This became even more evident as Fleetwood Mac’s roadies removed their massive PA during the Juncos performance. Required fields are marked *. The band was tight with a superb solid rhythm section and individually the musicians were brilliant. was a bit scary - knowing the Juncos fine reputation - but no problem. Mike Jeffery was keen to project the Junco Partners as a successor to The Animals and was advertising them in the local press as “from the same stable as The Animals” or as “another Newcastle find”. Long may the legend of the Newcastle’s favourite band live on. I credit John as a major influence on me becoming a promoter, organising festivals and events. Mate of neil perry. Their ‘B’ side was a song that the band featured in their stage set and always went down well with audiences – ‘Take This Hammer’. 4 talking about this. It was the Juncos who inspired us to keep searching till we found the right people to help us create the band we had been trying to put together. But nothing I’d seen up to then could compare with the show the Junco Partners put on that night. 2014 will be the Junco Partners' 50th anniversary & there should be some form of commemoration/fitting tribute to these Geordie Heroes. 9. WOW This brings it all back. - Still briliant! Over these years the Juncos line up gradually changed and, in my opinion, with every change a little bit of the magic I had seen in 1965 was lost. Song "Junco Partner [From Hellcat Give Em the Boot IV Compilation]" Discovered deep in the legendary artist’s vaults on a hand-labeled cassette tape, “Junco Partner” was a constant throughout Joe’s career. ________________________________________________________________________, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE JUNCO PARTNERS FROM 1964 TO 1970. Strummer, who first discovered the song on a scratchy R&B compilation in the 1970s, covered Junco Partner with his first band 101ers, before it appeared on The Clash’s smorgasbord of a triple album Sandinista! It was released in England, France and Germany after the band … I have all their records and lots of pictures but this article is brilliant, thank you. He first discovered the song on a scratchy R&B compilation in the 1970s and it became a staple on the set list of Joe’s first band, the 101ers, before recording it with The Clash for the seminal Sandinista! Junco Partners evolved from a Lobley Hill based band called the ‘Nevadas’ (some band members had come from an earlier band called the ‘Orients’). De twee oprichters, die 12 jaar geleden Junco zijn x. I was at the Howlin Wolf Lyceum All Nighter gig. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1970 Vinyl release of "Junco Partners" on Discogs. I can’t recollect exactly what songs we played but playing alongside some of the Juncos made it a great experience. Perhaps the only thing missing from a maturing band was the youthful energy of the original Juncos. Try these, but I haven't been in touch with Dave since I promoted Hubert Sumlin at the Tyne Theatre in 2003. Finally, here’s a great video of the band talking about their experiences with Howlin’ Wolf and performing Smokestack Lightning. Bands like Yellow, The Sect, Sneeze, The Downtown Faction and the Juncos themselves appeared, showcasing the best bands around. all the best if you read this. They were the resident house band at the legendary Club A Go Go and backed Muddy Waters when he toured the UK. Een team met grote verscheidenheid in leeftijd, ervaring, generalisten en specialisten. Browse The Junco Partners tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Saw the Junco Partners at Bede Grammar school dance around '65/'66...brilliant. I think I still have it. Last time I was back there, around 20 years ago, I hardly recognised the place. I don't know whether someone could enlighten me on this! Overall, it was an exciting performance and the band lived up to all the great things I had heard about them. The Animals did return to the Gogo for a brief period around Christmas 1963 but only for a few gigs under their new name. Dave, John and Ronnie were all from Newcastle whereas the other two members plus the band’s manager lived in Lobley Hill, Gateshead. (l to r) Peter Wallis, John Anderson, John Woods, Ronnie Barker, Dave Sproat and Charlie Harcourt. Wolf made a point of introducing the Junco Partners to the audience each night and as the Melody Maker review of the Marquee gig acknowledged “He seemed to enjoy working with them and they worked well with him”.. After recording an album “Junco Partners” in 1970, Charlie Harcourt left the band. So here's what the band has to say about the collection: "The The Junco Partners Album was