Graham Deakin Graham Deakin Graham Deakin (born circa 1950, Chelmsford, Essex, England) is an English rock drummer, who was the main drummer for John Entwistle's touring band, Ox, from 1972 until 1977. Deakin had a short spell with The Flys following his departure from Ox. He played a session with The Who on 21 April 1975 at Ramport Recording Studios, three days before they started recording their "The Who by Numbers" album. Deakin also performed on the songs "Peg Leg Peggy", "My Wife", and "Made in Japan" on the John Entwistle album, "Rigor Mortis Sets In" (1973). He also performed on the
MGM-British Studios Meanwhile, Amalgamated Studios Ltd constructed a large studio on the north side of Elstree Way between 1935 and 1937. A January 1937 deal for eight films to be made for the American studio Columbia Pictures soon collapsed. The company was unable to meet the cost of building work, and sold the facility to the Rank Organisation, which was not interested in using the studios itself, but wanted to stop John Maxwell's rival British International Pictures (BIP) from being able to compete more effectively with its own new Pinewood Studios. During the war, the studios were leased from Rank by the