HE had already followed in his hero’s footsteps with a gig at Salford Lads Club.
But 12-year-old John Denton’s career, which began by busking on the streets of Manchester, is poised to take off thanks to a little help from a friend.
Guitar legend Johnny Marr has chosen John to be the first recipient of an award he is sponsoring to help young people from Salford with potential to make it in the music industry.
John has covered songs by classic Manchester bands including The Smiths while playing to shoppers on Market Street.
Last year, John – who did his first gig aged nine at a coffee shop in Eccles – told the M.E.N: “I’d love to be the next Johnny Marr and just keep going to see where music can take me.”
Now Johnny, whose shimmering guitar playing and songwriting graced The Smiths, his solo work and, more recently, the score for James Bond film No Time to Die, is lending a hand to nurture John’s fledgling career.
John was selected for funding by The Salford Foundation Trust, which operates the Johnny Marr Award to support talented youngsters in the city.
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