Desperation Squad

Desperation Squad
Desperation Squad
Origin Pomona, California, U.S.
Genres Avant-garde
Years active 1984–present
Website http://www.desperationsquad.com
Members
Mr. P
Alan Waddington
Jeff Nixon
"Papa" Bob Jones
Ian Crosstown, J.P. Maramba

Desperation Squad is a rock and roll band from Pomona, California. They played their first live show on May 19, 1984 and are still active as of 2008. They toured with the Warp Tour in 2001 and 2007 and gained an international audience when they appeared as semi finalists on the first season of Simon Cowell's "America's got Talent".

Drummer Alan Waddington had previously worked with Steve Jones and the band The Unforgiven in the mid to late eighties in Southern California.[1]

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Members

Original 1984 lineup

  • Mr. P - vocals
  • Alan Waddington - drums
  • Jeff Nixon - guitar, vocals
  • "Papa" Bob Jones - guitar
  • Laura Kovach - bass
  • Ian Crosstown - trumpet

2006 lineup

  • Mr. P - vocals
  • "Papa" Bob Jones - guitar
  • Ian Crosstown - drums
  • J.P. Maramba - bass

Other featured players

  • Becky Hamm - vocals (1985–2000)
  • Dave Carpenter - bass (1987–1990)
  • Mark Givens - keyboards (1985–1988)
  • Elaine Donaldson - vocals (1984–1985)
  • Caroline Tapolin - vocals (1985–1986)
  • Dan Scratch - bass (1991–1993)
  • The "Alarm" - bass (1993)
  • Rod Curtis - bass on "That Thing" recording (1983)
  • John "Rockin' in the Free World" Harris - bass (2005)

Discography

  • (In Memory Of) The Soul Cleanser (1988)
  • Hot Diggity Dogs (1990)
  • I Am The Mayor (The Rock and Roll Mayor) (1993)
  • This Is Our Demo (2001)
  • A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit Neil (Neil Diamond Tribute CD) (2005)

References

  1. ^ Shelly da Cunha (November 1985). At last there's a band that's not afraid to crank their guitars and pick up where the Good, the Bad and the Ugly left off. Spin. pp. 55. http://books.google.com/books?id=hLVXggxBmFkC&pg=PA55&dq=the+unforgiven+spin+magazine+good+bad+ugly&hl=en&ei=xTReTOa6FIuosQOEkLmqCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 

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