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'''Jo Jo Gunne''' is an American ], formed in ], ], United States, in 1971 by ] (born May 10, 1947); ], ] and ]) and ] (born February 19, 1948; ] and vocals) after they had left ]. The group's name is derived from "Joe Joe Gunne", a ] song that peaked at #83 as a single in November 1958. '''Jo Jo Gunne''' was an American ] band formed in ], ], United States, in 1971 by ] and ] after they had left the rock band ].<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=]|editor=]|publisher=]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=243}}</ref> The band was named after the ] song "]". The band released their eponymous ] in 1972 and had a top 10 hit song, "Run Run Run", in the UK. They released three further albums before disbanding in 1974. They reunited in 2005 for a time to record a fifth album, ''Big Chain''.


==Career== ==Career==
Ferguson and Andes, along with Mark's brother Matt Andes (born February 6, 1949 (guitar, vocals) and William "Curly" Smith (born January 31, 1952, ]) (drums, vocals and harp), were signed to ]. Jo Jo Gunne had a Number 6 ] in the ] with the ], "Run Run Run", taken from their first ], ''Jo Jo Gunne'' (1972), which peaked at 27 in U.S. charts, and received airplay on U.S. ] FM radio stations.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=283}}</ref> The song reached number 30 in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.7632.pdf |format=PDF |title=RPM100 Singles |date=May 1972 |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref> Jo Jo Gunne was formed by ] (], ] and ]) and brothers ] (] and vocals) and Matt Andes (born February 6, 1949; guitar, vocals), along with William "Curly" Smith (born January 31, 1952, ]; drums, vocals, and harp) in 1971.<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_hKFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1974|date=1995 |isbn=9780684810447|publisher=Fireside|via=Google Books}}</ref> Ferguson chose the group's name, "Jo Jo Gunne", from a 1958 ] song about a monkey of that name that caused a fight between a lion and an elephant.<ref>{{cite book|first= Dave |last= Wilson |title=Rock Formations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tOpB23GGxAIC&pg=PA56|date=2004|isbn=9780974848358|page=56 |publisher=Cidermill Books|via=Google Books}}</ref> They performed their first major show in Los Angeles in May 1971 before they were signed to ].<ref name="LarkinHR"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9wgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20 |title= Jo Jo Gunne |magazine=Billboard |date=May 22, 1971 |pages=20, 22|first=George |last=Knemeyer }}</ref>


The band's first album, ''Jo Jo Gunne'', was released in 1972 and the album reached number 57 on ''Billboard'''s Top 100 Albums.
The group did not maintain the commercial momentum of their first release. With ''Jumpin<nowiki>'</nowiki> the Gunne''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'s cover center-fold image of a nude woman vis a vis a pig being blamed for drastically falling sales,{{cn|date=September 2017}} they broke up in 1975.{{cn|date=June 2017}}
The band had a number 6 ] in the ] in April 1972 with a song, "Run Run Run",<ref name="LarkinHR"/> taken from the album. It also received airplay on U.S. ] FM radio stations.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=283}}</ref> The song reached number 30 in Canada.<ref name=canadachart>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.7632.pdf |format=PDF |title=RPM100 Singles |date=May 1972 |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref>


Their second album, ''Bite Down Hard'', was a minor success, peaking on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 chart at number 75. Due to the lack of a breakout single, this album sold more poorly than their 1971 introductory effort. The album was produced by ], who was best known at the time for his production work on ]'s '']'' and ]'s '']''.<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|author=Lindsay Planer |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jo-jo-gunne-mw0000034986 |title=Jo Jo Gunne - Jo Jo Gunne &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=] |date= |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref>
==Personnel changes==
{{unsourced|section|date=June 2017}}
Following the first album, Mark Andes left the band after a falling out with his brother Matt and Ferguson and was replaced by ]. Randall introduced a brighter bass sound and helped increase the band's overall volume.


The band's third album, ''Jumpin' the Gunne'', featuring an obese naked woman on the cover, failed to rise any higher than number 169 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 chart. The band's fourth album, ''So...Where's the Show?'', featured new guitarist John Staehely (a former member of ]), whose harder-edged sound complemented Ferguson's songs, giving the band a much harder rock sound than on their previous efforts.<ref name="allmusic1"/>
Matt Andes left after ''Jumpin' the Gunne'', and he was briefly replaced by Starr Donaldson (born September 23, 1950). A more permanent replacement was found in John Staehely (born 25 January 1952, ]), who had played on '']'', the Spirit album that followed Ferguson and Andes's departure. Staehely's overdriven guitar was a complete change from Matt Andes's ] style ].
The group did not maintain the commercial momentum of their first release.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> They broke up in 1974.<ref name="LarkinHR"/>


==Personnel changes==
After the band broke up, Ferguson recorded several ] albums, including the ]s "Thunder Island" and "]", and scored ] shows and mostly non-notable movies. Mark Andes next joined ] and, later, ]. Smith went on to have a successful career as a ] drummer, and also played with ] in the 1980s and ] from 1994 to 2000.
Following the first album, Mark Andes left the band after a falling out with his brother Matt and Ferguson, and was replaced by ].<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Randall introduced a brighter bass sound and helped increase the band's overall volume.{{CN|date=March 2022}}


