Freddy Jones Band

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Name = Freddy Jones Band


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Origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Genre = Roots rock
Blues rock
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Years_active = 1992 – present
Label = Capricorn Records
Polygram Records
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The Freddy Jones Band are a roots rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Despite the name, no member of the band is actually named Freddy Jones, and the band has never definitively revealed the name's source. [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/freddyjonesband/articles/story/5928295/freddy_jones_band_play_the_name_game Freddy Jones Band Play the Name Game] . "Rolling Stone", 5/8/99. Accessed May 12, 2007.]

History

The Freddy Jones band was formed in the late 1980s by Wayne Healy and Marty Lloyd, two Loyola University dropouts. They self-released their first album, which was later repackaged and released on Capricorn Records in 1994 after scoring a local radio hit with "In a Daydream". They continued to build a fanbase both in the Midwest US and nationwide through tours of colleges. Several albums on Capricorn followed, and 1995's "North Ave. Wake-Up Call" and 1997's "Lucid" both attracted some radio airplay (with the songs "Waitress" and "Mystic Buzz") as well as cracking the upper echelons of the Billboard charts. In 1998, bassist Jim Bonaccorsi and guitar/vocalist Rob Bonaccorsi left the band and were replaced with bassist Mark Murphy. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/freddyjonesband/articles/story/5930919/fjb_makes_a_north_ave_shakeup_call FJB Makes a North Ave. Shake-Up Call] . "Rolling Stone", 3/1/98. Accessed May 12, 2007.] The band went on hiatus in 2001 but returned in 2006, doing shows in Chicago, Milwaukee and other Midwestern cities. [ [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=458255 Concert Review] . "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel", 7/6/06. Accessed May 12, 2007.]

Discography

*"The Freddy Jones Band" (Poor Boys Records, 1992; re-released with bonus material, 1994)
*"Waiting for the Night" (Capricorn Records, 1993)
*"North Ave. Wake-Up Call" (Capricorn, 1995) US Billboard Top 200 peak #186 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfpxqqgldhe~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com]
*"Lucid" (Polygram Records, 1997) US Billboard Heatseekers peak #19
*"Mile High Live" (Capricorn, 1999)
*"High Spirits" (Sony Special Products, 2006; a compilation 1993-1995)

Members

* Marty Lloyd - vocals, guitar
* Wayne Healy - vocals, guitar
* Jim Bonaccorsi - bass
* Rob Bonaccorsi - vocals, guitar
* Simon Horrocks - drums
* Mark Murphy - bass

External links

* [http://www.thefreddyjonesband.com Official Website]

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