John was also a great folk talent spotter in early [mid-50s] revival days: many young singers (including me at the Troubadour) would be booked at various clubs or regularly called up from the floor on John's say-so. He was an inspiring leader of the singing and marching on the first CND Aldermaston march, the one which started in London [all the subsequent ones went the other way] in 1958. Never knew anyone else I would rather have marched alongside in rain & snow [tho Easter, it did snow one day!]. It chanced that I met his twin daughters at a memorial party that Audrey Winter held in early 2001 in memory of her husband Eric, founder/editor of Sing; at which time John was very ill. I was able to send my regards to him before he died, and one of his daughters got in touch to confirm that he remembered who I was.

~Michael~