Matt Andes left after ''Jumpin' the Gunne'', and was briefly replaced by Starr Donaldson (born September 23, 1950) in 1974. A replacement was soon found in John Staehely (born 25 January 1952, ]),<ref name=encyc /> who had played on '']'', the Spirit album that followed Ferguson and Andes's departure. Staehely's ] guitar was a significant change from Matt Andes's ]–style ].{{CN|date=March 2022}}
==Recordings==
The band's first album ''Jo Jo Gunne'' was released in 1972 and the first single ''Run, Run, Run'' became a top 40 hit with the album riding the charts to #57 on Billboard's Top 100 Albums. Their second album ''Bite Down Hard'' skirted the bottom of the Billboard Top 100 Charts rising no further than #75 and the fact that there was no breakout single failed to generate interest and sales for the band. The album was produced by ] who was best known at the time for his production work on ]'s '']'' and ]'s '']'' which featured the hit single "]".<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|author=Lindsay Planer |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jo-jo-gunne-mw0000034986 |title=Jo Jo Gunne - Jo Jo Gunne &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=] |date= |accessdate=2017-06-30}}</ref>


After the band broke up, Ferguson recorded several solo albums,<ref name=encyc /> which yielded the ]s "Thunder Island" and "]". He then scored ] shows and several movies. Mark Andes joined ] and then ]. Smith went on to have a career as a ] drummer, and played with Spirit in the 1980s, and ] from 1994 to 2000.
The band's third album ''Jumpin' the Gunne'' failed to rise any higher than #169 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. The band's fourth album, ''So...Where's The Show?'', featured new guitarist John Staehely. Staehely's harder edged sound complemented Ferguson's songs giving the band a much harder rock sound than on their previous efforts.<ref name="allmusic1"/>


==Reunion== ==Reunion==
{{unsourced|section|date=June 2017}}
The original line-up temporarily got back together around 1992. In a July 1995 interview in Vintage Guitar Magazine, Andes recalls: "Curly Smith called me up and noted that it was the twentieth anniversary of when that band had formed; ] took us into the studio and we recorded a lot of new material, but it didn’t go anywhere". They began ] again in 2005 in Santa Barbara at Jay's studio. The 2005 recordings were eventually put out as an album, ''Big Chain'', on Blue Hand Records. The music was co-produced by the band and engineered by Jay Ferguson.


The original line-up temporarily got back together around 1992. In a July 1995 interview in ''Vintage Guitar Magazine'', Mark Andes recalls: "Curly Smith called me up and noted that it was the twentieth anniversary of when that band had formed; ] took us into the studio and we recorded a lot of new material, but it didn't go anywhere".{{CN|date=March 2022}}
==Albums==

* '']'' (1972)
They began ] again in 2005 in Santa Barbara at Jay Ferguson's studio. The 2005 recordings were eventually put out as an album, ''Big Chain'', on Blue Hand Records.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-chain-mw0000719738?1646248388953 |title=Jo Jo Gunne: Big Chain |work=AllMusic }}</ref> The music was co-produced by the band and engineered by Ferguson.
* ''Bite Down Hard'' (1973)

* ''Jumpin' the Gunne'' (1973)
==Discography==
* ''"So...Where's the Show?"'' (1974)
===Albums===
* ''Big Chain'' (2005) Blue Hand Records
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|-
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! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:4em;"| ]<br /><ref name="BB200">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jo-jo-gunne/|title=Jo Jo Gunne Chart History (Billboard 200)|work=]}}</ref>
! style="width:4em;"| ]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=156}}</ref>
! style="width:4em;"| ]<br /><ref name="CAN albums">{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7696&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7696.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7696|title= RPM 100 Album |work=RPM Weekly}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|'']''
|
* Release date: 1972
* Label: ]
| 57
| 18
| 55
|-
! scope="row"|''Bite Down Hard''
|
* Release date: 1973
* Label: Asylum
| 75
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"|''Jumpin' the Gunne''
|
* Release date: 1973
* Label: Asylum
| 169
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"|''"So...Where's the Show?"''
|
* Release date: 1974
* Label: Asylum
| 198
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Big Chain''
|
* Release date: 2005
* Label: Blue Hand Records
| —
| —
| —
|-
|}

===Singles===
*"Run Run Run" - No. 27 (US),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicvf.com/Jo+Jo+Gunne.art |title=Jo Jo Gunne top songs |work=Music VF.com }}</ref> No. 30 (Canada),<ref name=canadachart /> No. 42 (Germany),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-145385 |title=Jo Jo Gunne: Run Run Run |work=Offizielle Deutsche Charts }}</ref> No. 6 (UK)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14567/jo-jo-gunne/ |title=Jo Jo Gunne |work=The Official Charts Company }}</ref>
*"Shake that Fat"
*"Ready Freddy"
*"Rock Around The Symbol"
*"I Wanna Love You"
*"Where Is The Show"
*"Big, Busted Bombshell From Bermuda"


==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 23:07, 12 December 2024

American rock band
Jo Jo Gunne
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresRock
Years active
  • 1971–1974
  • 2005
Labels
Past members

Jo Jo Gunne was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1971 by Jay Ferguson and Mark Andes after they had left the rock band Spirit. The band was named after the Chuck Berry song "Jo Jo Gunne". The band released their eponymous debut album in 1972 and had a top 10 hit song, "Run Run Run", in the UK. They released three further albums before disbanding in 1974. They reunited in 2005 for a time to record a fifth album, Big Chain.

