John Maher

Post-punk, Musical Artist

1960 –

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Who is John Maher?

John Maher is a British former musician who was part of the punk and new wave scenes in Manchester, England, most notably as the drummer with Buzzcocks. Since retiring from the music industry he developed an interest in car drag racing, racing VW Beetles as part of the VWDRC.

This led him to develop a successful business building performance engines, John Maher Racing. His engines and transmissions are widely regarded as being amongst the best built in the UK combining power with reliability, a point reinforced by his racing success. The level of demand for his products has allowed Maher to relocate from Manchester to the Isle of Harris in Scotland.

Maher's father was from Ireland. In 1976, still a 16 year old schoolboy from St. Bede's College, Whalley Range, Manchester, he joined punk band Buzzcocks, then led by Howard Devoto, who was the lead vocalist. After the first Buzzcocks dissolving in 1981, he collaborated with Pauline Murray of The Invisible Girls, and formed along with Steve Diggle a band called Flag of Convenience, in 1982, but he quit shortly afterwards. In 1981, he was drumming in Wah!

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Apr 21, 1960
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on July 23, 2013

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