Jo Jo Gunne

Jo Jo Gunne is an American rock band that was founded in 1971 in Los Angeles.

  • 4.1 LPs / CDs
  • 4.2 Singles

Band History

Jay Ferguson (keyboards, piano, vocals and guitar) and Mark Andes (bass and vocals ), who had previously left the band Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne founded together with Andes ' brother Matt Andes (guitar, vocals) and William " Curly" Smith (drums, vocals and harmonica ), and signed a record deal with the newly formed record label Asylum Records. Your group name, they have the same Chuck Berry song borrowed from the year 1958, which nevertheless also announced the program of the band: No nonsense rock ' n ' roll.

The decoupled from the self-titled 1972 debut album 's first single Run Run Run was also the only hit of the group: Top 30 in the U.S. and in the UK ranked 6th addition to this rock-pop song with catchy ( " doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo, run - run - run " ) offers the first work hard, no-frills West Coast rock and boogie with funk and soul - moments and is one of the most compelling releases of the group. Mark Andes left the band thereafter and was replaced by Jimmie Randall.

The album cover for the third LP Jumpin 'the Gunne (1973 ) shows the band members side by side in a large brass bed. On the back floats diagonally across them a stout, naked woman, while a little pig to her looks on the floor going up. The Innersleeve reveals the pig and the thick woman like her nose facing each other on the nose. The album credits are noted on her in a way, like pieces of beef are advertised on the drawing of a cow in butchers. This widespread than tasteless perceived illustration was made ​​responsible to ensure that the sales figures of the band decreased rapidly, while the album itself offers solid workmanlike but uninspired mainstream rock without special highlights.

After Jumpin 'the Gunne Matt Andes left the band and was replaced first by star Donaldson and afterwards by John Staehely, who had previously played on the Spirit album Feedback. The last original album by Jo Jo Gunne So .. Where's the show? (1974 ) showed the band once again in top form, but was not commercially build on the early success. 1975 Jo Jo Gunne broke up eventually.

Jay Ferguson launched a successful solo career in the late 1970s with Thunder Iceland and Shakedown Cruise gave him two hit singles. The Andes brothers concluded in 1976 a revived version of Spirit at. Mark Andes from the start was a permanent member of Firefall and played from the early 1980s at Heart. Curly Smith was successful as a studio drummer who played in the 1980s, also at Spirit and during the second half of the 1990s in Boston.

Reunification

Jo Jo Gunne was 2004/2005 revived the original lineup. Jay Ferguson, Mark and Matt Andes and Curly Smith to tour together again since 2005 and have a new album (Big Chain ) will be played.

Occupation

Founding members

  • Jay Ferguson ( born May 10, 1947 in Burbank, California ), keyboards and vocals
  • Mark Andes ( born February 19, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), bass and vocals - to 1972 and from 2004/2005
  • Matthew Fernandes ( born 1950 in California? ), Guitar and vocals - to 1973 and from 2004/2005
  • William " Curly" Smith ( born January 31, 1952 in Wolf Point, Montana ), drums, harmonica and vocals

Reshuffles

  • Jimmie Randall (* February 14, 1949 in Dallas, Texas), bass and vocals - from 1973
  • Star Donaldson, guitar - short for Matt Andes
  • John " LBJ " Staehely ( born January 25, 1952 in Austin, Texas), guitar and vocals - from 1974

Discography

LPs / CDs

  • Jo Jo Gunne - Asylum 1972, Collectors' Choice Music in 2003
  • Bite Down Hard - Asylum 1973, Collectors' Choice Music in 2003
  • Jumpin 'the Gunne - Asylum 1973, Collectors' Choice Music in 2004
  • So ... Where's the Show? - Asylum 1974, Collectors' Choice Music in 2004
  • Big Chain - Blue Hand 2005

Singles

  • Run Run Run / Take It Easy - Asylum 1972
  • Shake That Fat / I Make Love - Asylum 1972
  • Ready Freddy / Wait a Lifetime - Asylum 1973
  • Take Me Down Easy / Rock Around the Symbol - Asylum 1973
  • I Wanna Love You / Neon City - Asylum 1974
  • Where Is the Show? / Where Is the Show? (mono) - Asylum 1974
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