Career

Jo Jo Gunne was formed by Jay Ferguson (keyboards, vocals and guitar) and brothers Mark (bass and vocals) and Matt Andes (born February 6, 1949; guitar, vocals), along with William "Curly" Smith (born January 31, 1952, Wolf Point, Montana; drums, vocals, and harp) in 1971. Ferguson chose the group's name, "Jo Jo Gunne", from a 1958 Chuck Berry song about a monkey of that name that caused a fight between a lion and an elephant. They performed their first major show in Los Angeles in May 1971 before they were signed to Asylum Records.

The band's first album, Jo Jo Gunne, was released in 1972 and the album reached number 57 on Billboard's Top 100 Albums. The band had a number 6 hit in the UK Singles Chart in April 1972 with a song, "Run Run Run", taken from the album. It also received airplay on U.S. album-oriented rock FM radio stations. The song reached number 30 in Canada.

Their second album, Bite Down Hard, was a minor success, peaking on the Billboard Top 200 chart at number 75. Due to the lack of a breakout single, this album sold more poorly than their 1971 introductory effort. The album was produced by Bill Szymczyk, who was best known at the time for his production work on Joe Walsh's Barnstorm and B.B. King's Completely Well.

The band's third album, Jumpin' the Gunne, featuring an obese naked woman on the cover, failed to rise any higher than number 169 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The band's fourth album, So...Where's the Show?, featured new guitarist John Staehely (a former member of Spirit), whose harder-edged sound complemented Ferguson's songs, giving the band a much harder rock sound than on their previous efforts. The group did not maintain the commercial momentum of their first release. They broke up in 1974.

Personnel changes

Following the first album, Mark Andes left the band after a falling out with his brother Matt and Ferguson, and was replaced by Jimmie Randall. Randall introduced a brighter bass sound and helped increase the band's overall volume.

Matt Andes left after Jumpin' the Gunne, and was briefly replaced by Starr Donaldson (born September 23, 1950) in 1974. A replacement was soon found in John Staehely (born 25 January 1952, Austin, Texas), who had played on Feedback, the Spirit album that followed Ferguson and Andes's departure. Staehely's overdriven guitar was a significant change from Matt Andes's Ry Cooder–style slide guitar.

After the band broke up, Ferguson recorded several solo albums, which yielded the hit singles "Thunder Island" and "Shakedown Cruise". He then scored TV shows and several movies. Mark Andes joined Firefall and then Heart. Smith went on to have a career as a session drummer, and played with Spirit in the 1980s, and Boston from 1994 to 2000.

Reunion

The original line-up temporarily got back together around 1992. In a July 1995 interview in Vintage Guitar Magazine, Mark Andes recalls: "Curly Smith called me up and noted that it was the twentieth anniversary of when that band had formed; Steve Lukather took us into the studio and we recorded a lot of new material, but it didn't go anywhere".

They began recording again in 2005 in Santa Barbara at Jay Ferguson's studio. The 2005 recordings were eventually put out as an album, Big Chain, on Blue Hand Records. The music was co-produced by the band and engineered by Ferguson.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
 AUS
 CAN
Jo Jo Gunne 57 18 55
Bite Down Hard
  • Release date: 1973
  • Label: Asylum
 75 — —
Jumpin' the Gunne
  • Release date: 1973
  • Label: Asylum
 169 — —
"So...Where's the Show?"
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: Asylum
 198 — —
Big Chain
  • Release date: 2005
  • Label: Blue Hand Records
 — — —

Singles

  • "Run Run Run" - No. 27 (US), No. 30 (Canada), No. 42 (Germany), No. 6 (UK)
  • "Shake that Fat"
  • "Ready Freddy"
  • "Rock Around The Symbol"
  • "I Wanna Love You"
  • "Where Is The Show"
  • "Big, Busted Bombshell From Bermuda"

See also

References

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 243. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  2. ^ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995. ISBN 9780684810447 – via Google Books.
  3. Wilson, Dave (2004). Rock Formations. Cidermill Books. p. 56. ISBN 9780974848358 – via Google Books.
  4. Knemeyer, George (May 22, 1971). "Jo Jo Gunne". Billboard. pp. 20, 22.
  5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 283. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca. May 1972. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  7. ^ Lindsay Planer. "Jo Jo Gunne - Jo Jo Gunne | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  8. "Jo Jo Gunne: Big Chain". AllMusic.
  9. "Jo Jo Gunne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 156. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. "RPM 100 Album". RPM Weekly.
  12. "Jo Jo Gunne top songs". Music VF.com.
  13. "Jo Jo Gunne: Run Run Run". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
  14. "Jo Jo Gunne". The Official Charts Company.

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