Ford was born in the South West London district of Fulham and grew up in a household where his father played piano and his four sisters were singers.
[1] In 1964, Ford joined with some school mates to form a band called Jaymes Fenda and the Vulcans.
The Five Proud Walkers was a popular club band and played a constant stream of gigs in and around London.
But, in the spring of 1967, they toured England with Pink Floyd and decided to make the shift to Psychedelic music.
Ford penned songs such as "Heavy Disguise" and "Part of the Union", Strawbs' biggest chart hit, whilst working with David Bowie/T.
A few years later, Ford and Richard Hudson formed Hudson Ford, signed to A&M, and released the UK Singles Chart hits "Pick Up The Pieces", "Burn Baby Burn" and "Floating in the Wind" and three albums - Nickelodeon, Free Spirit and Worlds Collide.
Ford also developed an alter ego in High Society with 1930s-style melodies, releasing a self-titled album in 1984.
In January 2004, Ford opened for Dave Mason at a Long Island concert venue, The Downtown which was located in Farmingdale, New York.
In September 2009, John Ford joined Strawbs for their 40th Anniversary Weekend at Twickenham Rugby Stadium, London, which included keyboardist Rick Wakeman.
2012 brought Ford, as founding member of The Monks, a Double Platinum Record Award from EMI for Bad Habits whilst in Toronto, Canada in July, for a special Monks BAD HABITS Tribute show at the well-known Horseshoe Tavern.
Plans are under way for Bad Habits going the route of Green Day's American Idiot stage musical as a one-act, British punk rock opera production.