermits, he reached the top of the hit parade and he was rubbing shoulders with the most successful writers of the day and singing with the top stars of the 60’s.

On the face of it he had everything, but there was one problem, an emptiness inside that was increasingly being satisfied by alcohol. Eventually John’s dependence on alcohol took over and within a few years he was a broken man, in body soul & spirit. He reached a point of total desperation and tried to end it all by throwing himself from an attic window.

During this time many people called to see John, but the only person he could remember was a man from the local church who spoke to him about Jesus. A week after one of these visits, John accepted Jesus as Lord of his life and so began the miraculous rebuilding of his life; broken bones healed and total deliverance from his acute alcoholism.

For the last eleven years, John has been  singing the old songs as well as some new ones and sharing his story, which has touched many  lives, as people have heard how even in the worst situations there can be hope .

For further info call Peter Spreckley on 01428 741250

or email: peterandmary@woodmansgreen.fsnet.co.uk