recorded in various big London studios for "Barclay" record label over a six week period in between touring in 1969 with Howlin Wolf, Freddie King and others. Official video for the previously unreleased home recording of "Junco Partner" from the new Joe Strummer album ASSEMBLY. _________________________________________________________________. According to a press release, Strummer first discovered ‘Junco Partner’ on an R&B compilation in the 1970s and it became a staple on the setlist of Strummer’s first band, the 101ers. The band struck up, restrained, respectful, but cooking. Amazingly, when the Junco Partners played its final gig in 2017 four of its original 1964 member were still in the band. You Got Me Hummin' I bought the Junco Partners album afterwards which although good, wasn't the Blues which I was into. Goodness me we got so many undeniable legends in Sunderland, didn't we. I plunk around on my Telecaster, here in Atlanta, while thinking of the old Geordie band-scene! The Junco Partners in 1964. Pity the Cotswolds are so far away! I had the pleasure of playing sax with the Junco's since 1976 leaving the band around 2000 due to See a recent post on Tumblr from @dailyclash about Junco Partner. Junco Partner Lyrics: Down the road came a Junco Partner / Boy, he was loaded as can be / He was knocked out, knocked out loaded / He was a'wobblin' all over the street / Singin' "6 months ain't no The tour commenced with two gigs. Newcastle blues band the Junco Partners in 2014. I was lucky to be at Newcastle University between 1978-79. Bob Sargeant, John Woods and Dave Sproat – the 3 piece Juncos before the band’s split in 1970. 6. In the Newcastle Evening Chronicle ‘Pop Parade’ column dated Saturday 11th September 1965, Albert Watson wrote as follows: –. Junco Partners evolved from a Lobley Hill based band called the ‘Nevadas’ (some band members had come from an earlier band called the ‘Orients’). Junco kent 3 partners. Bring it on Home. He allowed to buy him a drink, signed an autograph, (not much more than an "X"), and chatted happily for 10 minutes. I am still involved in music and earn my living playing piano/keyboards and teaching where I now live in Tampa Florida. #James Waynes #Junco Partner #1951 #Sittin' in with records #James Wee Wille Wayne #worthless man … He told me he was leaving to go to Hamburg with a band. Throughout the mid to late sixties they were still well respected by local musicians and considered to be one of the best bands in the area. Since their inception in 2012, Junco has released an EP, Waking the Sleeping Giant (2015) and two LPs, The Night the Lake Stood Still (2017) and Red Run Wild (2020). "Junco Partners" track listing: (side 1) 1.) ‘De Junco ploeg’ bestaat uit een groep van ruim 15 professionals. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Somewhere knocking about I have a tape recording of a gig at The Golden Eagle from 1979 - I hope I can find it! I left England in 69, but I still remember the "Old Newcastle". Explore releases from Junco Partners at Discogs. from the Bob Sergeant days. The Juncos were surprised, not only to be asked to loan their equipment to The Animals for an impromptu performance, but also to perform at the party that evening. Based out of Charleston, SC – Junco Partner delves into the realm of funky rock jams. As a guitar player myself Charlie was my hero, a really great player is Charlie! Discover more posts about Junco Partner. Both Gigs were amazing with Peter Green watching from the wings at the Lyceum. Howlin’ Wolf’s voice was so strong that it filled the 3,500 crowd Lyceum with only the help of the Juncos modest PA system. As drummer and bass player ourselves we were particularly impressed with the John Woods/Dave Sproat rhythm section. I came across this while doing a search on something for work, what a great article, John Anderson is my uncle (in fact we are close enough to be brothers!) The Animals’ party led to the Juncos first advertised gig at the Club A’Gogo on 17th July 1964 followed by more gigs in August, September and October 1964. the JUNCO PARTNERS @ Stanley youth centre circa 1966- 1968. They were great. Due to their heavy gigging schedule outside of Newcastle it was inevitable that the Juncos could never hope to perform at the Club A’Gogo as frequently as the Alan Price Rhythm & Blue Combo did at the end of 1963. No finer rhythm section! That’s not to say that the music had deteriorated in any way – it hadn’t. Hello all - I was correspondkng with David Sproat back in 2005-2007 when I did research and wanted to get back in touch but the email address I have bounces back. 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