Band of Joy
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Band of Joy (sometimes known as Robert Plant and the Band of Joy) were an English rock band formed in 1966. Various line-ups of the group performed from 1966 to 1968 and from 1977 to 1983. Frontman Robert Plant revived the band's name in 2010 for a concert tour of North America and Europe.
The band is notable for including two musicians, Robert Plant and John Bonham,[1] who went on to join Led Zeppelin, as well as Dave Pegg, who would become a member of both Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull; and, to a lesser degree, because the band's one-time roadie was Noddy Holder, who later went on to front the band Slade.[2]
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1966–1968
Band of Joy was originally formed in 1966 in West Bromwich, a town near Birmingham, England, by Chris Brown (keyboards), Vernon Pereira (guitar),[3] and singer Robert Plant. A third incarnation of the band, including Plant's friend John Bonham lasted from 1967 to mid-1968. This line-up included Kevyn Gammond's guitar and Paul Lockey on bass. Their brand of soul and blues was popular with Birmingham mods. This line-up recorded a number of demo recordings in early 1968, but broke up in May 1968 when a recording contract failed to materialise.[4]
Lead guitar duties were briefly served by Dave Pegg, who later played the bass guitar with Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull. Pegg rehearsed with Band of Joy but did not tour with them.[5]
For a 1968 tour of Scotland, Plant and Bonham used bassist John Hill (ex–Uncle Joseph) and guitarist Mick Strode to fill in a temporary line-up.
1977–1983
In 1977 Gammond and Paul Lockey revived Band of Joy, rounding out the line-up with John Pasternak, Peter Robinson, and keyboardist Michael Chetwood. Gammond, Lockey, Pasternak and Robinson had previously played in Bronco. The two albums recorded under this line-up went on to define the trademark sound of the band, with progressive melodies, blues hooks and experimentation with new sounds blending the sounds of the punk movement with classic genres of rock, blues and progressive influences. The group released a second album in 1983 before breaking up.
Gammond later worked with Plant in his group Priory of Brion.
2010–2011
In 2010 it was announced that Plant would form a new band, record an album and tour as Robert Plant & the Band of Joy.[6] The album Band of Joy was number 8 on Rolling StoneTemplate:'s list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010.[7]
In October 2010 the band appeared, alongside the London Oriana Choir at the Roundhouse, London for a special performance at the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms.[8]
Personnel
Members
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Timeline
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Discography
- Band of Joy (1978)
- 24k (1983)
- Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003) – Robert Plant retrospective album; includes some Band of Joy recordings, more specifically the covers "Hey Joe" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience and "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield.
- Band of Joy (2010)
See also
References
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Further reading
- Hornby, Laurie. Brum Rocked On! (Solihull: TGM Limited, 2003) Template:ISBN
- Band of Joy interviewTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Achilles Last Stand (1992). (Retrieved 18 August 2005.)
- Yorke, Ritchie. Led Zeppelin: The Definitive Biography (London: Virgin, 1993) Template:ISBN
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