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'''Gary Jones''' was a | '''Gary Jones''' was a punk band from very early in the scene, around [[1979]]-[[1981]]. They were quite well known locally and opened up for a few large national acts, such as Iggy Pop. | ||
== Members == | == Members == | ||
* [[ | * [[Tom Masters]] - Vocals and Lyricist | ||
* [[Karen Pocius]] - Vocals | |||
* [[Ty Penn]] - Rhythm guitar and composer | |||
* [[Mark Coutts]] - Lead guitar | |||
* [[J.R. Masters]] - Bass | |||
* [[John Davies]] - Drums | |||
* [[Tim Remmington]] - Keyboards | |||
* [[Ron Tuttle]]- Keyboards | |||
== Releases == | == Releases == | ||
* ''Science Fiction / What in the World'' 7" ([[ | * ''Science Fiction / What in the World'' 7" ([[Tyfilm Records]], [[1980]]) | ||
* ''Friction / Underground'' 7", ( | * ''Friction / Underground'' 7", (Tyfilm, [[1981]]) | ||
== History as told by | == History as told by John Davies == | ||
"I joined Gary Jones in August [[1980]] when they were already headlining most of the Chicago punk/new wave clubs, getting press in the Sun-Times, and had one self-produced single out. I resigned in March 1981. So I would guess that they formed in 1979 or early 1980 and probably disbanded in mid-late 1981. During my tenure with them we recorded our second single, headlined most of the punk/new wave clubs in town, opened for a couple of national acts (Iggy Pop at [[B’ginnings]], and The Kings (“Switch into Glide”) come to mind), twice played a live TV show on a Madison, WI NBC affiliate, were twice more featured in articles by Sun-Times rock critic [[Chuck Pratt]], and in an impromptu telephone poll over [[WNUR]] radio were voted “Chicago’s Best Band” (we stacked the deck in true Chicago fashion). | "I joined Gary Jones in August [[1980]] when they were already headlining most of the Chicago punk/new wave clubs, getting press in the Sun-Times, and had one self-produced single out. I resigned in March 1981. So I would guess that they formed in 1979 or early 1980 and probably disbanded in mid-late 1981. During my tenure with them we recorded our second single, headlined most of the punk/new wave clubs in town, opened for a couple of national acts (Iggy Pop at [[B’ginnings]], and The Kings (“Switch into Glide”) come to mind), twice played a live TV show on a Madison, WI NBC affiliate, were twice more featured in articles by Sun-Times rock critic [[Chuck Pratt]], and in an impromptu telephone poll over [[WNUR]] radio were voted “Chicago’s Best Band” (we stacked the deck in true Chicago fashion). | ||
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* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg1150#msg1150 CPP thread talking about Gary Jones] | * [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=52.msg1150#msg1150 CPP thread talking about Gary Jones] | ||
* [http://www.spleenventingmusic.com/svmmusic.php John Davies' music page] - with two Gary Jones tracks to download | |||
[[Category:Bands]] | [[Category:Bands]] | ||
[[Category:1970s]] | [[Category:1970s]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:59, 5 August 2016
Gary Jones was a punk band from very early in the scene, around 1979-1981. They were quite well known locally and opened up for a few large national acts, such as Iggy Pop.
Members
- Tom Masters - Vocals and Lyricist
- Karen Pocius - Vocals
- Ty Penn - Rhythm guitar and composer
- Mark Coutts - Lead guitar
- J.R. Masters - Bass
- John Davies - Drums
- Tim Remmington - Keyboards
- Ron Tuttle- Keyboards
Releases
- Science Fiction / What in the World 7" (Tyfilm Records, 1980)
- Friction / Underground 7", (Tyfilm, 1981)
History as told by John Davies
"I joined Gary Jones in August 1980 when they were already headlining most of the Chicago punk/new wave clubs, getting press in the Sun-Times, and had one self-produced single out. I resigned in March 1981. So I would guess that they formed in 1979 or early 1980 and probably disbanded in mid-late 1981. During my tenure with them we recorded our second single, headlined most of the punk/new wave clubs in town, opened for a couple of national acts (Iggy Pop at B’ginnings, and The Kings (“Switch into Glide”) come to mind), twice played a live TV show on a Madison, WI NBC affiliate, were twice more featured in articles by Sun-Times rock critic Chuck Pratt, and in an impromptu telephone poll over WNUR radio were voted “Chicago’s Best Band” (we stacked the deck in true Chicago fashion).
If I have to categorize Gary Jones, we weren’t what I would call hardcore punk. We had a synth player and our male lead singer was more of a crooner than a shouter, and some of our original arrangements were sophisticated bordering on epic. But we mixed in plenty of buzz saw guitars, fast tempos and punk/new wave sensibilities. Young, Loud, but not Snotty."
External Links
- CPP thread talking about Gary Jones
- John Davies' music page - with two Gary Jones tracks to download