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Watkinson, James Richard Terry
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Terry Watkinson was a musician and visual artist, best remembered as a member of the rock band Max Webster from 1974 to 1980. Watkinson played keyboards, wrote music for the band, and performed vocals on some tracks. In later years he was a medical illustrator and painter, as well as releasing several solo albums.
Watkinson was born and raised in Fort William. He moved to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto; after several years he left school in order to join Max Webster. The band toured heavily in Canada and the United States, and released six studio albums. Watkinson wrote and sang on "Let Go The Line," the band's highest-charting single.
After leaving the Max Webster, Watkinson returned to the University of Toronto, where he completed a degree in medical illustration. His work in that field included teaching and having many illustrations used in textbooks. He continued to create music, and became known also as a painter, known for cityscapes and Northern Ontario landscapes.