John Erentrauts

John was born 1951 in Hastings to a Latvian mother and father, both of whom came to Britain during the Second World War and died after he was struck by a passing vehicle in Redbourn Lane, Harpenden in the early hours of July 1, 2007. Starting out in a church choir to singing and playing in his teens at folk clubs, he later became lead singer with Hatfield based rock band Albert Monk and supported The Who and Hawkwind. Through the 1980s he was a songwriter, lead singer and harmonica player in Welwyn Garden City based band Commuter. He was still gigging in Herts and Beds and often further a field playing blues harmonica before his death. He worked as a salesman for Buttles Builders Merchants in St Albans where he worked for nearly 25 years.