Ron Johnson (6)

Ron joined DARK 1971, playing bass on the seminal "DARK Round the Edges" album. He joined Steve Giles and Clive Thorneycroft (and later Martin Weaver) after years playing all instruments with The Hatricks and latterly his own band, Crossfox. A guitarist, bassist and keyboard player Ron's songwriting became ever more important, and he ended up creating projects with DARK leader Steve Giles in The Attic, Northampton. Coming out of retirement in 1997 to lay down Anonymous Days, his final gig was at The Racehorse, Northampton, after which he was forced into a further retirement by the debilitating Essential Tremor which ended his playing days. As of writing (2019) he is still in touch with the other DARKies and enjoying the few shillings that have come his way since reissues of DARK's 2-album catalogue have proved en vogue.